Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: PACT (Purposeful, Aligned, Continuous, Tracked)

This year during Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I'm writing about goal-setting frameworks for goals_on_dw. Read Part 1: Introduction to Goal-Setting Frameworks, Part 2: The 1-3-5 Rule, Part 3: The 12-week Year, Part 4: ABCS (Achievable, Believable, Committed, Specific), Part 5: Backward Goal, Part 6: BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goals), Part 7: BSQ (Think Big, Act Small, Move Quick), Part 8: CLEAR (Collaborative, Limited, Emotional, Appreciable, Refinable), Part 9: Goal Pyramid, Part 10: Golden Circle, Part 11: GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Way Forward), Part 12: HARD (Heartfelt, Animated, Required, Difficult), Part 13: KPI (Key Performance Indicators, Part 14: MASTER (Measurable, Achievable, Specific, Transforming, Evolving, Relevant), Part 15: NCT (Narratives, Commitments, and Tasks), Part 16: OKR (Objectives, Key Results), Part 17: PACT (Purposeful, Aligned, Continuous, Tracked).


Part 17: PACT (Purposeful, Aligned, Continuous, Tracked)

PACT establishes goals that are Purposeful, Aligned, Continuous, and Tracked. Purposeful means that the goal supports a meaningful achievement or a key mission within an organization. Aligned means that it matches other objectives and follows the chosen strategy. Continuous means that it requires ongoing work. Tracked means that someone monitors the steps required to meet the goal, ticks them off as completed, and adjusts as needed for changing circumstances to keep on course.



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Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and quite warm.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of sparrows and house finches plus a male cardinal.

I put out water for the birds.

I put out the flats of pots, watered them, and watered the strawberry towers. 

EDIT 5/11/25 -- We went back to Riley Creek Vintage.  The 15% discount for people who bought something at the Vintage Fair Market is still good today.  Turns out they do that one spring and fall each year, so we'll have to watch for the next one in September.  All of the things we went back for were still there!  I got two more short plant stands, the big tall one with shelves, and the blue side table with a flower painted on the top.  :D

EDIT 5/11/25 -- I took some pictures around the yard.

I've seen several catbirds, a brown thrasher, a blue jay, and a young fox squirrel.  I spotted a female cardinal in the red birdbath, which is the first time I've actually caught that one in use.

EDIT 5/11/25 -- We attempted to assemble the hose and reel.  The only way to situate the reel box so its connecting hose does not kink has all the other parts in the wrong position.  :/  The hose, which is allegedly 100 feet, is stretchy and only reaches maybe 50' -- and at that, I'm leaning against it, so it can't curve around things and I don't have any ability to move the point around for aim. >_<  So we'll have to buy more hose, which sucks.  And hose guides.  We tested the water flow.  The hose emits a feeble trickle of water.  It's better than nothing.  The spigot end leaks, which is no surprise, but isn't helping the meager water pressure.  So we'll need to unhook everything and try hooking the hose directly to the spigot.  There's half an hour largely wasted. *grumble*  I wish I could've found a tape hose, which is like a firehose but smaller: a lightweight, tough, flexible fabric that stores flat on a reel.  But nobody had them, and the new stretchy hose is stupid.

EDIT 5/11/25 -- I finished planting the rows of the telephone pole garden with Evening Scented Stock, Centaurea 'Tall Mix', Nasturtium 'Alaska Mix', Zinnia 'Big Flower Mix', Sunflower 'Mother Garden Mix', and Towers of Flowers.  

EDIT 5/11/25 -- I sowed Shithouse Marigold seeds around the north and east edges of the telephone pole garden, and Charleston Food Forest giant marigold seeds around the south and west edges.

The south lot has been partially mowed, but the mower is being cantankerous.  Still, some progress has been made.

I heard a woodpecker drumming, low and slow, so I suspect it is one of the medium-sized species (red-headed or red-bellied) that I've seen recently rather than the smaller downies who sound higher and faster.

EDIT 5/11/25 -- I planted 4 yellow and 4 orange large-flowering African marigolds around the edges of the telephone pole garden.  Then I watered that garden.  So that project is done, unless I find someone else selling the large-flowering marigolds and pick up a few more for the long sides.

EDIT 5/11/25 -- I trimmed grass around the telephone pole garden.  That makes it easier to see.

EDIT 5/11/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 5/11/25 -- I brought in the flats of pots, currently down to 2 partial flats.  I took some measurements of pots and things for shopping later.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

"The More Bizarre It Gets" is now complete!

Thanks to a donation from siliconshaman, you can now read the rest of "The More Bizarre It Gets."  Tarnish and Cavalier talk a bit about cape politics.

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Climate Change

Waxing and waning prairie: New study unravels causes of ancient climate changes

A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the severe climate to a change in Earth's orbit.

A new study from the University of Helsinki has provided a compelling new explanation for the devastating droughts which have taken place in North America thousands of years ago.This period, known as the Holocene, covers the time of generally warm climate following the last ice age. These exceptionally long-lasting droughts had drastic impacts on forest dieback and ecosystem transformations; understanding their causes is essential to improving societal resilience to future climate variations.

Photos: House Yard

I took some pictures around the yard today.  These are from the house yard.

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Photos: Savanna

These pictures are mostly from the savanna.

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