I’ve been quiet since I got back
from UK. A combination of factors. Disrupted sleep patterns, some routine
medical stuff, and I’m kind of bogged down on the Hampshire Churches project.
Well not exactly bogged down, but definitely facing a
long hard slog. It’s easy enough to collect 20% of the data and set up sheets
that look quite impressive. Collecting the rest, chasing down errors and
conflicts, then tidying everything up… That takes much more time and the
effect on the sheets seems minimal compared to the extra effort.
So I’ve just been putting in a few hours each day, as
energy permits, thinking about a post from time to time, but in the end
deciding to just buckle down to the routine effort. Gathering data on 400+
churches, a few at a time. Gradually filling out the map and the schedules.
Am I past half way? I certainly hope so because the
mapping stage is just the beginning. I need to select at least 10% of the data
set and do some modeling. Did I bite off too much? I…