In 2022 I found myself in need of a vehicle. Someone in my household got in an accident and totaled their car, and needed to… Read More »Oh Burt, We Hardly Knew Ye

I have a friend who has educated me on this subject. One specific example: he had a stapler on his desk (insert Office Space joke… Read More »Simplify Don’t Optimize

While extracting some dandelions from my back yard (I know, leave them and be bee friendly), I was struck by some of the absurdity of… Read More »A Strange Kind of Farming

I’ve had the opportunity to learn a lot in the last few years. Here are a few of my favorite frameworks/tools (and a few boos).… Read More »Cool (and not so cool) Tools

Have been listening to a lot of astrophysics podcasts to try to cure insomnia (no offense, physicists, and to be clear my undergrad degree is… Read More »(Forward) Time Travel Is Possible (?)

One interesting thing about experience I don’t see written about much, is that like everything else, it is a tightrope. Specifically, having a lot of… Read More »The Raccoon Effect

Early in my career, we talked about “Bare Metal” servers.  This meant that if you wanted to deploy something, you had to order a PHYSICAL… Read More »Bare Vapor

Buckle up, buttercup, because this Gen Xer has had it with your avocado toast, TikToks, and your constant need for affirmation from internet strangers. Back… Read More »Gen X Diatribe

For a while I’ve wanted a way to carry some recovery gear on the roof of my 4Runner. Having a hi-lift inside requires fastening it… Read More »Hey, Nice Rack!

I recently “hibernated” several social media accounts. In this post, I’ll talk about why. What are the benefits of social media? What are the downsides?… Read More »Take a FaceBreak