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Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:43:40 -0500

I always forget how amazing rsync is, it’s deceptively simple and yet, so powerful.

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:31:36 -0500

Well this just seems totally normal, right?! 😱

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:51:37 -0500

I sometimes wonder what is going with the advertising market, particularly with regards to Podcasts; it seems like 75% of the ads I hear are for other podcasts…and when you go listen to those podcasts, there are ads for other podcasts. 🤔💭

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:54:30 -0500

Oh good, AT&T just texted to let me know I should try restarting my router because there might be an issue…an hour and a half after the power went out in my neighborhood. 😆🪫

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:04:20 -0500

So much is going on in the world, so many evil things…2026 was already shaping up to be a truly awful year but now…to loose her…

…I’m gutted… 💔

Goodbye Moira Rose, thank you so much for all the laughs. 😭

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:37:17 -0500

Spent an hour digging out my car only to go for a walk around my area and realize there’s no way my car will make it up any of these hills. ❄️🚙🤣

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:50:03 -0500

Every time I rewatch the West Wing I’m amazed at Allison Janney’s performance…good lord, what an amazing actress. 🍿📺

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:58:02 -0500

New Year…new things to work on, new things to fail on…thus, the cycle of life continues. 🫠😅🤪

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:34:56 -0500

☕️ Should I have another cup of coffee, this late in the afternoon…? No, no I shouldn’t.😮‍💨

Will I have another cup of coffee…yes, yes I will! 🤣

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:11:02 -0500

Shared infrastructure is a glorious thing, which is rather apparent when you’re driving on the interstate and you realize it takes half the time to get somewhere it would’ve taken your grandparents 75 years ago. 😂 🚗🛣️

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:14:09 -0500

I don’t know what it is about incoming snowstorms in the Midwest, but people turn into absolute lunatics; grocery stores and gas stations are jampacked, full of panicking people. 🤪

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:25:16 -0500

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…" 😱
Also know as “Open Enrollment” for picking health insurance for next year… 🤮🤢

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:17:22 -0500

Yea…it’s going to be a “coffee in the late afternoon” kinda day. ☕️🤣

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:00:09 -0500

Ok, so I tried…I really tried to like the “new” Spotlight…but it just doesn’t work for me; if the search tool I use can’t find applications, then it won’t work for me. 😮‍💨

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:47:56 -0500

It always amuses me when a web site asks for your information (usually so they can email you the quote and sell your address to everyone) but is unable to process the data. 🤣

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:54:46 -0500

Oh these spam text / emails are so funny…no, I’m not interested in chatting with beautiful women, no offense to y’all. 🤣🏳️‍🌈

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:17:03 -0500

The last few weeks have been…rough…life transitions are hard and complicated, full of fears and tears but I’m rather fortunate to be surrounded by amazing people; thank you to all the friends who showed up at the going away party last week and/or have reached out this week, just to check up on me.

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:02:47 -0500

This is why I don’t shop at Walmart…yea, it was $20 cheaper than Amazon but they didn’t include the charging case and the headset had hair on it! 😤

Sun, 11 May 2025 01:26:00 -0500

Finished reading: Downtown Druid: A Progression Fantasy Epic by C.B. Titus 📚
★★★★☆

I downloaded this one on a lark…and it turned out to be a great idea; the story was engaging, the main character was flawed but interesting, and the back story is fascinating. I’m excited for the next book. 🙏🏻

Tue, 06 May 2025 11:59:52 -0500

Hey Apple, maybe instead of finding new ways to squeeze money out of developers, perhaps you could focus on better spam control? I mean, it’s awful my Apple Pay account was hacked and I really need to you so I can get my $439.56 back but come on, you can fix this, you have all the money. #sarcasm 😡😤

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:15:07 -0500

Do I need a second cup of coffee…yes, yes I do need more coffee. ☕️

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:39:50 -0500

There is always time for coffee and a scone. ☕️ 📷

Mocha Lisa Coffeehouse. 📍

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:12:00 -0500

The view for my morning meetings. 😁 📷

North Beach Park. 📍

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:01:00 -0500

Didn’t expect to find a lighthouse up here… 💡🏠 🤣📷

Wind Point Lighthouse. 📍

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:36:00 -0500

Perfect day for a hike at one of the local parks. 📷

Castlewood State Park 📍

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:29:36 -0500

Easter was Grandma’s favorite holiday…so we decided to go to her favorite restaurant in her memory. 🥗🥖☕️🐣 📷

Olive Garden. 📍

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:06:08 -0500

He was rather unhappy I came into the bedroom and turned the light on. 🤣😹🐱🐈📷

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:28:39 -0500

Finally got around to looking through all the photos I took at the Gardens last Sunday (it’s been a very long week)…

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:14:29 -0500

At my favorite place in the city. 🥰

Missouri Botanical Garden. 📍

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:08:07 -0500

I’ve been oddly productive today, apparently catching up on old podcasts is the secret to doing a bunch of chores around the house. 🤣 🎙️

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:08:34 -0500

🗳️ Walked to go vote today and took the long way back home, enjoying the sun and fresh Spring air. 🌸 😎

I just love Spring, everything is in bloom. 📷

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:09:33 -0500

We had an amazing time in Canada on vacation but upon unpacking the car, we realized the good camera had been left behind in Montreal. 😭 I never thought I’d see that camera again but…the hotel found it and it finally made it back home today. 🥳 📸

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:23:33 -0500

I’m done giving out free financial advice to friends: spent hours across multiple weeks explaining Roth IRAs to a friend, setting one up and build an investment plan (even set up some CD ladders)…all for them to get cold feet, cancel everything, and close the account. 😮‍💨

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:45:00 -0500

Finished reading: Snow Way in Hell by Charlie Novak 📚
★☆☆☆☆

It was cute but predictable…so…meh. 🤷🏼

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:04:15 -0500

Neither of us wanted to cook so we ended up at one of the local Mexican restaurants. 🤣

El Paisano Mexican Restaurant. 📍

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:36:14 -0500

It’s always a little bittersweet when a great co-worker turns in their notice. 😭

Best of luck Dillon, your nit-picky PR reviews, mentoring, and patience helped me become a better Java developer. 🤣

Good luck at the new gig! 👏🏻

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:59:38 -0500

I saw this somewhere online yesterday and it made me laugh. 😂

The creator (Amy Franke) has a number of funny prints, giving some serious thought to getting the “Friends” themed one… 🤔

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:21:14 -0500

🚶🏼 Finally getting over my head cold (second one of the year, yay 😔) and decided to get out of the house for a light stroll over my lunch break; sunshine and flowers are great for the body and soul. 📷

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:49:44 -0500

My mother volunteers in a thrift shop and rescued this sunshade before it was going to be thrown out; the other staff said no one would want the shade but my mother said she knew someone who would love it. 🤣

“Thank you for being a friend!" 📸

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:01:00 -0500

Finished reading: Hidden Class: Pacifist 3: Antioch by Cássio Ferreira 📚
★★★☆☆

The story just got so much better in the third book of the series, I’m absolutely hooked!

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:51:55 -0500

We have the most adorable house-guest staying with us this weekend…just look at that sweet little face! 🐶 📷

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 22:24:02 -0500

Finished reading: Hidden Class: Pacifist 2: Hilsford by Cássio Ferreira 📚
★★★☆☆

The second book in the series, the story got better & better as the book went along; very much looking forward to the story-line evolving.

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:42:00 -0500

Finished reading: Hidden Class: Pacifist: The Green Woods by Cássio Ferreira 📚
★★★☆☆

The first book in a series, it started slow but by the end, I was hooked; reading this took me back to my World of Warcraft days.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:28:00 -0500

The world is just…not a great place right now (in my opinion, with my viewpoints of humanity and our existence in the universe) but one can always count on John Oliver for a great laugh. 📺

Even though “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” makes me want to scream at times, it also makes me laugh.

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:28:00 -0500

🎮 Fired up the Switch to take a stroll down memory lane; showing my age but I remember playing the original Final Fantasy on the NES, back in the day. 🤣

I’m enjoying the remake, the quality of life improvements (such as being able to save anywhere) make it feel a little bit more modern. 📷

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:15:33 -0500

Finished up my taxes on my lunch break and realized this is the first time since I started filing taxes I didn’t wait until April to file. 🫨

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:20:40 -0500

I now own a single share of Nintendo stock…for no reason, other than the 12 year old me is happy to own a tiny piece of one of my favorite companies. 🤣🎮

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:59:34 -0500

📚 There is a phrase from a book I read in my adolescence that’s just been bouncing around in my head the past few weeks:

People are stupid. They can be made to believe any lie because either they want to believe it's true or because they are afraid it's true.

Wizard's First Rule - chapter 36, page 397

Locally speaking, I always understood this to be true but it’s rather remarkable and horrifying to see it happen before your eyes…

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:07:02 -0500

One can never ever trust FedEx when they give delivery dates / times. #burnedEveryTime

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:57:20 -0500

Saw this online somewhere today and it absolutely hit a chord in me; any time I walk on a university campus, with every passing year, I feel older and older. 🤣

Disclaimer: I do not claim any to this photo.

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:44:19 -0500

Good grief, filling out taxes is just rough (unless you like that sort of thing 🤪) but at least Fidelity is fast to answer messages and phones. 🤣

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:52:00 -0500

Safely back in the States (though, are any of us really safe) but last Friday we were in Quebec for Winter Carnival. 🇨🇦🇫🇷🥶

Ambassador Bridge. 📍

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:09:39 -0500

New insurance is finally active and I was able to price medication for AHDH; on my old insurance, it was $10 for a ninety day supply…with my new insurance it’s $863. 😭

Healthcare in ’Murica. 😱

We’re #1!!! 😡 #sarcasm

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:11:54 -0500

Yea…completely forgot there was a big sports event today… 🤣

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:19:15 -0500

Everything seems to be getting more expensive, even a family subscription of Office 365. ☹️ At least one can get three months free when buying the subscription through Costco. 😂

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:29:00 -0500

The DMV might be the 7th circle of Hell, polling is still out on that question. 😵‍💫

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:33:23 -0500

There is something rather satisfying about doing a “pave / nuke” on your Mac, my M2 Air is blazing fast again…and I can once again use WiFi! 🎉🛜

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:20:56 -0500

OMG…just listened to what is apparently the last episode of @coreint. 😭 I’m going to miss @manton and @danielpunkass talk about tech and the indie web, it’s been one of my favorite ways to relax on a Sunday with a cup of coffee. ☕️🎧

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:02:42 -0500

Yesterday was all about maintenance on my UnRaid server and today is rebuilding my MacBook Air; I can’t figure out my networking issues, so I’m starting from scratch. 🤣😂🤪 #nerd

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:57:00 -0500

Finished reading: Overpowered Wizard by Hunter Mythos 📚
★★★☆☆

I wasn’t expecting much but this book suppirsed me with a rather integrate “good vs evil” system, along with some vengeful gods and a crazy cliffhanger.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:40:43 -0500

I’ve been (unwillingly) using H&R Block for years (ever since Turbo Tax jacked up their prices) and this is the first year I tried to use it on a Mac. Paid for the Deluxe but the software wants me to buy the State package again. Their representative’s “fix” - install on Windows. #WTF 🤬

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:06:39 -0500

Made a big batch of chili in November and froze most of it…heating up some of it tonight for dinner. 🌶️🍲 😋🤤 📷

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:51:08 -0500

😡 …and this is why I do my best to avoid using Windows. Upon a restart I was greeted with this “lovely” advertisement.

NO, I do not want to give you more money or data, why are you asking…I already have a backup solution…and just to make sure that you’re “really sure” they ask you again. 😱

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:53:29 -0500

It’s never fun driving on snowy roads (especially when the snow is still coming down) but I’m so glad I spent the extra money to get all-wheel drive for my new car. Some person nearly sideswiped me while they were putting on makeup (who does that?!) but my car handled it just fine. ❄️🚗💄

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:47:14 -0500

🌨️ Part of me wishes our region had more snow; we get so little, when it happens, everyone seems to loose their mind and panic. 😮‍💨

Even the the @CARROT@mastodon.social bot seems to be loosing it’s mind…but then, it is a sometimes homicidal weather robot…so who can tell? 🤣🤷🏼

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:15:45 -0500

Just went to the library for the first time since University. 📚🤓 📷

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:41:16 -0500

Experiencing the oddest tech issue of my life: my Mac Air won’t connect to some domains, including ”captive.apple.com” which means I can’t get on this crappy hotel WiFi. 😭🤷 It might be time for a nuke ‘n pave… 😱

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:09:00 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-12-19

As is our annual tradition, my partner and I went to the local Zoo to see Christmas lights…and wandered into the penguin house to warm up a big. 🤣🐧🎄🏳️‍🌈

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:57:01 -0500

🎙️ Just listened to the holiday episode of Upgrade on @relay@relayfm.social, laughed so hard at Jason’s gingerbread house story and it was so gratifying to hear the two hosts views on green-bean casserole (they hold to proper viewpoint that it’s an abomination and is ranked “F” 🤢). 🎄

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:28:47 -0500

☕️ At the Toyota dealership, getting my current car looked at for its trade-in value…and drinking a cup of coffee for the first time in over a week. 😆 I’m sure I’ll be bouncing off the walls shortly. 🤪

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:57:06 -0500

I haven’t had to worry about insurance for a couple years now, my current employer had the best plan I’ve ever seen. Found out this week my company is being “merged” with another (aka, we’re being acquired) and our insurance costs are going to sky rocket. 😱😤😭 #Screwed #FirstWorldProblems

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:21:53 -0500

Ah, nothing like getting the rug pulled out from under you during the Holiday season @ work.

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:02:25 -0500

🍿 Decided it wasn’t too early to watch Home Alone, as it’s one of our holiday favorite. The amount of abuse those poor thieves take from Kevin…it’s funny/painful to watch. 🎄
★★★☆☆

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:50:49 -0500

Working from home has advantages and disadvantages…but it’s lovely watching the snow fall without having to worry about driving into work. ☃️❄️😁

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 23:24:04 -0500

🍿 Always a favorite, who doesn’t hope for some sort of miracle during the holiday season, especially after watching Miracle on 34th Street. 🎅🏻🎄
★★★☆☆

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 21:38:09 -0500

🍿 It wasn’t our first movie of the Holiday Season (sadly, we watched a bit of a stinker last night) but “While You Were Sleeping” was the perfect palate cleanser and a great movie to watch the night before our first snowfall of the year. ❄️🥶🎄
★★★★☆

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:41:00 -0500

🍿 Perhaps watching with a bunch of catty queens after a giant Thanksgiving meal with tons of wine wasn’t the best of ideas…but the best part of Hot Frosty was the bloopers at the end. 🍷🦃 I don’t think this is going to enter the “must-watch holiday movies” playlist. 🤣
★☆☆☆☆

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:26:01 -0500

Yes, I’m the kind of person who will call and spend hours on the phone to dispute an improper bill for a doctor visit, no matter how many times your systems “accidentally” hangs up on me. 🤣😮‍💨😤

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:41:56 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-10-25

I took a random Friday off from work last month to drive down to my parents' lake house to help them with some heavy chores around their lake house…and this was the view from their dock. 🥺

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:35:06 -0500

Don’t you just love it when reddit goes down when you’re trying to do research… 🤣

Granted, it was only for a minute but it’s still funny to see old-school error messages. 🤭

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:57:20 -0500

I weep for the future but at the rate we’re going and the decisions we keep making, one wonders if our species deserves to continue existing. 😮‍💨

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:55:36 -0500

Recently gotten back into music and I’m loving Plexamp. 🎶🎵🎼

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:06:43 -0500

I truly hate the car buying experience. 😭

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:00:29 -0500

Met up with some old friends / former coworkers for tasty Thai food and some venting. 😋😮‍💨 📷

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:43:35 -0500

Taking refuge with music from my past, when things were easier and the world seemed simpler. 😮‍💨 🎵

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:58:53 -0500

Voting was more convenient when the polling place was a couple blocks away from our house but today I took a long lunch break to walk a mile to go vote; the walk did me good and kept me from looking at the news. 😃😅🇺🇸

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:55:33 -0500

Feels like it should be an hour later than it is right now…oh, right… 😮‍💨

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:55:28 -0500

🎮 Sadly, I was forced to cancel my Analogue 3D order, some unexpected expenses have recently reared their ugly heads:

Dryer is on it’s last leg
Car issues (both of them)
Vet bills
The outside faucet needs to be fixed

For the time being, I’ll just have to limit myself to software emulation. 😭

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:43:30 -0500

Took a late lunch break and went for a walk to clear my head and get some sun. 🍂🚶🏼‍♂️

Side note: I’m really digging my new Garmin and I love it doesn’t need to be charged every day.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:29:49 -0500

Just per-ordered the Analogue 3D! 🎮 …I just couldn’t resist revisiting my childhood. 🤣

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:29:25 -0500

Oh how I hate coming into the Apple Store (selling back my Apple Watch); I don’t know why they hate lines but when you’re told to go stand “by that table” and then no one comes to help you, it’s incredible frustrating. 😮‍💨 ⌚️

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:03:04 -0500

🍿 Friends came over tonight and after hearing the list of “scary” options we had, they picked Ghostbusters instead of Hocus Pocus…and I have no complaints (especially as we watched Hocus Pocus last weekend with a different group of friends 😆).
★★★☆☆

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:57:20 -0500

Out shopping for tonight (having friends over to watch Hocus Pocus) and stopped by a local coffee shop for my annual pumpkin spice latte; the name of the shop might have changed but it still looks just like it did when a friend of mine and I would frequent it for breakfast back in the day. 🎃☕️ 📸

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 22:17:55 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-09-10

A few weeks ago, my Partner and I tried out a new (to us) Mexican restaurant, with some interesting decor. 😆 The food was tasty, we’ve been back more than a few times since. 🌮🇲🇽

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:04:48 -0500

Woke up to frost on the ground…not sure I’m ready for winter just yet. 🤣🥶

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:01:25 -0500

📷 The Garmin I referenced yesterday:

I tend to “fall in love” pretty fast with new tech gadgets…and past is prologue in this case; I just hope the infatuation with this new “watch” sticks. 🤣

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:17:39 -0500

For the first time since 2016, I’m not wearing an Apple Watch. 😬 Tired of dealing with mediocre battery life and wanting better health metrics, I’ve decided to give Garmin a try again. 🤯

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:57:25 -0500

My insurance wouldn’t refill a prescription, so Walgreens offered to fill it for me without insurance…the price: $256. 💊 The same medication / dosage at Costco: $10. 😱😡😤 Gotta love healthcare in ‘Murica. 🇺🇸

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:01:00 -0500

There is something cute / fun / odd about listening to a podcast and suddenly hearing French when they get to an advertising / commercial break…I guess I forgot to turn off my VPN last night. 😆🇫🇷

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:51:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Dark Healer: Book #1 by Nadya Lee 📚
★★★☆☆

This book was a surprise, I wasn’t really expecting much from it but I was wrong; the story is fascinating with an twist on the intersection of modern technology and magic, I’m excited for the next one. 😁

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:27:00 -0500

Finished reading: Loremaster: Winged Wolf by M.E. Robinson 📚
★★☆☆☆

The story felt a bit rushed in places and the ending is a gigantic cliffhanger, I’ll obviously have to read the next book in the series when it comes out. 🤣😮‍💨

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 22:11:00 -0500

Finished reading: A Line In The Stars by Sean Fenian 📚
★★★☆☆

The final book in the series, the ending was predictable but how the story got there was not…it was a pretty satisfying conclusion. 😊

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:18:31 -0500

I haven’t really been happy with my phone Home Screen for a while, so…I’m trying a minimalist approach. 📱

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:50:51 -0500

Congratulations Apple, I will never again buy AirPods from you.

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:32:36 -0500

Apple: “it just works." …until it doesn’t and then you have to fight tooth and nail to get ahold of anyone who will actually help you. 😱

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:27:46 -0500

Burning the midnight oil, trying to hammer out a few more unit tests. 🥱

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:20:31 -0500

Trying to get my legal affairs in order (aka, a will and medical power of attorney)…and a law office I talked with wanted a $10,000 deposit / retainer. 😱 WTF…it’s just a few hours of work, my life isn’t that complicated… 😮‍💨

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:06:08 -0500

Covid and flu vaccines acquired. 😷

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:09:36 -0500

Smoking right next to the gas pump as you fill up your massive truck that’s clearly never seen a spec of dirt in its existence…I’m starting to think natural selection might be a thing. 🤔😔

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 20:40:39 -0500

Finished reading: Hell Difficulty Tutorial 2 by Cerim 📚
★★★☆☆

The 2nd book of the series, it gives some backstory using flashbacks, which explains a great deal about the actions of the main character. Another sequel (been reading a lot of those lately) that I just couldn’t put down.

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:55:43 -0500

It’s becoming rapidly apparent that my Synology DS3617xs is not long for this world or even my network set up. Just had to forcibly restart it, the second time in just two weeks. I can no longer trust this to be the backbone of my home infrastructure. 😭😤

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:10:22 -0500

Ah, the US Post office…once again a package came halfway across the country, stopped in my city and then continued onto the other side of the county and is now “in transit to next facility." Please excuse me while I scream into the void. 😱

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:19:00 -0500

Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor 4 by Actus 📚
★★★☆☆

The 4th book of the series, I couldn’t put this one down, it was absolutely fantastic.

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 03:07:17 -0500

Well…wide awake again, might as well get to work. 😵‍💫

Insomnia sucks. 🥱

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:36:19 -0500

Once again, the difference between equals() and == in .Net vs Java has tripped me up. 🤣

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:04:53 -0500

I was listening to the latest @atpfm podcast, about the dust up between Apple / Creators / Patreon and I’m in agreement with the hosts: it’s just yuck. I love their hardware but with the focus on squeezing more revenue out small devs / creators, it’s getting harder to justify giving Apple money.

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:24:05 -0500

Our old one kicked the bucket, so yesterday I bought a new lawnmower…and today, when I opened it up, the mower came out but one of the wheels didn’t. 😮‍💨 I’m sure I could have filled out a bunch of paperwork to get a new wheel and attachment but honestly, I was so pissed, I just took it back. 🫠

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:45:00 -0500

Finished reading: Order of Architects: Book 2 by Oleg Sapphire & Yuri Vinokuroff 📚
★★★☆☆

The second book of the series, is a great follow-up…and now I have to wait for the third book. 🤣 😭

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:47:01 -0500

Forcing me to give you my phone number to buy something online when you already have my email address means I will not be buying from you. 😱😤🤬

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:36:53 -0500

I’ve been setting up my new Raspberry Pi to be an always-on, lightweight server but I was running into the oddest issue when trying to get memory data out of Docker. As it turns out, adding “cgroup_memory=1 cgroup_enable=memory” to my “/boot/cmdline.txt” file fixed the issue. 🎉 Link

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 01:10:22 -0500

Insomnia sucks 😵‍💫

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:21:27 -0500

My father just bought a Mac with no input from me and set it up without my help…and now can’t remember the password; trying to remotely help him was painfully frustrating. 😮‍💨 Oh the joys of being tech support. 🤣

Irony: he has a computer science degree and used to write SQL for a living. 🤣

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:01:00 -0500

The weather was so lovely over lunch, I went for a walk. 🚶🏼‍♂️

Whilst walking, I stumbled across the cutest flowers. 😊 🌿 📷

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:41:20 -0500

Does anyone out there know how to scrub your number from all of the political texting lists? …asking for a friend… 😮‍💨

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:56:52 -0500

🔗 Blocking AI bots from Microsoft, others has been “pain in the a**": Reddit CEO | Ars Technica // Scharon Harding // arstechnica.com

The irony of a company that both profits off the (free) labor of other’s work, and who shut down all 3rd party API integration because of the “high costs” associated with supporting it complaining about other companies taking their “work” for free and costing them money by scraping their site (and by-passing their APIs).

Love the comment section at Ars…and 100% agree with that comment. 😆

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 21:19:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Healer: Book 1 by Roman Romanovich 📚
★★☆☆☆

Another one of those “I died and was reborn in another world” books, it was interesting but a little hard to read at times.

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:36:26 -0500

Someone once said “hell is other people." I would like to modify that: hell is Costco on a Saturday afternoon.

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:48:00 -0500

Met up with some friends tonight for dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant. Nine times out of ten, I get the same dish…why mess with perfection. 😋 📷

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:27:00 -0500

Finished reading: Renegade (Underdog: Book 8) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:01:00 -0500

Finished reading: Arbiter (Underdog: Book 7) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:39:55 -0500

I’m so damn sick of unsolicited text messages about politics and upcoming elections. Yes, I’m going to show up and vote…you know that already so why are you bothering me with this crap?! 😱😡🤬

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:39:00 -0500

Finished reading: Showdown (Underdog: Book 6) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 20:16:00 -0500

Finished reading: Labyrinth of Fright (Underdog: Book 6) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:47:56 -0500

It’s been years since I saw one in the wild but whilst my friend and I were out, we dropped by a second-hand shop and I found an AirPort Time Capsule. 🤣 📷

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:24:01 -0500

Friend of mine came into down and we ended up getting ramen for lunch. 😋 🍜 📷

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:12:54 -0500

We weren’t planning on watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony tonight but the Boo pulled out the rabbit ears from the basement; it was an amazing show but now I miss Paris. 🇫🇷 📷

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 23:51:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Otherworld (Underdog: Book 4) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:41:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Dark Continent (Underdog: Book 3) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:13:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Wastes (Underdog: Book 2) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:06:00 -0500

Finished reading: Dungeons of the Crooked Mountains (Underdog: Book 1) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 22:06:00 -0500

Finished reading: Star Mage Corps: Star Sorceress: Book Four by D. L. Harrison 📚
★★☆☆☆

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 18:09:09 -0500

Went down to the ‘Rents lake house to celebrate my Father’s birthday, and of course, enjoyed some good wine. 🍷

My little brother took us out on the boat after the barbecue.

It really is beautiful down there, especially when most of the folks aren’t on the lake. 🤣 📷

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 22:58:00 -0500

Finished reading: Fleet Mage: Star Sorceress: Book Three by D. L. Harrison 📚
★★☆☆☆

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:01:55 -0500

Some friends recently redid their backyard and deck…and invited us over to see it mostly complete, as well as enjoy a glass of wine and treats.

The sunset was lovely…the very excitable pup was slightly medicated. 🌅 🐕 📷

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:56:37 -0500

Finished reading: Hell Difficulty Tutorial by Cerim 📚
★★★☆☆

An interesting book, with a rather weird start to it all. The character development is a little lacking (I really want to know more of the backstory of the main character) but the magic / skill system is interesting.

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:14:17 -0500

🔗 Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowdstrike Update - Krebs on Security // krebsonsecurity.com

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online.

The Crowdstrike issue is striking everywhere, two people on my Team can’t use their computers today…and I’m one of them. 😭😤

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:05:06 -0500

I was in a bit of a “mood” yesterday, just not in a happy place. I finally went for a three-ish mile walk late last night came to the conclusion, for my own mental health, I need to take a tiny break from the news (not tech of course) for a while. 😔

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:23:38 -0500

I rarely talk about politics online but I saw this today and I haven’t been able to put it out of my head. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:13:41 -0500

Enjoying the “new” version of @overcast.fm but everyone was right, muscle-memory is a bit of a barrier. 🤣🎙️🎧

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:22:55 -0500

🔗 LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads - MacStories // Niléane // macstories.net

Threads hasn’t felt like a breath of fresh air for all who tried to use it. In my experience as a trans woman, at its best, it has felt like Jack Dorsey’s old Twitter: a social platform overrun by an opaque moderation system, free-roaming hate speech, and a frustrating algorithm that too often promotes harmful content.

Yet another reason to avoid Threads, seems like Facebook (I refuse to call them by their “M” name) are just ignoring harassment, as they’ve always done. 🏳️‍🌈

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 20:33:00 -0500

Finished reading: Department of Dungeon Studies 1 by J Pal 📚
★★★★☆

The start of a promising series (I hope, sometimes authors just never write again), the magic system is complex and difficult to follow at times, as is the history, but this is a great book. 👏🏻

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:04:25 -0500

It’s too dang hot for coffee today, so I decided to make some “fast” iced coffee in my @atp.fm pint glass. 🧊☕️ Thought it was pretty cool, seeing the coffee melt the ice. 🤣

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:12:37 -0500

A friend was talking about sushi earlier in the week and thus, I had a bit of a craving…so, sushi for dinner!
😋 🍱 📷

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:14:46 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2018-10-30

My Partner and I used to go to a local pizza bar, they had a wood-fire pizza oven and made the best food. 😋🍕 “Had” in the sense they’ve recently closed; they survived the pandemic but never seemed to fully recover. 😭📷

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:38:43 -0500

I had to take my servers offline…the rain from Texas has arrived and my basement is now flooding. 😭🌊🖥️

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 07:45:55 -0500

Every time I try to use the iPad for anything other than a reader / video viewer, it’s an exercise in frustration… 😔 Why can only one sound source be active? 😱 #RoadTrip

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:18:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Undying Caverns by Shane Purdy 📚
★★★☆☆

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:20:57 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2013-04-27

If you think the flooding is bad this year, back in 2013, large portions of the riverfront were soaked & closed. Something not pictured, directly to the right of me was a parking garage with a few cars stuck underwater. 🌧️🚗⛈️

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:34:31 -0500

I ate far too much at “the girls” (my lady-friends from college) annual 4th of July barbecue party; everything tasted great but I ended up with a stomach ache afterwards. 🤣

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 23:28:00 -0500

Finished reading: Kingdom of the Fallen by Shane Purdy 📚
★★★☆☆

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:12:07 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2019-08-19

We were walking along the beach in Florida (my Partner wanted to hit the lower 48 states before he turned xx) and stumbled upon some sort of battle in the sand…with no one else around; it was just us and figurines, with the ocean slowly encroaching. 🌊⛱️☀️

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:35:17 -0500

Went out to grab some lunch with a friend / coworker. 📷

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:11:00 -0500

Today would have been Grandma’s 102nd birthday… 💔

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:19:00 -0500

Finished reading: Rise of the Shadow Mage by James Haddock 📚
★★☆☆☆

Rather meh, the main character was far too overpowered… 😮‍💨

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:52:00 -0500

Finished reading: Mage Academy 2 by Kal Griffith 📚
★★☆☆☆

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:07:20 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2007-07-02

Talk about a flashback, I took this photo when I was installing Ubuntu on the first laptop I ever bought. 💻

Two tidbits:

I hated Vista so much it drove me into the welcome arms of Linux 🤭
That laptop lasted about a year before I spilled water on it 😭

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:51:00 -0500

Finished reading: Mana Mirror: The First Gate by Tobias Begley 📚
★★★★☆

A new series by one of my new favorite authors, the main character is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and the magic system is delightedly complex. I’m very excited about this new series. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 👏🏻

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 23:01:00 -0500

Finished reading: Mage Academy by Kal Griffith 📚
★★☆☆☆

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:04:50 -0500

We said farewell to our furry house guest tonight, she’s heading back to her Daddy’s house (he was out of town for work). 🐶🐕

She was rather sleepy when I took this photo, we’d just been on a three and a half mile walk. 🚶🥱 📷

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 23:47:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Arcane Academy by Shane Purdy 📚
★★★☆☆

Another book with an undying premises, the main character can’t die and is forced to learn magic.

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:27:00 -0500

Finished reading: Heavenly Chaos by Daniel Schinhofen 📚
★★★☆☆

A decent read, kinda disappointed the next book isn’t out yet.

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 23:15:00 -0500

Finished reading: United Fleet by Sean Fenian 📚
★★★☆☆

The second book in the series, it was a great follow-up to the first.

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 20:56:00 -0500

Finished reading: Bearing Gifts by Sean Fenian 📚
★★★☆☆

A fascinating book, aliens drop by Earth, giving one person the ability to move the human race thousands of years ahead with technology. It’s very well thought out and detailed, especially the folly of human greed.

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:29:18 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2019-09-07

My employer rented out the local Six Flags (along with other companies, it was a corporate thing) for an “employee appreciation night." The park was mostly empty, so we had our choice of rides, with almost no lines. Took this photo at the top of the Ferris wheel. 🎡 🌅

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:07:00 -0500

Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor 3 by Actus 📚
★★★☆☆

The third book in the series, nothing much to say other than the story got even better and I’m excited for the forthcoming fourth book. 😊

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:06:16 -0500

I was looking at the about page on the Porkbun website and started laughing when I noticed they have a “plant” on staff. 🌱

When Steve was a young sprout she longed for a day where lounging around in some office window sill was all she had to worry about. After spending a bit of time being sent from greenhouse to greenhouse she eventually found her spot in the Porkbun office.
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As a plant Steve mostly just sits there and creates oxygen. She does enjoy a cool sip of water from time to time and listening to some good tunes but mostly she just photosynthesizes.

Laughing so hard… 🤣

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:46:38 -0500

I totally forgot it was WWDC today… 🤣

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 21:20:00 -0500

Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor 2 by Actus 📚
★★★☆☆

The second in the series, it was just as good as the first, totally worth a read.

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:10:09 -0500

#Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-06-03

Taken just a few days ago, I’d just flopped onto the bed after work, with my kindle in hand…when I heard a buzzing in my ear and something smacked my head. I looked around in bewilderment and saw this little fella right next to me on the bed. 😊

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:53:00 -0500

Dear Microsoft,
If you’re going to override default behavior on a Mac in Teams (like taking away the spell-check functionality), please make sure “your version” works. I find it silly I have to type out message in notes to paste into Teams.

KThxBye

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:09:49 -0500

In desperate need of a “pick me up” and just remembered a friend of mine brought back some coffee from Hawaii. 🥱☕️ 📷

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:11:53 -0500

Walked in the bedroom to find a lazy boy taking a nap… 📷 🐈 😸 🥱

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:56:22 -0500

🔗 Bartender has a new owner – Six Colors // Jason Snell // sixcolors.com

Software companies don’t owe their users complete transparency, and it’s possible that there were extenuating circumstances in the transaction (from either side) that led to the lack of communication. But the inverse is also true: customers don’t owe software companies their loyalty.

Using this as a good opportunity to try a new (to me, at least) menu bar utility. 🤣

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:17:56 -0500

I was listening to the latest episode of the Core Intuition podcast and was delighted to hear Mars Edit now had the ability to set the categories for the Micropost functionality…so did it work? 😝

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:14:51 -0500

Trying out something new: woke up an hour early to take a walk before work. 🥱🚶🏼

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:10:10 -0500

Slowly easing back into the work routine after being on vacation (and out of the Country) for over a week. 🤪

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 20:41:31 -0500

We’ve always wanted to go to London…didn’t think it would be London, Ontario but beggars can’t be choosers. 🤣🇨🇦🇬🇧

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 07:57:45 -0500

Just saw a Tesla drop off someone off at their job…at a gas (petrol) station. I can’t stop laughing. 😆⚡️⛽️

Mon, 27 May 2024 12:12:35 -0500

Ahh, if only I could read / speak French. 🤣📷🇫🇷🇨🇦

Mon, 27 May 2024 11:50:52 -0500

I will never again get a phone directly through my carrier, even if it’s significantly cheaper. We’re up in Canada 🇨🇦 on vacation and my phone is locked…I can’t even add a secondary eSIM for cheaper mobile data. 😮‍💨😱

Tue, 21 May 2024 06:49:37 -0500

Awake since 05:00 (took a friend to the airport 🛫), I’m worried there isn’t enough coffee in my house to keep me awake today… 🥱😆

Mon, 20 May 2024 13:12:14 -0500

Getting my license renewed and the Golden Girls theme song comes on the overhead speakers, it must be a sign. 👏🏻

Sat, 18 May 2024 21:49:46 -0500

📺 We finally finished Fawlty Towers, with the last episode causing us to laugh so hard and loud, we set off the noise alert on my Apple Watch. 🤣 John Cleese really is a cometic genius. 👏🏻 It’s a very good show, we will absolutely watch it again.
★★★☆☆

Fri, 17 May 2024 13:44:31 -0500

Wow, that’s rather detailed…

I affirm that I will not use the Software for nuclear. missile, chemical biological weaponry. or other weapons of mass destruction, (For more information on the U.S. export laws, see the Bureau of Industry and Security's home page.)

I’m sure I’ve agreed to this before, in other TOS that no one reads but that’s oddly specific. 🧐

(Downloading…or rather, attempting to download, a copy of VMware Fusion Pro.)

Mon, 13 May 2024 23:54:00 -0500

Finished reading: Order of Architects: Book 1 by Oleg Sapphire & Yuri Vinokuroff 📚
★★★☆☆

An interesting read, with a reborn character, the “level up” of said character is fun to read / watch.

Sun, 12 May 2024 23:12:00 -0500

Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor by Actus 📚
★★★☆☆

The first book of the series, this book follows a roguelike main character, who is constantly reborn. The magic system is interesting and well thought out, I look forward to the next book.

Wed, 08 May 2024 16:26:10 -0500

I absolutely love the artwork for the new “Lawyer Up” segment on Connected. 🤣🎵🎙️

Mon, 06 May 2024 21:39:00 -0500

Finished reading: Freedom and Loyalty: Star Sorceress: Book Two by D. L. Harrison 📚
★★☆☆☆

Sun, 05 May 2024 19:51:00 -0500

Finished reading: Fleet Mage Academy: Star Sorceress: Book One by D. L. Harrison 📚
★★☆☆☆

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:56:00 -0500

Finished reading: Bastard (Last Life Book #1) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚
★★★☆☆

Another one of those “free” books from Kindle Unlimited, I was pleasantly surprised by this one, it was a great read. I’m really starting to like the whole multiverse angle and the magic system is great.

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 19:06:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Abjurer: Journals of Evander Tailor by Tobias Begley 📚
★★★★☆

The 3rd book in the series, this was a spell-binding page-turner; I couldn’t put it down. It’s so cool to see LGBTQ+ characters in a fantasy / magic world, young “me” would be amazed. 🪄🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:53:56 -0500

I guess I have to eat my words, I just downloaded Delta from the App Store on my lunch break. The on-screen controls aren’t great but I’m sure I have a bluetooth controller around here somewhere. 🎮🎉

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:20:26 -0500

🔗 US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply | Ars Technica

In some cases, generic manufacturers lose money on the drugs, disincentivizing other players in the pharmaceutical industry from stepping in to bolster fragile supply chains. Several generic manufacturers have filed for bankruptcy recently.

I know a lot of folks will scream “commie” or “freedom” at this question but…why doesn’t the government just make generic drugs? If the goal is to save lives and businesses “have” to make money, just let the government do it. 🤔

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:10:38 -0500

🔗 Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain | Ars Technica // ELIZABETH RAYNE // arstechnica.com

Sleep is something like a soft reboot.

I really do need to get more sleep… 🥱

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:59:00 -0500

Finished reading: Rune Seeker 3 by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson 📚
★★★☆☆

The third book of the series, this one also starts directly after the previous book…and we get even more backstory. 😄 I think this series is getting better with each book, I can’t wait for the fourth to publish. 🗡️🛡️

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:01:00 -0500

I kinda went on a bit of a reading binge over the past week, reading the initial six books of the Aegis of Merlin series. This was another one of those “Amazon recommends this” instances and I fell for it. That said, the books were highly addictive and I’m obviously going to keep reading them. 🤭

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:32:49 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 16: Flâneur

Oddly enough, when I mentioned the “flâneur” was the challenge of the day to my partner, he knew exactly what it meant and told me that’s what we’d been doing for years on vacation. 🚶🌃 #mbapr

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:52:00 -0500

Finished reading: Death Incarnate by James E Wisher 📚
★★★☆☆

Book seven of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather enjoyed it.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:43:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher 📚
★★★☆☆

Book six of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather enjoyed it.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:58:02 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 15: Small

Little baby birds, so small and cute, at one of the local parks. 🐥🐣🦆 #mbapr

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:13:00 -0500

Passport photo acquired, paperwork is being sent off tomorrow…Canada, here I come! 🛫
(In 10 to 15 weeks 🤣)

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:45:45 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 14: Cactus

The last time I was in Arizona, I was out walking / jogging / running…and found a park full of cactus. 🌵🏜️ #mbapr

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:51:00 -0500

Finished reading: Wrath of the Dragon Czar by James E. Wisher 📚
★★★☆☆

Book five of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather enjoyed it.

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 20:39:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Raven’s Shadow by James E. Wisher 📚
★★★☆☆

Book four of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather enjoyed it.

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:53:27 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 13: Page

These series of page(s) were very helpful today, when putting together my new/old server rack; I bought the rack a few years ago but only just today took my network switch off the old one and it put it into the new one. 📄 #mbapr

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 13:46:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Chimera Jar by James E Wisher 📚
★★★☆☆

Book three of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather enjoyed it.

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:07:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Awakening by James E. Wisher 📚
★★★☆☆

Book two of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather enjoyed it.

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:10:46 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 12: Magic

You’re bound to see some magic at Wicked. 🪄🧹 Though, some might call the songs a curse, as they get stuck in your head for days… 🤣 #mbapr

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:48:06 -0500

🔗 Roku hit with second major breach of 2024, this time affecting 576,000 users - The Verge // Emilia David // theverge.com

Roku says the attackers used the login information of account holders, a technique called credential stuffing, to gain access to the streaming service and the payment methods of some users.

Good lord, what is going on over @ Roku?! Is this why they forced everyone into arbitration…?

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:50:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Impossible Wizard by James E Wisher 📚
★★★☆☆

Book one of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather enjoyed it.

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:09:22 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 11: Sky

I always enjoy the window seat when traveling, as commonplace as flying has become, the ability to soar into the sky amazes me. (I took this photo on a trip across the pond to Europe a few years ago, we were flying into the night.) ✈️☁️🌗 #mbapr

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:22:58 -0500

🔗 Starting today, ISPs must display labels with price, speeds, and data caps | Ars Technica

I commend these ISPs for accomplishing so difficult a task in the face of such adversity. The sheer impertinence of the government, expecting them to tell you what you get and how much it costs in advance of purchasing it.

Yea, sounds about right…after all, ISPs are among the most hated companies in ‘Murica. 🤣

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:52:17 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 10: Train

We were just a minute late and missed the train at a Métro station in Paris. 🚊🚉 #mbapr

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:01:00 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 9: Crispy

If you’re having a veggie burger out at an Irish pub, you should get some crispy potatoes on the side. 😋 🍔🍟🥔 #mbapr

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:04:00 -0500

Finished reading: Resistance Above Magic 2 by B.T. Narro 📚
★★☆☆☆

The second book in the series, it was good to see where the story went but the cliffhanger was rather annoying; I guess I’ll have to wait for the next book. 🤣

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:20:22 -0500

🔗 Apple now allows retro game emulators on its App Store—but with big caveats | Ars Technica

There actually are some security implications to emulation; a malicious ROM can potentially exploit a hosting emulator. Emulation code needs to run very fast, so safety measures like bounds checks often don’t exist. In terms of code safety, emulators are some of the worst programs you can run.

The ability to play my NES / SNES / N64 games on my iPad, to go back to Symphony of the Night or Breath of Fire 3, that would be lovely but given the risks I have to wonder if Apple will really allow it. 🎮

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:56:55 -0500

🔗 German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating | Ars Technica

Schleswig-Holstein looks to succeed where Munich failed.

It’s funny, I remember reading about Munich’s effort to move away from Windows back in the day; it’s funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same. 🤣

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:58:07 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 8: Prevention

Warning signs are a great danger prevention, even in paradise…aka, Hawaii; the beach was rocky and treacherous below. 🌊🏖️⚠️ #mbapr

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:20:11 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 7: Well-Being

Drinking isn’t exactly great for the body but it is good for the well-being of the soul, especially when said drinks are 95 floors above the city and you’re on vacation. 🍸🏙️ #mbapr

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 14:58:36 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 6: Windy

Another view of the Terrasse Dufferin, as it was windy, snow was blowing everywhere…even across the water. 💨🥶 #mbapr

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 08:18:00 -0500

Finished reading: Unexpected Healer by Jonathan Brooks 📚
★★☆☆☆

This one randomly showed up as a suggested read on my Kindle and I decided to give it a shot. It was pretty one dimensional but highly entertaining…and it set the stage for an interesting series (if the author continues, of course).

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:27:47 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 5: Serene

There is nothing quite so serene as the sun setting on the beach / ocean. 🐚🌥️😎 #mbapr

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:57:52 -0500

What’s a caffeine addict to do when there isn’t any coffee in the house? They walk to the local ice cream parlor and get breakfast before the workday starts. 🤣 ☕️🍳🥯 📷

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:48:16 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 4: Foliage

Cute little baby bunny, attempting to blend in with the foliage, eyeing the unripened raspberries in the backyard. 🐇🪴🌱 #mbapr

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:51:39 -0500

🔗 Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years | Ars Technica

Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity.

This is one of my biggest fears in life… 😱

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:22:20 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 3: Card

I’m pretty sure I’m going to offend someone with this but who doesn’t enjoy a game of Cards Against Humanity? 🤭 It’s always more fun when it’s your turn to play the black card and judge the responses. 😂 🂠 #mbapr

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:18:01 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 2: Flowers

Lily of the Valley has always been my favorite flower. Some of my earliest memories are of me and Grandma, picking them on a shady hill at her old house. My Partner planted a ton of them in the backyard a few years ago. 😊🌼 #mbapr

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:42:11 -0500

Just realized I missed day one of the “April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge” 😭

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:51:00 -0500

📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 1: Toy

Russell was never all that fond of them but he would occasionally get a toy; he absolutely destroyed the squirrels inside the log. 🤣🐶 #mbapr

Note: This post was backdated, as I missed the first day.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:31:54 -0500

Finished reading: The Gorgon Incident and Other Stories by John Bierce 📚
★★★☆☆

Having finished the Mage Errant series last year, it was rather nice to go back to the same world / universe, to revisit and reminisce.

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:13:19 -0500

Working on my taxes this afternoon and wanted to double-check there were no documents for an old retirement account. It’s nice to know some things never change: Empower Retirement is still an awful company with awful tech. 🤣

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:31:53 -0500

Is it just me or is advertising in podcasts just getting…awful? I just listened to five minutes of “sales stuff” and…yuck (it was he same commercial, repeated three times). I’m all for paying for podcasts but some of them, there just isn’t a way to avoid the advertising.

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:01:00 -0500

🍿 Date Night: we decided to watch a movie neither of us had seen and as we’ve been watching Fawlty Towers lately, we ended up on A Fish Called Wanda. By the end, our sides were hurting from all the laughing; 🤣 this movie is beyond absurd, in all the best possible ways.
★★★☆☆

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:41:00 -0500

Dinner tonight… 😋🍱📷

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:05:55 -0500

Given my background with MS Sql / T-SQL, you’d think it would be trivial for me to upgrade from PostgreSQL 15 to 16…but you’d be wrong! 😂 Maybe it was b/c Docker was involved but goodness, that turned out complicated than I thought.

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:48:55 -0500

Set up a FreshRSS server over the weekend for fun; yes, I am a nerd. 🤓

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:46:00 -0500

Finished reading: The Price Of Power by B. K. Cook 📚
★★☆☆☆

The last book of the series (though, the author makes it pretty clear they’ll be continuing the books), this one felt a little rushed and you could see the ending coming a mile away but it was still a satisfying conclusion.

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:29:59 -0500

You know it’s bad when the representative from the Insurance company tells you to try GoodRX instead of using your own bloody insurance. Ah, healthcare in America. 😱🤬

(The generic version is out of stock and back-ordered everywhere in the City and the name-brand has a 110% markup.)

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:37:32 -0500

Can’t get a 90 day supply of mediation filled b/c of an unspecified error in the computer system my mail-order pharmacy uses (they wouldn’t confirm if the big cyber-hack was the cause), so I have to use a local one but they don’t do 90 day supplies. 😱😡 #HealthcareInAmerica #FirstWorldProblem

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:24:22 -0500

A dear friend of mine would have turned 42 today, if she hadn’t passed away during the Pandemic. Rest in peace, sweet Carol…we all still miss you. I hope whatever you are, Russell is keeping you company, begging for scratches and watching you eat, hoping for crumbs to fall. 🤣😮‍💨😢💔

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:15:00 -0500

Morning coffee with a morning view… ☕️❄️🏔️📷

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:49:00 -0500

Someone else didn’t want to wake up this morning either… 🐈 🥱 📷

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:59:48 -0500

The perils of living with a non-coffee drinker: he walked in and asked in an accusatory tone: “why does it smell like Seattle in here?" 🤣☕️

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:18:18 -0500

🔗 “So violated”: Wyze cameras leak footage to strangers for 2nd time in 5 months

It seemed neat at first, when it was a random coffee machine or vending machine hooked up just to prove it could be done. But between then and now, we've learned that the Internet is full of relentless a$$holes (at best) who will take advantage of any little crack in security.
…

IMO, stop trying. Accept that the Internet is a dangerous place. Have fun with all the smart home tech you want, but keep it local.

I love the Ars comment section, it’s always a delight. Also, this is why I have no cameras @ home. 🤣

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:09:23 -0500

I think I’m going to declare “bankruptcy” on my RSS feeds today…this has gotten a bit out of hand, a fresh start seems like a good idea.

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:14:48 -0500

🎵 I queued up this week’s episode the Vergecast and a french commercial for cat food immediately started playing. 🤨 Forgot I left my iPad “vpn-ed” out to France last night, gotta love dynamic ad insertion. 🤣

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:15:00 -0500

I have a complicated relationship with Valentines Day. 🤔 No, it’s not actually complicated, I just hate it. 😅

So, I was shocked to see what my Partner left for me this morning. 📷

He really is too sweet. 🫶🏻

(In my defense, we did go out on Monday to “celebrate” the fake holiday.)

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:18:00 -0500

Decided to escape the house for a bit of nature with the Partner; in our defense, the sun was out when we started on our walk. 🌳🌥️

It was a lovely walk, about four miles, in a local city park. 📷

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:00:19 -0500

Finished reading: In Clawed Grasp by Seth Richter 📚
★★★★☆

I went into this not expecting much but wow, was I surprised: this book was great. The “leveling system” is both more and less well-defined than many other books in the LitRPG genre, which is awesome. I can’t wait for the second one! 😄

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:17:39 -0500

Well this is an interesting turn of events…it looks like Google has completely blocked my IP address from watching YouTube videos. 🤔😳

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:35:13 -0500

It’s the very definition of a first world problem but I’m unable to rent / reserve skis for an upcoming vacation because someone didn’t check to see if the latest deploy didn’t contain breaking javascript changes on the site. 🤣😱😭 #ScreamsIntoTheVoid

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:47:52 -0500

I can’t believe it’s been a year since we said goodbye to Russell. The pain has faded a little but it feels like it’s been both an eternity but also just the blink of an eye since we said our farewells to our little puppy-rabbit. 💔

Lots of tears today… 😭

We miss you, we still miss you. 🐶🐕 📷

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:33:56 -0500

Finished reading: Resistance Above Magic by B.T. Narro 📚
★★☆☆☆

I wouldn’t call it “great literature” but it was a fun read, very much reminding me of my time playing WoW, with all the talk about skill trees, leveling, & stat bonuses from gear. 🎮

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:27:12 -0500

Finally got around to installing an “extender” SATA card into my media server, to add more drives…and of course, it doesn’t work. 😤 💾 📷

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:59:11 -0500

Trying to update the SSL certificates our Kafka consumer / producer uses and it’s driving me to drink more coffee. ☕️🤪

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:27:03 -0500

Finished reading: Rune Seeker 2 by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson 📚
★★★☆☆

The second book of the series, this follows up directly to the ending of the last one…and boy, does it deliver. This one couldn’t exist without the first but it’s much better; we finally get some (fascinating) backstory. 🗡️🛡️

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:03:37 -0500

…and I only just finished my first cup of coffee. ☕️🤪

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 14:52:43 -0500

Someone created a Github issue for my Justified Swipebox Micro.blog plugin…and I’m so excited to know someone out there is at least looking at my work, much less using it; it’s not really ”my work”, I just enhanced / joined two other libraries so they’d work with Micro.blog…but still, I’m excited!

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:54:14 -0500

📞 I was cleaning up voicemail on my lunch-break and found some old ones from Grandma; for the first time since she passed, I didn’t instantly burst into tears at the sound of her voice. 🥰 I still miss that beautiful soul every day, especially the sound of her laugh, but the pain is easier now. 💔❤️

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:23:08 -0500

🔗 HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges

It's clear that HP's tactics are meant to coax HP printer owners into committing to HP ink, which helps the company drive recurring revenue and makes up for money lost when the printers are sold.

This is why I will never again buy an HP printer; claiming you're _"protecting"_ consumers from viruses when in reality, you're protecting your bottom line...at least have the fortitude to own up to your ~~financial priorities~~ greed.

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:29:48 -0500

The “view” from inside the front door this morning. 🥶🧊📷

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 21:17:00 -0500

Went skiing earlier, the first time in seven years. We had a great time but good grief, I’m sore…where is a hot-tub when you need one?! 🤣⛷️📷

(Not pictured: the massive amount of beginners on the slopes, they were everywhere, crashing into everything. 😮‍💨)

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:37:07 -0500

Maybe I’m in the minority but I really don’t care about Apple Vision Pro… 🤷🏼‍♂️

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:13:00 -0500

Thai food with some friends for lunch. 🥢🍛

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:44:16 -0500

My Parter and I went for a walk last night, in the falling snow (it’s a tradition of ours, to go for a walk during the first real snowfall) and had a great time…right until the very end: I hit a patch of ice and went down hard. 🤕 Woke up today feeling like I’ve been through a clothes press. 😂

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:20:12 -0500

Playing around with the updated Micro.blog categories, decided to add emoticons, just for fun. Have a bit of an odd bug with repeating categories but the feature did just come out today, so I’m not too worried about it. 🤣

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:22:31 -0500

Years ago, I set up a self-hosted Gitea, as a backup solution for my Github account. I didn’t think much of it at the time but I used MS SQL as the backend for it, without realizing the Docker version doesn’t work with encrypted Synology volumes. 🥴 I finally took care of that, now on MySQL. 🎉

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 21:51:29 -0500

I had a craving earlier today and yea, it isn’t healthy at all but as it’s 10°F, so eating bad food doesn’t count. 🤣🥶

It would have been better if we went to Chicago but the pizza was still dang tasty! 🍕📷

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:08:46 -0500

Layoffs have been hitting the tech sector for a while now and up till yesterday, it’s all been “theory." 😔 I’m still employed (being a “jack of all trades” software engineer has it’s perks) but a we all found out “the number” of employees who’ve been let go in the past two weeks last night. 😮‍💨

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:42:12 -0500

I was listening to Pivot (one of my favorite podcasts) over my lunch and there was an exchange between the two hosts that’s stuck with me, enough that I’m actually posting about it. 😅 I think they’re both right, we need new words for masculine / feminine. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Totally worth a listen. 🎤🎙️🔈

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:26:18 -0500

🍿 Date Night: Greek food and Sleepless in Seattle. It was my first time seeing it and yes, I would totally watch it again.
★★★☆☆

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:18:42 -0500

☕️ Wow, just realized I made some coffee at 10:00 this morning but never drank it; it’s been a busy day at work. 🤣

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:12:20 -0500

Kinda amazed and dismayed at Nintendo right now: lately, every time I try to sign into their store to buy a game, the login process crashes / fails. Do they not want my money…?! 🎮

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:37:16 -0500

We normally take down Christmas on January 6th (growing up, we’d leave Christmas up until Epiphany) but given the craziness of last weekend (trip to the theater, an engagement party, chores, & migraines), we just didn’t get to it…so tonight is it, say farewell to the Home Alone house. 🎄📷

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 08:24:36 -0500

Just used an Apple Shortcut created by @jarrod to use OpenIA to generate image descriptions for alt text. 😁 Very cool and will be using it on conjunction with another Shortcut (for Micro.blog uploading) in the future. I keep forgetting I can use Shortcuts for scripting instead of C#. 🤣

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 07:57:33 -0500

Finished reading: Path of Stars by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

My least favorite of the series since book one, I finished this last night. The one places more emphasis on the main character, which is good but abandons almost all the other ones. It’s also a bit…meandering. Still, excited for the next one.

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 23:27:17 -0500

🍿 In honor of Glynis Johns passing a few days ago, we watched The Court Jester tonight. It was an absolute riot, a musical comedy that spoofs elements of Robin Hood and had us laughing the entire time.
★★★☆☆

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:14:50 -0500

Finished reading: Astral Threads by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

I finished reading this last night (woke up with the kindle on my chest)… 🤭 It’s the fourth of the series and progresses nicely but leaves you with a giant cliffhanger. 😱 That said, each book is better than the previous.

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:06:48 -0500

Whilst out walking on my lunch break, I saw some winter lettuce. 😀 🚶🏼‍♂️ 🥬 📷

It was good to get out of the house for some fresh air; I really need to do more of that this Winter.

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:49:53 -0500

Tried out the Copilot app but this isn’t going to work for me. I want to love it (it’s so pretty) but it’s missing fundamental features I’ve seen / used in other app (bulk-import, transaction renaming rules, the ability to import Apple Savings transactions). 😭

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:14:52 -0500

I always find it ridiculous companies (in this case a gym) make it so easy to sign up for services but if you want to cancel your membership, you have to go do it in person. 🤯 (The backstory: I want to move to a cheaper gym.)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:52:07 -0500

Aside from two events, the year hasn’t been too shabby…but those two events wreaked me. I’m very much looking forward to another go ‘round the sun, see everyone in 2024! 🥳🎉🎊

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 09:01:00 -0500

Finished reading: Moonlight Relic by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

In third of the series, the main character (Sam) really starts coming into his own…with a remarkable and rather unbelivable number of twists. Parts of the story are rather predictable but others, you never see them coming. 🤣

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:32:41 -0500

Last working day of the year for me and wow, I really need more coffee. ☕️🥱😪

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:47:25 -0500

🔗 So You Just Found Out Amazon Is Greedy

There won’t be mass cancellations of Prime over ads in Prime Video because it is too integral to your life.

I guess I’m one of the rare people who doesn’t have a Prime membership…? They try to hook me in with free trials from time to time but I always cancel it just before renewal. 🤷🏼‍♂️ We just don’t like the waste that is Amazon’s shipping practices… 😮‍💨

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:02:43 -0500

Finished reading: Aster Fall by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

The second of the series, this picks up right after the first and the main character (and secondary ones) progresses (it is LitRPG after all) nicely, setting the stage for bigger progression in the next book.

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:14:12 -0500

Merry Christmas everyone! ❄️🎄🎁🎅🏻☃️

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:48:00 -0500

🍿 For our last movie of the night, we’re watching Make the Yuletide Gay. As with most LGBTQ movies made in that era, it isn’t the greatest of movies but it is our Christmas Eve tradition. 🏳️‍🌈🎄
★★★☆☆

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:45:15 -0500

🍿 For the second viewing of the night, we’re watching the Holiday, one of my absolute favorite holiday movies. 🥰🎄
★★★★☆

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 16:51:58 -0500

🍿 This movie has grown on me since last year, Spirited is kicking off the movie viewing experience of Christmas Eve. Three stars…but that might change once this movie is over. 🎄
★★★☆☆

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 08:00:10 -0500

Happy Festivus! 🎉🎄
I hope every enjoys the airing of grievances, I know I will. 🤣

(Side Note: I’m only awake at this ungodly hour b/c I took a friend to the airport. ✈️🌺)

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:00:52 -0500

Migrated 18TB of data from one server to another and even though the “new” server has redundancy, I’m still hesitating to click ”delete” on the old server… 🤣

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:41:52 -0500

Dear Apple
I’m pretty darn sure you know that I keep marking emails with “Payment Completed” as spam, esp when they contain image attachments and ask me to contact the support team (with a very odd URL) if I have concerns. Perhaps you could just block them moving forward?

Thank you,
Unhappy Geek

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:06:06 -0500

So, I did a thing last night…I finally moved to a new server case. 🎉📷

It took far longer to get started than I though it would and I ended up with a bloody hand (it’s a very nice case but that metal is sharp 🤣)…and I haven’t installed case fans yet but…the server is back online and running!

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:42 -0500

🍿 Ended up doing a double-feature tonight and watched the Christmas Setup, a lovely holiday movie. 🎄 It’s sappy but I do love seeing LGBTQ movies hitting the mainstream. 🏳️‍🌈
★★★☆☆

Plus, it has Fran!

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:46:29 -0500

🍿 We watched a Christmas Story tonight. 🎄 It isn’t my favorite movie but my Partner loves it, so every year we watch it.
★★☆☆☆

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 15:25:15 -0500

House chores are done for the day, now off to Costco. Fingers crossed I spend less than $100 today… 🤞🏻😆

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:49:56 -0500

It’s hard to stay up all night, running around the house, keeping everyone up… 💤😼🐈

I guess I have become a crazy cat person, all I seem to do lately is take pictures of Alex. 😹📷

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:06:01 -0500

Finished reading: Battlefield Reclaimer by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

This book, a re-read for me, is the first book of the Guardian of Aster Fall series and in my opinion, sets up the universe for said series rather nicely. The character development is decent and the RPG improvement system is very cool.

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:22:09 -0500

I don’t think I played enough video games this year… 🤣😅🎮

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:28:26 -0500

🍿 One of my favorite holiday movies, While You Were Sleeping always brings happy tears. 🎄
★★★★☆

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:55:19 -0500

I was going to spend my lunch break working on creating a single-page app, to bulk-upload photos to Micro.blog but…I ended up throwing in the towel and just wrote a C# script instead. It still makes me happy Microsoft open sourced .Net and it runs natively on the Mac. 🤓😀 #HappyGeek

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:36:52 -0500

Someone is very upset they’re not allowed to eat this morning before going to the vet… 😹

Alex is making his displeasure known, to everyone in the house. 🐈 📷

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:16 -0500

My Partner and I went out to dinner with my little brother and his girlfriend tonight…and it was the best sushi of my life. 🍣📷

So full and so happy. 😄

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:45:46 -0500

Follow-Up: My @atpfm@mastodon.social pint glass finally came in the mail today, after years (it was my own fault, I always put off ordering their stuff until the last minute…and then things are out of stock… 🤣). 🎉🥳

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:24:41 -0500

Follow-Up (Part 2): I was trying to listen to some Holiday music this morning, only to realize none of my Sonos speakers worked with AirPlay. After digging online, it turns out the only way to get a Sonos speaker back into HomeKit after the home is deleted is to factory reset the Sonos. 😱😅

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:26:59 -0500

Follow-Up: I think my HomeKit set up is mostly back to normal. I was a little stupid and didn’t take backups / exports…so I lost some historical data (mostly temperature / humidity / air quality) but at least my Holiday automations are working again. 🎄😅

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:06:05 -0500

We went to see the lights at the local botanical gardens this weekend, it was a fantastic evening and the lights were gorgeous; will be posting photos in a day or three… 🎄📷

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 13:26:59 -0500

My HomeKit set up has been rock-solid for years but the minute I added a Matter plug (the “Meross Matter Smart Plug Mini”), everything breaks…and as it’s Apple land, where everything works perfectly until it doesn’t, fixing it is going to be…unpleasant. 😱😭

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:52:48 -0500

🍿 Decided on a second movie tonight: The Holiday Sitter. 🎄 It’s a silly Hallmark holiday movie but it’s rather adorable and kinda nice to see my people represented in the genre. 🏳️‍🌈 We’ll be adding this to our Holiday movie rotation.
★★★★☆

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:14:46 -0500

🍿 Full of mac ‘n cheese, in honor of Kevin’s meal during the movie. This is my Partner’s favorite movie, even after more than 30 years, it has reviewability. 🎄
★★★☆☆

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:01:19 -0500

Finished reading: Second Hand by Heidi Cullinan 📚
★★★☆☆

This was a re-read, from many years ago (it was one of the first e-books I bought, this story is light and fluffy with a predictable ending…and an adorable puppy. 🏳️‍🌈

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:45:25 -0500

I walked into the bedroom and he turned around to glare at me; evidently interrupting his bird watching wasn’t the best of ideas… 🤣 📷 🐈

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:23:15 -0500

Follow-Up: The IKEA Sonos speaker is working perfectly (which is more than I could ever say of the HomePod Mini stereo set up) this morning; holiday music is flooding the room whilst I’m debugging some legacy Java code. 🤓🎄 (Yes, I had a spare speaker lying around… 🤣) 📷

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:12:17 -0500

I give up, it’s time to throw in the towel on the HomePod set up in my house and just go get cheap Sonos speakers from IKEA. 😮‍💨 It’s hilarious Sonos does a better job at implementing AirPlay than Apple, I’ve had so many issues trying to play to multiple speakers over the past two years. 😱

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:38:06 -0500

Finished reading: The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder 📚
★★★☆☆

Fun, light, fluffy…with just a hint of substance, this book was a fun read. 🏳️‍🌈

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:52:11 -0500

Follow-Up: The package was found in the bushes below my house, next to the sidewalk…completely soaked and disfigured from the rain. 🌧️ I’m guessing the steps were just too much for the delivery person, all ten of them. 😅 Also, there is no way that box can fit in my mailbox, so again, someone lied.

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:41:23 -0500

🍿 Tonight’s feature film was an old family favorite: Christmas Vacation. 🎄
★★★☆☆

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 19:28:53 -0500

So, either Amazon is lying, the US Post Office is lying, or someone has taken my new Kindle from my mailbox. 😭📭

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:57:32 -0500

Finished reading: Dead Tired by Ravens Dagger 📚
★★☆☆☆

A fun, if silly read, with a lot of puns. 😆 It presents an interesting intersection between science and magic but I wish there was a little more details into the magic system.

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:16:52 -0500

Pretty decent veggie burger, especially this far out of the City. 🤣🍔📷

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:25:03 -0500

🍿 Another favorite, tonight we watched White Christmas. 🎄
★★★★★

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:49:11 -0500

Currently Listening: A Holiday Carole by Carole King. 🎵🎄

First heard Carole on Gilmore Girls and then bought her compilation album at University. When I went home over the Holiday break and I was listening to it, my mother expressed shock because she listened to Carole when she was my age. 🤣

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:58:40 -0500

Moved 18.3 TB of data from my Storage server to my Media server; gotta love the “rsync -va --progress” command! 💻🤓 #HappyGeek

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:26:16 -0500

🍿 Kicking off the winter movie season with You’ve Got Mail, which is an old Holiday favorite of ours. 🎄

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:51:04 -0500

We put up the tree last night, with one of my favorite ornaments in a place of prominence. 🎄 We bought more than a few of these beauties in 2020, giving them to a number of Friends. 🤣 📷

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:55:00 -0500

Finished reading: Imperial Wizard: Ambitions by J Parsons 📚
★★☆☆☆

Somewhat predictable, the second book in the series continues right where the first left off. Events turn out for the best but more than a few questions are raised about how things will go in the future. 🤭

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:42:51 -0500

Rainy day + lazy cat = nap time 😹💤🐈📷

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:35:34 -0500

Finished reading: Imperial Wizard by J Parsons 📚
★★☆☆☆

This was a fun read, a magic users sleeps through what seems to be many cataclysms, awaking to a changed world, one where no one else knows how to use his type of magic.

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:46:47 -0500

Finished reading: Weeping Of Willows by Brandon Cook 📚
★★★☆☆

The second book of the series, I thought this was going to be predictable but it took some interesting and unexpected turns. I’m excited for the next book in the series (I really hate having to wait for “next books” 😆).

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:15:22 -0500

Another early morning breakfast with the bestie; between brunches and various thanksgivings / parties, I’m going to put on at least 10 pounds by the end of the year. 🤣🍳📷

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:26:43 -0500

No SimpliSafe, I don’t “miss you protecting me," if I did miss you I wouldn’t have canceled your service. In fact, if you hadn’t tried to gouge me, forcing me to pay you an extra $15 a month because I had “old” hardware, I’d likely still be paying for your service. 🤭

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:12:56 -0500

Date Night: Burgers (in my case, a veggie burger) @ Red Robin. 😋🍔📷

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:15:05 -0500

Well, the Analogue Pocket color editions are already sold out, so I guess I don’t have to decide if I want to buy one or not… 🤣😢

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:55:41 -0500

Finished reading: The House of Fire by Brandon Cook 📚
★★★☆☆

I seem to be reading a lot of LitRPG books lately (as a recovering gaymer, that isn’t shocking), this one was a fun read. The main character slowly becomes more than he started and it’s predictable but still enjoyable.

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:06:10 -0500

I’ve never seen the food court at Costco so full…and given the amount of screaming babies around, it doesn’t sound like anyone is happy about it. 🤪😂😅

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:05:51 -0500

First and only peppermint mocha of the holiday season, from the “big” coffee chain. ☕️📷

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 20:18:04 -0500

📷 Two Thanksgivings down…I’m honestly not sure how many more to go at this point… 😭🤣

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:41:11 -0500

Brunch for two this morning, my breakfast companion was rather hungry 🤣 (only the one of those plates are for me). 🍳📷

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:30:38 -0500

Finished reading: Loremaster by M.E. Robinson 📚
★★★☆☆

Another one in the LitRPG genre, I was pleasantly surprised by this book; it started off slow but I became very invested in the story relatively fast. The class / magic system isn’t as well defined as other books but it’s a very good read. 👍🏻

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:04:05 -0500

Yes, finally got an @atpfm@mastodon.social pint glass! Quest completed! 🤓

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:59:05 -0500

Finished reading: Rune Seeker by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson 📚
★★★☆☆

Stumbled upon this book and started/finished it in two days. If you’re a ga(y)mer or enjoy LitRPG as a genre, you’ll love this book. The magic system is fascinating, as is the backstory/history of the world in the book. 👍🏻

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:53:05 -0500

I realize I have an old Kindle (it’s the first version of the Paperwhite) but would it really be so hard for Amazon to auto-sync the time on the device like every other network connected device in the modern age? 🤣

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:14:05 -0500

My various UPS’s (uninterrupted power supply) weren’t cheap, especially the giant one powering my server rack, but every time my street has an outage, I’m very happy I have them. 🔋🔌😁

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:07:00 -0500

Random Thought: Does anyone know how fast new books will show up in Bookshelves feature of Micro.Blog after they’re added into Open Library? 📚

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 16:20:43 -0500

Slowly starting the process of moving my domains away from Google. 🤞🏻

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:22:12 -0500

⌚️ Apple Watch Update: After it crashed at breakfast, I just got a “you’re almost out of battery” notification…and it’s only been three hours since I put it on. 🤬🪫 I’m still paying for this piece of junk… 😱😖

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 11:19:55 -0500

Another day, another issue with watchOS 10.1 on the Apple Watch Ultra v1. I have never been this disappointed in an Apple product before. ⌚️😱 Two hardware resets and the issues still persist.

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:37:23 -0500

🎵 Yes, I know it’s too early for holiday music but it’s been a rough year…and it’s Cher, so the rules don’t apply. 🏳️‍🌈

Bring on the holiday music! 🎄

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:07:27 -0500

He really does look rather regal here but I think he’s trying to lure me into a false sense of security; I still think Alex is upset about the continuing construction in the house. 😼🐈📷

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:43:11 -0500

📷 Going on a walk during the lunch break always helps clear my head. 🙃

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:52:17 -0500

🍿 As it’s Halloween, of course we’re watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. 🎃
★★★★☆

I suspect I’m going to start decorating for Christmas tomorrow; it’s been a rough year and I could use the extra “holiday” time. 🎄

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:27:20 -0500

This has to be the buggiest version of WatchOS I’ve ever used. 😭 Even after an erase / reset, the battery is draining too fast. The heart rate complication doesn’t work anymore. Now I can’t get into the widgets, which means a restart. What is going on at Apple?! 😱

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:58:37 -0500

Took three weeks but the burial is over, the slide show is done, and everyone cried; I feel like I can finally start grieving now. 💔 On the plus side, I did get to hang out with my cousins today, which was lovely, along with some aunts and other family. 😁

Goodbye Grandma, I’ll miss you always. ❤️

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:03:17 -0500

Random Thought: Yea, this sounds about right, once the price is outside of what most “normal” people would consider reasonable, piracy increases… 🏴‍☠️

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:14:30 -0500

Yup, he’s still not happy with the construction…it’s almost done but I can tell he’s plotting our downfall. 😼😹🐈📷

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:37:38 -0500

It was just starting to feel like autumn but this week…not so much. 🍂

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:21:15 -0500

Alex is not amused by the construction going on in the house. 🙀🐈📷

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:13:37 -0500

I’ve been bashing my head against the Micro.blog theming system, trying to get it matching the one on my primary website but given the time of day, it’s time to shutdown and try again tomorrow. 😱😮‍💨

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:23:23 -0500

Listening to Mishima / Closing… 🎵

I’m not sure why it’s affecting me so much but as soon as this song came on (listening to random “for you” playlist on Apple Music, I started thinking about Grandma. 💔 It’s a little odd b/c this wasn’t her type of music but here we are, the brain is odd.

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:27:28 -0500

I’m very excited about the upcoming live-action the Last Airbender series. 🙌🏻 I loved the original series on Nickelodeon and while we don’t talk about the movie that came out a while ago (worst movie I’ve ever seen), things are looking good for the Netflix version. 😄

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 19:50:34 -0500

I was hoping to start swapping my media server from it’s tower case into my new Slinger CX4712 case over the weekend…but life got in the way. Fingers crossed I can get to it this week, I don’t want to impact any end users. 🤞🏻📷

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:27:18 -0500

Yes, I might be called “basic” but ‘tis the season… 🎃☕️📷

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:22:12 -0500

Friend of mine encouraged me to see if work offered bereavement leave…and they do, three days for a Grandparent. Rather lucky to have stumbled into working for this kind of company. 😁🥺 #MixedEmotions

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:28:25 -0500

Went to the office yesterday, in person, for the first time in over a year. No wonder I’m so exhausted today… 🤣 #WorkFromHome

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:55:55 -0500

“If I were a blessing, I’d run around naked”

As always, we can count on the Golden Girls to cheer us up and offer a bit of truth with humor.

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 23:28:49 -0500

🍿 “It’s just a little Hocus Pocus!" 📷
★★★☆☆

An annual tradition with my Girls from University, we started watching the movie (and pigging out) outside during the Pandemic and have just kept that as part of our Autumn event.

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:20:10 -0500

He was curious about what was going on in the kitchen. 🐱🐈😹📷

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:03:28 -0500

Anyone else out there noticing an uptick in iCloud email spam? This is getting a little silly…

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:15:15 -0500

He’s taken to falling asleep in front of the bathroom door…and then when we try to open / close it, he glares. 😹🐈📷

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:07:52 -0500

Enjoyed the September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge, it was so much fun looking back into my photo library. With the exception of one day, all of my photos were ones I’ve taken over the years. 😁

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 16:07:10 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 30: Treasure

Playing for pennies during a friendly family (in-law) poker game. I wouldn’t call them treasure but I did win a few rounds…and as I’d never played before…that was good enough for me. ♠️🃏🪙 #mbsept

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:16:41 -0500

Is anyone else out there having issues with their Apple Watch Ultra v1 after upgrading to watchOS 10? Even after the unpair / pair dance, my battery is dropping far too fast, haven’t even had the watch on for eight hours and I’m at 40% left. 😤😭⌚️

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:17:25 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 29: Contrast

A view from the Terrasse Dufferin during February; I always love Quebec in winter…the contrast of light and dark, ice and life…it’s lovely. ❄️💡 #mbsept

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:46:38 -0500

Random Thought: I try to steer clear of politics online, as I really don’t want to deal with hateful comments but that said, if the US Government shuts down, I really don’t think members of Congress should get their paychecks, especially if the vast majority of regular workers aren’t paid.

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:43:13 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 28: Workout

One of my overarching goals for this year was to work on my health, with a large emphasis on fitness. My bestie has work pushing me into lifting weights, for my regular workout. 🏋🏼 #mbsept

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:32:40 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 27: Embrace

He didn’t want to wake up,
so he was hiding his face,
in a sweet little self-embrace.
😸💤 #mbsept

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:32:35 -0500

I have a lovely cold and in the Daily Stand-Up today, the Product Owner suggested I sing “Smelly Cat” after the meeting. 🤣

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:35:56 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 26: Beverage

I was never sure if Russell was after the cheese or the mulled wine but I know he was hoping we’d walk away at some point; he made a habit of stealing unguarded food. 🍷🧀🐶🤣 #mbsept

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 22:46:08 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 25: Flare

Nothing like a little flare to brighten the night sky on the 4th of July. 🎆 #mbsept

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:50:29 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 24: Belt

Wanted to make sure my new iPhone made it home safely, so of course I used a belt in the car. 🚗📱 #mbsept

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 12:02:55 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 23: “A Day In the Life”

Breakfast this morning; we’re visiting my Partner’s cousin’s family and as they took us to dinner last night, we showed up with tons of sugary carbs. 🍩 #mbsept

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 23:24:37 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 22: Road

Just a piece of rubbish lying next to the road. 🧱🛴 #mbsept

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:01:39 -0500

Drove all the way to Nashville to get curry chips at a British pub. 🍟😝

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:48:47 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 21: Fall!

There is nothing like the crunch of leaves underfoot as you’re strolling around a local park during the Autumn / Fall season. 🌳🍂 The only thing missing is a pumpkin-spice flavored drink. 😆☕️ #mbsept

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:17:15 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 20: Disruption!

It’s always good to stop when see a sign, unless you want to cause a dangerous disruption. 🛑 Bonus points when the intersection contains your last name… 🤣 #mbsept

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:15:13 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 19: Edge!

Any time I fly, I always feel like I’m at the edge of the world, especially when going over large bodies of water. This is the sunrise from my first trip to Europe, ten-ish years ago, flying into Amsterdam. 🌥️✈️🌊 #mbsept

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:33:30 -0500

Trying out the “Micropost” feature on MarsEdit…

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:45:58 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 18: Fabric!

Taken during the first summer of the Pandemic, when we were all having backyard gatherings, the friend who was bringing over their projection screen couldn’t make it so we used a sheet instead. 📺😷 #mbsept

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:35:12 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 17: Intense!

It was rather intense watching my friend pose for this photo, I was panicking the entire time but he really wanted that photo while we were hiking in the Smoky Mountains. ⛰😱 #mbsept

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 23:32:14 -0500

Really wanted to try out some of the new watchOS features, so I downloaded the beta tonight. It was taking a very long time but on a hunch, I turned off the bluetooth and bam! The download time went from two hours to twenty minutes.

Happy nerd alert! 🤣

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 17:31:54 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 16: Oof!

All I can say is that falling into a glowing fire-pit would result in far more than saying “oof!". 🔥 #mbsept

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 13:22:31 -0500

On a lark, I fired up the VPN connection on my iPad to dump my internet traffic out to Berlin, just to see which podcasts would give me advertisements in German. 😆🎙️🇩🇪

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:34:10 -0500

It’s only taken nineteen years but I’m finally watching the series finale of Frasier tonight. 🤣📺

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:05:49 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 15: Red

Taken back in 2020, we got in / out of Québec right before the Pandemic lock-downs in March of that year. Whilst visiting the Great White North, we stopped for a drink in the Ice Hotel and had some Caribou. 😋🥶🇨🇦🇫🇷 #mbsept

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:45:07 -0500

Discovered book 8 in “The Magician’s Brother” series came out this month and as it’s been a while since I read any of them, I think a re-read of the series is in order. So, firing up my favorite eReading software (Yomu) and starting on book one, conveniently named: The Magician’s Brother. 📚

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:23:38 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 14: Statue

While wandering around Montréal back in 2014, my partner and I stumbled upon the Tai Chi Single Whip statue in Victoria Square. 🗿🇨🇦🇫🇷 #mbsept

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:32:40 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 13: Glowing

Nothing like a glowing sunset on one of the Great Lakes. 🌤️🛥️ Took this on my summer vacation. #mbsept

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 07:32:34 -0500

On a lark yesterday (it was a very long day at work), I decided “oh, what the heck, install the betas”…and honestly, I’m rather surprised. Both my phone and tablet are running faster and smoother. (Side Note: having iOS tag your pets into a collection is amazing. 🐶🐱) #iOS #beta

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:41:53 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 12: Panic

Per the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” one should never panic, hence the security system. 🚨 #mbsept

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:46:58 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 11: Retrospect

It’s been a little more than ten years since I was in Paris and I have to wonder what became of the couples who symbolized their relationships with these locks. 🤔🇫🇷🔐 #mbsept

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 18:50:06 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 10: Cycle

Winter in Québec has a tendency to cover everything and clearly, some people should have brought their bikes inside. 😆❄️🇨🇦🚲 #mbsept

Sat, 09 Sep 2023 14:03:14 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 9: Language

Given this photo was taken around ten years ago, I’m not sure why I took it but this was the view of an arrival/departure board at a train station in Paris. 🚄🇫🇷 Now if only I’d learned French… 😢 #mbsept

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:41:26 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 8: Yonder

Another one from photo library, this view into the yonder was taken near the Four Corners monument in the South West of the States in 2019. 🌵⛰️ #mbsept

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:14:02 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 7: Panorama

A panorama view of Montmorency Falls, just outside of Ville de Québec (Quebec City) in Canada, as it tumbles down into the basin and flows into the Fleuve Saint-Laurent (St. Lawrence River), on a sunny day in August. #mbsept

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:26:25 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 6: Well

Closest thing I could find in my photo library, this is a “well” of alcohol at a Holiday party back at University. 🎄🍾🥳 #mbsept

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:35:57 -0500

As much as I enjoy the stability and reliability of Apple products (my M2 MacBook Air is the best computer I’ve ever used), I’m done with AirPlay / HomePods. Multi-room audio will just randomly stop working, which defeats the purpose; I never should have invested in the HomePod ecosystem. 😭

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 08:45:43 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 5: Forest

The view from some random trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a couple years back. 🌳 #mbsept

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:12:08 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 4: Orange

Every time my partner and I visit Quebec City, we have a dinner at a local crepêrie and inevitably get cider with the meal. This time, there was cinnamon on the glass and an orange slice. 🍎🍊 #mbsept

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:43:39 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 3: Precious

Sadly, our little puppy-rabbit crossed the rainbow bridge back in February but this little fur-ball is still with us, eating us out of house and home, puking all his food up, and wailing plaintively to go outside. 😸 #mbsept

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 10:23:55 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 2: buildup

The inverse of “buildup” is “tear down” and in my case, devouring breakfast while catching up with an old friend. 🍽️ #mbsept

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:07:20 -0500

📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 1: Abstract

Decided it would be fun to use DiffusionBee, used the following for the prompt: “random collection of splashes of colors, focusing on shades of blue and silver, Jackson Pollock, HD” #mbsept

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:53:38 -0500

Random Thought: Always fascinated by companies who take the “if you want to change your email, create a new account” approach. 😅 Who on earth decided that was a great user experience…and what software architect designed it? 🤣

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:58:23 -0500

Random Thought: With Twitter (aka “X”) talking about collecting even more data (link to Ars Technica), now seems like a good time to export my old Tweets, remove the Twitter apps from my devices, and import said data into Micro Blog.

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:26:14 -0500

Yet another reason why I won’t invest any time, energy, or money into the Google ecosystem: Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months. 🤣

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:28:34 -0500

As predicted, my banking account is “locked” and I need to call customer support…and the wait time is estimated to be 57 minutes. 😤

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:20:25 -0500

Just realized the bank holding my mortgage has changed their customer portal (their term, not mine) for the third time since I became their customer. 😔 I’ll wager a cup of coffee they screwed up the migration of my user profile again, which means I have to call them. 😭 #FirstWorldProblems

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:27:17 -0500

Brunch with the boys! 🍽️

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:56:32 -0500

Random Thought: Sipping on my first and only pumpkin spice latte of the season. ☕️🎃🍁

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:14:24 -0500

Listening to the Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast on the drive back to the City today, and my goodness, this is hilarious. I love the banter between the two hosts. 🤣😆

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:29:04 -0500

Somebody paid for my order at Starbucks, first time that’s ever happened to me. 😀 I returned the favor for the person behind me in the line. #PayItForward

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:49:35 -0500

Ah, nothing like password change / reset day…first you get to change it on your Mac and then your iPad and iPhone and other work machine…and then you get to change it in Teams and Outlook and all the other products. 🤣

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:21:03 -0500

Huge shout-out and Happy Birthday to my Dad, he turns 70 today. 🎂 If it wasn’t for him, I never would have made it through my early adolescence, nor would I have become a software engineer without his influence on my life. Love ya Pops. ❤️

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:55:27 -0500

Finally yanked out the GPU from my UnRaid server and set up Plex to use Intel Quick Sync; pleased with the results: far less power used and better transcoding performance. 📺🎬 I can now go to sleep a happy geek. 😴

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:13:05 -0500

Too much coffee today… ☕️

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:54:48 -0500

So very tired of New Egg using my number to text me sale spam. Really wish it was possible to sue companies for using numbers given for 2FA to send sales crap. 😮‍💨 Solution: created a burner Google Voice number and now all that crap can go there. 🤣

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:54:37 -0500

As a grown-up Nintendo kid, I was worried about the new Super Mario Bros. Movie b/c those games, living up to that legacy is a huge task… That said, after watching it…wow, that movie is good. The music was absolutely fantastic, mixing themes from the games and the 80’s, it was prefect. 🎬

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 09:14:40 -0500

Not only did we loose all the refrigerated / frozen food in the house but the cat peed in the office… Oh, also, my oldest UPS finally kicked the bucket during the storms that knocked out the power. First days back from vacation are always the worst part about vacation. 🤣 #FirstWorldProblems

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 18:07:06 -0500

While on vacation, we lost power for two days; translation: all the food in our house is now bad. Just bought a giant battery for future outages, will add a solar panel down the road (this is the second time in six months we’ve lost power for an extended period of time). 🔌🪫

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:01:59 -0500

I really want to fix the ”networking setup” in the Airbnb; I opened up the cabinet, it was scorching in there. 😭

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 20:49:49 -0500

Once again, my Mac Air crashing has corrupted both of my Time Machine drives…but don’t worry, “it just works." 😱

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:20:57 -0500

Impressed with this hotel wifi, on a Zoom call and running a local WebLogic Server with no issues. 👍🏻

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:14:25 -0500

Listening to a ton of podcasts this morning, mostly tech ones…and everyone is so excited about the Apple headset. Am I the only one not excited about it? 🎧

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:21:02 -0500

Lunch with a coworker. 🍴

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:18:54 -0500

Hey @Reddit, why are you emailing me interesting posts if I can’t get to any of them? Perhaps instead of lying about communications with 3rd party developer you could tell the truth and just be honest you don’t want them to exist anymore?

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:46:25 -0500

I have a love/hate relationship with unit testing but as they just caught a logic bug in some if/else statements, I won’t curse them out this morning. 🤣 #code

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:07:12 -0500

Making some cookies for a friend. 🍪🧈 #baking

Mon, 29 May 2023 23:47:01 -0500

Twelve years ago today, an adorable man smiled at me and simply said ”yes”…and we’ve been together ever since. Happy anniversary to my Friend, my Rock, my beautiful Pookie. ❤️💕🏳️‍🌈

Wed, 24 May 2023 08:31:10 -0500

Helped a friend set up his new Nintendo Switch…the OLED model…and now I want to buy one… 🎮😭

Sun, 14 May 2023 19:41:55 -0500

I feel like I just moved heaven and earth to get my Apple TV remote working with my Sonos Beam…but in the end, restarting the remote is what fixed it. Also, the absurdity of that just struck me: why are remotes to the point we have to be able to restart them…? 😱

Fri, 12 May 2023 12:45:52 -0500

Came all the way out onto the pier for some therapy. 🛋️📺 #TV #BobNewhart #Chicago

Thu, 11 May 2023 19:24:36 -0500

Wait, wait…don’t tell me…? 🤣📻 #npr

Wed, 10 May 2023 18:29:06 -0500

I sometimes feel like I’m the only person still using RSS feeds to stay up to date on news; it’s been working great for 10+ years but I think I need to modify my approach with filters: I really don’t care about new Google products, given most will be dead within 5 years. 🤣

Tue, 09 May 2023 11:58:04 -0500

Goodness, something is clearly going on today with dynamic advertising injection in podcasts b/c I do not speak any Spanish; it’s not that I don’t want to learn French or Spanish but the only languages I’m good at are computer languages. 🤣

Tue, 02 May 2023 18:05:36 -0500

Throwing in the towel for the day, our Jenkins build server is misbehaving. 😱

Sat, 29 Apr 2023 15:35:29 -0500

Made it just a few weeks before the next one come out but I finally beat Zelda: Breath of the Wild! 😂

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:46:53 -0500

In the past week, I deployed an update to a back-end service and started the rollout of an update to my desktop application. Two things: one, if you told me I’d be working on Windows Forms in 2023, I’d have laughed at you…and two, I need more coffee. 🤪☕️ Happy Friday!

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:57:16 -0500

Online advertising seems to get getting worse, at least for me. I’m not sure what online data collection profile thought it would be a good idea to advertise farming equipment to me but I don’t need a tractor. 🤣

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:59:51 -0500

I think I’m done with NewEgg.com, who ships a hard drive like this, free to flop around the box?!? 😤 This is utterly unacceptable.

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:38:12 -0500

Well it’s only taken 5+ years but I’m finally going to fight the water boss in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild… 🤣🤣🤣

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:03:53 -0500

As soon as I dropped my internet service with Charter / Spectrum, they started sending me a massive amount of junk mail. 😮‍💨 Why would I want to sign back up with y’all if you keep having outages in my area on an almost weekly basis???

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:36:55 -0500

Interesting there are a bunch of online sales of FitBit stuff, especially given the fact FitBit has been going offline a lot lately… 🤔

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:40:15 -0500

Just filed my federal taxes… 😮‍💨 One question: why the *&%$ do they make this so bloody difficult?! If the government already knows what I owe and is just checking my paperwork, why don’t they send me a bill or send me a check?! 😱💰

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:47:08 -0500

Another iOS Photos widget memory of #Russell 💔🐶

Taken On: 2020-03-07 @ 19:06 #nostalgia #memories

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:06:31 -0500

Finished reading: The House Witch 3 by Delemhach 📚
★★☆☆☆

I read the first two books earlier this year and enjoyed them…so when this book was released yesterday, I dug right into it…and didn’t stop until I finished. 🤓🥱 It’s a cute read, with one rather sad moment but still good.

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:58:00 -0500

Finished reading: The House Witch 2 by Delemhach 📚
★★☆☆☆

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:18:54 -0500

Another iOS Photos widget memory of #Russell 💔🐶

Taken On: 2021-10-01 @ 22:39 #nostalgia #memories

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:10:35 -0500

I use the iOS Photos widget on my Home Screen and there have been a lot of #Russell photos popping up lately. 💔🐶 I’ve decided it would be a good idea to post them, until it isn’t… 🤣

Taken On: 2019-02-15 @ 18:07 #nostalgia #memories

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:06:57 -0500

The only reason I get up on the morning. ☕️😴

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 11:36:10 -0500

I’m sometimes envious of those with a more mechanical skill set but then I get the chance to help friends fix their Wifi network or help them properly back up their photos… 🤓💻 #geek

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:17:40 -0500

Do I wanna make another cup of coffee so late in the day? Yes. Should I? Probably not. Will I? …I think we all know the answer to that one… ☕️🤣

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:40:44 -0500

Thank goodness Amazon is texting me to let me know my account is compromised and will be canceled unless I visit the link they helpfully sent me… 🤣

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:09:02 -0500

Was not at all impressed with the music in the overhead at the gym tonight, so I made my own playlist. Still remember the first time I heard her album, she was the first British pop artist in my music library.

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:55:00 -0500

Finished reading: The House Witch by Delemhach 📚
★★☆☆☆

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:04:32 -0500

I still wake up every day, missing Russell, hoping it was just a bad dream…only for reality to come crashing down on me. 💔🐶 I’m so grateful to all the friends who’ve been there for me, trying to offer comfort and companionship; I’m truly blessed. ❤️

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:59:40 -0500

Took a day off this week (there was no way on earth I was going to be able to work 💔🐶) and making up for it today; currently flighting with authentication issues between .Net and Java land, it might be time for a little break.

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:38:46 -0500

I keep looking up, expecting Russell to be on the couch or in his nest of blankets. I keep expecting to hear the clatter of his nails on the kitchen floor. I keep expecting to hear him woof and growl at the slamming of a car door. I keep expecting him to greet me @ the door. 💔🐶

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:46:47 -0500

“How did that annoying little creature worm his way so deep into our hearts?" - me asking my Partner between breakdowns today 💔🐶

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:42:06 -0500

Nobody tells you how much this hurts…or maybe they did and I just didn’t realize? I’ve never lost a pet as an adult; it’s been less than 12 hours and I feel like it’s been an eternity. I don’t know what I’m going to do without Russell, the world just feels so…empty. 💔🐶

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:20:06 -0500

We said goodbye to our boy today. He drifted across the rainbow bridge full of all his favorite foods (ham, meatballs, & pâté), nestled between us on the couch (it was his favorite place to be). I’m going to miss you, my little puppy-rabbit, I’m going to miss you. 💔🐶

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 11:45:17 -0500

Just made an incredibly tough decision, one that me and my partner didn’t want to make but it’s for the best. Tuesday…and the lead up to the event is going to be rough. 😢😖

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:26:26 -0500

I think he’s plotting my demise… 😬😼 #cat

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:58:48 -0500

🍿 As is tradition, watching Groundhog Day on Groundhog Day. 🎬
★★★☆☆

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:29:51 -0500

I might be the only one still playing Animal Crossing but one’s island doesn’t rearrange itself. 😃 Gotta give credit where credit is due, ACNH Travel Guide is a lovely companion app for the game.

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:46:30 -0500

How is today the last day of January 2023?! Where did the month go…? 🥱

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:23:15 -0500

“Waste not, want not” is a phrase my Partner took from his grandma’s grandma. I very much doubt she’d have applied it to finishing off a bottle of bloody mary mix but here we are anyway. 😅 (For the record, it’s a virgin drink, this is a working-day 🤪)

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:22:49 -0500

I’m still not sure how I was coerced onto the PRIDE Committee @ work but hanging out with a bunch of ADHD folks while trying to make things better for members of our Community…it’s a lot of fun. 🏳️‍🌈🤣

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:24:35 -0500

Russell was giving a lot of side eye when I was trying to get him to look at the camera… 🤣🐶

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 13:52:45 -0500

All day, I’ve been humming a song and just realized it’s from Kirby’s Adventure. 🤣

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:41:38 -0500

It’s funny…in all the time I’ve been a digital packrat, I’ve never had a Western Digital drive go bad…but the sole remaining Seagate IronWolf drive in my Synology is about to kick the bucket… 😔 Anyone care to guess which brand will be replacing it? 😅

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:25:38 -0500

Looking at a stack of receipts and realized Costco double-charged us for eggs… 😱

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:55:56 -0500

There wasn’t much space in the recliner but he wanted to sit with me and I couldn’t say no… 🥰

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:14:27 -0500

Spent today verifying my creaky old windows application will be fine when IE is forcibly retired next month. Ah, the corporate life… 🤣

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:14:54 -0500

It’s 2023…why are websites still having issues with Safari? I shouldn’t have to open up the console to debug your application / site. 😮‍💨

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:47:13 -0500

I’ve been wearing an Apple Ultra Watch for a couple months now and while I love it’s features (especially the battery life), I’m not a gigantic fan of the look of it on my wrist. I suspect this will be the last one for me and I’ll go back to the smaller size next time. ⌚️

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:06:03 -0500

These phishing emails are starting to look authentic…it took me a few minutes to realize I never used that email address with PayPal. 🤣

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:04:04 -0500

As I suspected, I’m rather sore today but them’s the breaks. 😅

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:17:45 -0500

Went to a gym over my lunch break today for the first time since the pandemic started…and wow, I’m feeling it right now in my arms. 🤣 No pain, no gain…but I need to get rid of some of the gains I’ve made…or at least exchange them for muscle.

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 01:13:40 -0500

Another day, another Charter/Spectrum outage. I was planning on keeping them around as a backup to AT&T Fiber (switched earlier in the week and my firewall let’s me use multiple WAN connections) but why should I pay for a service that keeps going down…? 🤨

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:14:12 -0500

Went out to lunch with a friend and I just couldn’t stop myself from abusing my body with tasty cheese wrapped in a dough-form (ordered the calzone). 🤤

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:38:03 -0500

Had some green curry for lunch…it was tasty but a bit of a mistake (I can already feel the heart-burn forming). 😋😞

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 22:34:20 -0500

Russell was begging for scratches and who was I to deny him…he got a lot of scratches.

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:24:14 -0500

Just got an email from a pizza place, talking about ”helping with Resolutions” 😂🍕

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:01:20 -0500

Decided to get out and enjoy the weather on the first day of the New Year. 🌤️ Russell had a great time exploring one of the local parks. 😄🐾

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:06:11 -0500

Congratulations @Apple, you might have gotten $45 for an interest payment I feel I don’t owe (especially when your app said I wouldn’t be charged interest) but I’m going to use other cards going forward. You win? 😤🤣

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 14:27:43 -0500

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 I woke up to no internet this morning, yay for hotspots! 🤣

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:57:55 -0500

So, power just went out on my block… 😮‍💨🥶

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:02:53 -0500

Didn’t expect to enjoy Spirited to much but wow, that movie…lots and lots of sad but mostly happy tears. 🎥 What a great #holiday movie! 🎄
★★★☆☆

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:25:38 -0500

Home after a quick trip to see the in-laws over the weekend and just realized I have my first meeting in six and a half hours…I’m already tired and the day haven’t ended / started yet. 😮‍💨

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 01:27:05 -0500

Just wrapped up research on a “History of HIV/AIDs” presentation I’m giving at work on Friday, beyond exhausted…my eyes are tired and my mouth won’t stop yawning. 😴🥱

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:24:38 -0500

Deploying my first bit of Java work into Production tonight, fingers crossed! ☕️🤞🏻😅

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 22:22:24 -0500

Hoping for a Miracle this #holiday season…getting through all the movies in my #holiday playlist. 🎄🎬

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 22:06:49 -0500

🍿 Another night during this #holiday season, another movie. I hope no one is Home Alone tonight, it’s scary when the power goes out. 🎄⚡️
★★★☆☆

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:35:27 -0500

Finally got around to building my Super Mario 64 Lego cube and had so much fun doing it. 😃 lostinhaste.com/sc/Lego64…

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:23:47 -0500

🍿 Enjoying the #holiday season, trying to stay awake while building legos. 😴🎄
★★★★☆

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:16:11 -0500

Had such a great time last night at the The Fox last night, the The Piano Guys put on one heck of a show. 😃

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:28:47 -0500

Surprised the ball-n-chain with tickets to see The Piano Guys at The Fox; I had no idea he was a fan of them. 😂

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:02:46 -0500

Let the #holiday viewing season start with mass-insanity of the family variety. 🤣🎄🎅🏻
★★★☆☆

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 14:22:33 -0500

Navigating through four screens to cancel my Amazon Prime membership is rather funny. 🤣 Even once I get a confirmation, I’m told how much I saved on shipping…I wonder if Amazon realizes my buying behavior changes when they give me a free month of Prime…? 🤔

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:15:40 -0500

So dang happy it’s Friday, even if I am dealing with crazy java dependency issues. Sometimes…or at lot of the time…I really miss .Net 👨🏼‍💻☕️

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:24:40 -0500

After trying and failing to get the Holiday decorations out of the basement, I’ve decided to make an early New Years resolution: between tonight and Christmas, I’m going to throw out at least one item every day. 😤😮‍💨

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 22:26:13 -0500

So sad the owner of the local bakery is finally retiring…where am I going to get my holiday themed cookies?! 🦃🍪 (I’m actually happy for her, she’s in her early 70s and would have retired earlier but she didn’t want to abandon people when Covid first started)

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 20:14:45 -0500

I really need to stop buying physical items from Amazon, based on the last six months of orders, the successful delivery rate is roughly 65% 😮‍💨

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:39:03 -0500

Screwing around with Java 7, wondering where it all went wrong, while listening to #holiday music. Gotta love working from home on Black Friday. 🤣🎄

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 23:31:05 -0500

My Partner is finally breaking out his gift from last year, we’ve decided to decorate the top of the piano in legos for the Holiday season instead of a Christmas village. 🎄

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:02:11 -0500

Getting the crock pot ready for tomorrow; Turkey might be the typical tradition for most in the States but as I don’t eat meat, veggie chili is mine. 🤤

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:23:05 -0500

Russell was chasing the sun, poor little muffin. 😹

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:59:10 -0500

Random Thought: Rather amazed at how fast things are falling apart on Twitter…it’s rather sad. My first account on there, I created it back when I was a junior dev at an ad agency, fresh out of college and the closet. Kinda crazy to think how I’ve changed, how the world has changed since then.

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:28:11 -0500

The cold came in over the weekend and I never saw his head again… 🥱😸

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 13:34:11 -0500

So dang happy to be done with Empower Retirement! There is nothing empowering about them…the fees are crazy, their site is a mess, and they charged me $50 an account to leave them. 😮‍💨

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:54:49 -0500

Worst experience ever at the Apple Store…got stuck with someone new…and I knew more about Apple products than them. This should not be taking so long. 😤

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:33:55 -0500

While listening to NPRs @theindicator podcast, I heard them talk about @CARROT_app, which is my weather app of choice. I give that app 5 ⭐️

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:08:47 -0500

Well I might get hate mail over this one…but something is playing throughout the house right now and it isn’t music about ghosts or turkeys… 🎄🎅🏻

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 19:10:25 -0500

Was supposed to attend a party tonight but as the Partner and I spent most of today at Urgent Care, a seasonal movie is the best we can do right now. 👻🎃
★★★★☆

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 14:59:09 -0500

Not overly fond of spending most of the day at Urgent Care but this is so much better than spending it in an ER. Have to say, the folks at Total Access Urgent Care have been amazing.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:05:55 -0500

Well they finally got me…just signed up for an @atpfm membership, couldn’t resist the chicken hat 🤣

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:34:37 -0500

Another weekday, another water issue is the charming (insert sarcasm here) city of Saint Louis. Yesterday, we were under a boil advisory and today, our entire block doesn’t have water. ☹️😞

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:45:49 -0500

So damn sad to hear about the passing of Leslie Jordan today. He might have become famous on Instagram during the Covid pandemic but he’ll always be Beverley Leslie to me.

Goodbye funny man, we’ll miss you.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:17:44 -0500

Date night, went out to an old favorite of ours. 🍱🥢 😋

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:12:40 -0500

Life is just too short to deal with flakes. I’m all for putting in a little more effort to maintain a relationship but if you aren’t even going to attempt to match my energy then there is no reason for me to keep trying. Sometimes the best thing to do is say “goodbye.” 😞

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 09:24:16 -0500

Flu shot done…now back to bed. 🥱

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:02:07 -0500

Just back from the dentist and the numbing is wearing off… 😓

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:00:04 -0500

You know you’re exhausted and not yet awake when you make coffee and then forget you made coffee… 🥱☕️

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:15:29 -0500

Good News Everybody! A random dude called to let me know that I can get student loan help relief by just calling his office.

I guess no one told the spammer that I don’t have any student loans…? 😆

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:01:59 -0500

Sleepy boy…he woke us up and herded us into the living room so he could take a nap… 😅😴🥰

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:40:26 -0500

Russell was eyeing my breakfast this morning… 😋🐶

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:05:12 -0500

Dear Amazon, I don’t know where you delivered my packages but that is not my front porch… 😂😤

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:25:03 -0500

The peril of pissing off a Developer with your city bureaucracy and incompetence: you’ll be getting an automated ticket from me once a day, until the problem is resolved…or my IP is blocked.

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:06:02 -0500

Well shoot, it’s now 2PM and I haven’t taken lunch yet…I kept delaying it b/c I was making progress on a work problem and now, if I do finally take it, dinner will be served at 9… 🤣 #FirstWorldProblems

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:56:49 -0500

Sleepy kitty… 🐱😴

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 14:00:22 -0500

The Nerd Group is almost done with Picard, I think I might have to go back to the start and watch Next Generation again. 📺🎬

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:44:16 -0500

As always was and ever will be, Siri is a flaming dumpster fire. 😭

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:53:03 -0500

Of course, as soon as the couch has been cleaned, this messy monster decided it was time to continue his campaign against cleanliness.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:11:42 -0500

Switched on the carpet cleaner…and I don’t know that I’ve ever seen the cat move so fast. We don’t need to put him on a diet, we just need to clean more often! 🤣

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:21:25 -0500

Been playing Magic Scroll Tactics on my Switch lately; I wouldn’t say it’s a truly great game but it’s mindlessly entertaining. 😊🎮

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 12:36:33 -0500

If anyone is in the STL area, check out Sunny’s Cantina, the food is amazing and the prices are decent. The veggie burrito is beyond delicious. 🤤

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:46:16 -0500

If anyone is looking for a cute place to shop for knickknacks in Saugatuck, MI (just got back from vacation), you should stop by The Laffing Glass; spent a little too much money there but then, I love glass.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:04:38 -0500

Wow @SimpliSafe, not only is is insanely hard to cancel service (seriously, why do I have to call you to cancel) but your exit survey is broken…?! 🤣

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:08:36 -0500

Someone was eyeing my dinner, hoping I’d look away… 🤣

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:43:34 -0500

So far, so good! 🤞🏻

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 17:15:32 -0500

So, my insurance sent me some Covid-19 Antigen tests…that expired in May of 2022…?! 🤔

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:32:10 -0500

Covid-19 has struck the household again…at least we’re ready for it this time… 🤣

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:42:38 -0500

Russell is annoyed with me, he can’t seem to understand I have to work right now instead of giving him head scratches. 🤣

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:32:16 -0500

With the fall of Roe v. Wade, I’m guessing a certian segment of the political population will be coming after LGBTQ+ community next. So dishearted and upset for women everywhere…and worried about what is coming in the future. 🏳️‍🌈

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:14:09 -0500

My last day with my former employer was today. This is the first time I’ve have a gap between positions since 2010. It feels…strange. 🤷🏼

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:04:42 -0500

Is it weird the enhancements to fitness and photos are the thing that excites me most about WWDC this year? Sharing photos with family has been a nightmare for years…and pill tracking just seems like a great idea, especially for those of us (not talking about me here) who are forgetful but also don’t like being reminded by other people… 😆

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:20:37 -0500

I love Trader Joe’s…the selection and quality are great, the stores are clean, and the staff are friendly.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 22:27:54 -0500

Taxes done…nothing like waiting until the last minute/hour… 😮‍💨

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:16:40 -0500

Oh doctors…if I’m fifteen minutes late, my appointment is given away; if they’re fifteen minutes late: “please be seated sir, the doctor will be with you shortly.” 😕

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 20:21:16 -0500

The new case showed up today, so excited for a “project” this weekend!

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:34:07 -0500

There is something rather peaceful about getting to the office before 5:30…no traffic on the road, being along in the building, knowing the coffee is fresh… 😄🥱

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 14:18:39 -0500

He’s waiting for an important phone call.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:51:45 -0500

Russel is basking in the sun and silently judging me for not sharing my lunch… 🤣

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:07:07 -0500

Well here we go again…building another multimedia (Plex) box. 📺💻

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:05:25 -0500

Begging for food and being quite the adorable nuisance… 🥰🐈📷

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:19:30 -0500

Ah, nothing like sitting down to work and hearing the clatter of a dumpster falling into your yard as the garbage truck driver pauses, looks back, shouts an curse word, and drives off…fast. 😮‍💨

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 14:30:01 -0500

Nothing like watching a Sunday show (my partner used to watch Keeping Up Appearances on Sunday with his Grandmother) while doing taxes. 🤣

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:34:53 -0500

This cute little hyacinth is keeping me company while I bang out code this morning…and the scent wafting around the room… ❤️

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:55:29 -0500

I just love it when people send me an email with the subject line in capital letters, followed by a rather silly amount of exclamation points. Sending frantic messages isn’t going to make me look into your alleged bug any faster… 😮‍💨

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:31:00 -0500

Cute ‘lil cardinal was right outside my window most of the early afternoon, snacking from the buffet. 😄

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 15:25:45 -0500

Lazy boy, snoozing in the sun. 🥱

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:22:30 -0500

As I lie next to it, panting from a workout, I’ve come to the realization it might be a good idea to take down the Christmas tree this weekend… 😭

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:17:48 -0500

Silently judging us for making him sit out in the living room to monitor our progress instead of being in his comfy bed of blankets.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:51:23 -0500

Good grief, it’s cold outside… 🥶

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:54:28 -0500

One of my coworkers has been possibly exposed to Covid…but came into the office this morning because they are terrified of the fallout if they ask to stay work from home. I hate this so much. 😤

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:48:15 -0500

King of Pillow Mountain and Santa’s Little Helper…Russell has been a busy little furball this Winter.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:47:12 -0500

It’s always so funny to get spam messages about my Netflix account or student loans…as I don’t have either these days.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 18:16:47 -0500

Life is messy at times and when it gets that way, we just have to clean ourselves up and move forward. 😆

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:39:15 -0500

The Christmas village has been destroyed…it might be time to take it down, before further casualties are caused by the feline invasion.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 21:20:08 -0500

Decided to do a tiny bit of baking, so I made some chocolate chip cookies for game night.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:10:21 -0500

Regal, as always…Russell surveys his domain. 🐶📷

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:14:51 -0500

My current Employer is requiring all employees to provide proof of vaccination, so that an OSHA compliance is met.

I’m at at all opposed to this request / mandate but I do find it funny the system my Employer is using states “do not upload or include information about medical conditions”; the data they’re requesting, it is information about a medical condition… 🤣

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 23:09:33 -0500

Just realized, between my partner and I, we know nine people who have Covid right now… Yay omicron variant… 😷🤒

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:02:42 -0500

This sleepy little guy is twitching in his sleep and clearly ready for bed. 🐶📷

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:41:39 -0500

It seems like it was years ago (and honestly, it was years ago or so it seems) but I received some bad news last night and instantly flashed back to my days at University, to my favorite liturature course, one covering the Victorian Era (for those of you who don’t know me, I have a minor in English literature). Christina Rossetti is one of my favorite authors of that era and one of her poems is echoing through my head, even this morning:

Promises Like Pie-Crust

Promise me no promises,
So will I not promise you:
Keep we both our liberties,
Never false and never true:
Let us hold the die uncast,
Free to come as free to go:
For I cannot know your past,
And of mine what can you know?

You, so warm, may once have been
Warmer towards another one:
I, so cold, may once have seen
Sunlight, once have felt the sun:
Who shall show us if it was
Thus indeed in time of old?
Fades the image from the glass,
And the fortune is not told.

If you promised, you might grieve
For lost liberty again:
If I promised, I believe
I should fret to break the chain.
Let us be the friends we were,
Nothing more but nothing less:
Many thrive on frugal fare
Who would perish of excess.

It’s funny how the human mind works…you can be focused one some bad news and instantly the brain takes you down memory lane, to something totally irrelevant and yet completly on point.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:44:57 -0500

Last day of holiday break…so many things I haven’t yet done but it’s hard to find the energy.

Plus, it’s hard to be productive when this little furball wants to be lazy as well… 🐕📷

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 21:30:51 -0500

No, it is not time for Valentine’s Day…put away the red hearts and bring back Christmas…it isn’t even the New Year! 😤

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:12:33 -0500

Random Thought: Three-day work weeks are always rough…and when you wake up to literal freezing weather but you’re all snuggly in bed, well, it’s very hard to get up and going.

Clearly more coffee is required… ☕️

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 20:08:00 -0500

Watching / listening to As Time Goes By while wrapping gifts. 🎄🎁