“Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what’s incomplete and saying: ‘Now, it’s complete because it’s ended here.’” from “Collected Sayings of Maud’Dib” by the Princess Irulan

The Background After nearly a life long wait, I finally got fiber internet installed a few weeks ago!! AT&T has been slowly building out their network in Los Altos, CA. Maybe ten years ago or ...

So that you may always look back to it no matter where life takes the two of you. July 6, 2024 For those in the crowd who know me well, you are probably aware that I am the type of person who tri...

One of my Covid projects was to compile all of the quotes that appear at the beginning of The Clone Wars episodes (I often appreciated the lesson and meaning associated with each one when I watched...

The Fire Nation was defenseless! I ended up driving to San Saba from Austin due to the weather conditions. Much fewer clouds clogged the sky there, plus that town had more time in totality (3m47s!...

Pressing on (a test of resiliency 🙃) In preparation for the total solar eclipse that will pass over much of the continental United States on April 8, I ordered a solar filter for my camera. I took...

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow ...

My 2023 gifts for my brothers (doubling for both birthday and end of year) were two wood chessboards that I constructed out of walnut, hard maple, and gaboon ebony. They are part of my list of proj...

In my last homelab post, I went over the mess of configurations I’ve tried out over time to securely and manageably run applications on my server. This is the current state of it all! (A nice repre...

I recently ordered more loose leaf tea from Harney & Sons! The varieties I chose for this round were: Organic Gunpowder Green Tea Chamomile Decaf Ceylon Decaf Vanilla Comoro Organic...