Category: General

  • Katie has graduated πŸŽ“

    Katie has graduated πŸŽ“

    My sister’s firstborn is now pretty much an adult. I am devastated, but I suppose it is for the best. I always called her my own, but it is time to let go. She will be attending UNC next year and due to being a monster achiever (did a pre-college high school thing that basically

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  • My old site has been imported!

    My old site has been imported!

    Since 2012, I’ve been held onto the contents of my site from 2004 until then in a folder on my computer. It was created in an archaic framework that didn’t have any support for transitioning to modern things… Until today… when I vibe coded my own tool. Basically, I used a code editor to load

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  • Why is our electric bill so damned high?

    Why is our electric bill so damned high?

    When we moved to Vermont, our electric bill nearly doubled. We have a larger house, but we’re heating with oil (we’ll talk about that bill another day), barely use air conditioning, have low power/efficient everything… Why is it so high? I was convinced we had an electrical leak somewhere. Far-fetched, but they happen, especially in

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  • Bryn, 3 Years

    Bryn, 3 Years

    We no longer have babies. Bryn was the easiest two year old in existence. Fun to be around, easy-going, silly. We’re a week into three at the time of this writing and… she either has a cold or three is real πŸ˜‰ She loves trying to keep up with her big sister (and is in

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  • Video Games

    Video Games

    I’m a gamer. Always have been. Well, ever since Mom and Dad let me grip that Atari 2600 controller. Or did the trick to loading a floppy on the Commodore 64 come first? LOAD “*”, 8, 1 If you know, you know Regardless, games have been a part of my life from a very early

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  • 2024 Year In Review

    2024 Year In Review

    Hilarious that I began last year saying it was a relatively stable year. Little did I know my “little” stint between jobs was going to last as long as it did (six months) and affect me so much. This year was overall a mixed bag. Continue for more… Job It is telling that this is

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