• People

    People

    A worthy question indeed. I used to do a lot of things, for myself and others, that lately I have ignored or willfully chosen to not take action. What I need to figure out is whether the question is asking me to commit to doing more of something that I used to do or asking… Read more

  • Unhappy 40-something

    Unhappy 40-something

    I’m not happy and haven’t been in a while. The whole going through the motions thing has been my go to for several months, or even a few years, because that is what I can handle right now. Thinking about this now for hours before deciding to open up a browser, I have come to… Read more

  • Computer Brands Just Suck

    Computer Brands Just Suck

    After a recent purchase of the system pictured below, I decided that I didn’t want to have all the bloatware sitting on the system doing who knows what. I figured it would be a quick process to get it booted into a mode to allow a USB installation of vanilla Windows 11 Pro, but oh… Read more

  • Take the Bite out of Politics

    Take the Bite out of Politics

    The season of voting is upon us again and it’s been a literal charlie foxtrot in my neck of the woods. I can’t watch more than 15 minutes of television without seeing a political attack ad on one of the multiple candidates that are on the ticket this round. At no point have I ever… Read more

  • Technology Can Suck It

    Technology Can Suck It

    My career has been built on the technology that is controlling and running everything. It’s ironic that the technology that has created a career is the same technology that I now don’t trust and hate using outside of work hours. I already don’t carry my cell phone most weekends and, if I do, it’s on… Read more

  • So What If You’re Offended

    So What If You’re Offended

    I don’t recognize what’s going on around me anymore. Some time ago I shifted my focus on things to only what I could control through my own actions. Everything else that fell outside of that bubble was observed, thought about, pondered, etc., but at no point was it actioned by me. The difference in my… Read more