I love to code, write things, run. Freelance web consultant, Linux Sys Admin, WordPress geek. Database nerd. I enjoy most Linux distros. Non-conforming in lots of areas. Veteran. Trans/NB.
I rescue and maintain websites at https://wp-dj.com.
I also make silly cartoons sometimes.
Prep cook for my wife’s vegan cuisine.
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Coming to Terms with Owning a Home
We’ve been living in the home for almost a year and I’m still not sure it’s real.
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My Oven Doesn’t Need WiFi
The number of everyday objects where engineers decide to inject wireless capability seems to be increasing daily. My oven doesn’t need WiFi.
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A Bad Day at Wrigley is Better Than a Good Day in Prison
When I say that a bad day at Wrigley is better than a good day in prison, my only prison experience is entirely based on The Shawshank Redemption.
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Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2024
I swear, I did not plan to buy anything. I only wanted to gaze at the tech. But I got…itchy.
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Advice for the Passionless
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the nature of passion and work and how we try so hard to combine the two.
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Why Cybersecurity Feels Like Bullshit
After the gazillionth data breach in a few short years, with the same experts and agencies always weighing in, I wanted to write a little something about where things stand from a layperson’s point of view.
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Owning a Home is… Expensive
We’ll likely look back on this time and think, Wow, I’m really glad we drank all those cocktails every night.
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Reading right now
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have a stack of books I was reading. I’ve been a library hound from a very young age. Even today, wandering the stacks at our local library gives me joy. Even if I don’t know what I’m looking for, there’s something about seeing so many books that…
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François
Saw this character at the French market yesterday. I don’t know if he is French, but I suspect there was a purposeful intention of looking French. I just had to draw him when I got home.