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Trump and His Bullies Can’t Tell Me Who I Am
They may change the laws. But they cannot change who I am, no matter how many executive orders he signs.
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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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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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$180
To say we’ve had a lot going on with our house since we moved in is like saying the 2024 political climate is somewhat polarized. There’s been a lot to deal with, and a lot to learn. Today’s was a comparatively small issue and a pretty quick fix. By a long shot, the least expensive…
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