Good evening, all. It's been a week since I posted something on Substack. The past week has been interesting, to put it mildly. I've spent a lot of time setting up some technical infrastructure for my local network and home lab. As I work through all…
I’ll admit, I have been struggling with writing lately. I have a pool of ideas to pull from, but prying the words out of my head has been a challenge. What’s worse, I seem to be inventing things to distract me from my writing. For example, I have…
I woke up this morning, and like every other day, jumped into my morning routine. This usually is enough to get my body and brain woken up and ready to go. If I’m not fully awake after my two-minute cold shower and my ten-minute dynamic warm-up, then I know…
If you have followed me for some time, you know I have been on a journey to get physically in shape for many months. I have tried numerous workout routines, joined a gym, then quit, started streaks, and ended them. There has been a lot of trial and error, but…
If you have been following my channel for a while, you should know that I am always looking for new tools to help improve my computing experience. This is especially true when it comes to my writing workflow. I am a Linux user and have been for many years. There…
I'm back! I told you I'd only be gone a week, and I worked really hard to keep my promise. It was not easy, but I believe it will be well worth it. This post will reintroduce you to the site and give you a summary…
There was a major meltdown of my laptop yesterday. My trusty machine was running Linux Mint since the end of January. It has been a decent experience, with a few exceptions. Recently I posted about my nightly crashing issue. My fix was to shut the machine down each night. Give…
Today, my brain was revolting against me. I spent most of the day in a distracted state. I tried several different approaches to focus. Do you know what worked? Opening an app on my phone named Finelo. Finelo is like Duolingo for investing. It has lessons divided up into bite-sized…