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Latest — 11 May 2026

European Car Mechanic Drives a Chevy

I'm sitting in the waiting room at my mechanic. It is first thing in the morning. He specializes in European cars. Every car in the little parking lot out front is a Mercedes, Audi or the like. He pulls up in a beat up Chevy Silverado which I

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Waterfalls, Hiking, Dinner, Etc.

Somehow I managed to get my work done at a reasonable hour, so H, A and I (it's too bad my name doesn't start with an "I", because then my abbreviations could be even more confusing) made the trek down into the valley to

Blinded by My Refrigerator; My Mom's Silver Service

Some product features are so painfully obvious that it is impossible to understand why they don't exist. It has been maybe ten minutes, and I can still "see" the blindingly bright light from the refrigerator when I close my eyes. Whether the sun is streaming in

The Lime Wire Sardine Can

When I worked at Lime Wire in SoHo NYC, when I first hired on, the developers had a "pod" of desks. It was relatively spacious. We each had six or eight feet of desk space. It was open, which wasn't ideal, but with only a half

Don't Give Up and Get Fat

I went to a child's birthday party recently; a friend of my kids. We live in a rural area, but a generally affluent rural area. This party was also rural, but perhaps a bit less affluent (a solid step or two above trailer park). I should caveat what

Elgato Stream Deck for Workouts?

I've been looking for an excuse to buy an Elgato Stream Deck literally for years. I don't exercise a ton of self-control when it comes to useful tech purchases that will give me productivity edge, but we're going on years now, and I haven&

Park Friends

I'm at the park with my computer getting some work done. J came along with snacks and toys and the hope that some other friends would show up. Eventually one did. J was overjoyed, but a dispute quickly arose. J: Would you like to play basketball with me?

Sunday Traffic

The one annoyance with our commute to and from church is this highway that crosses paths with a mega church. The traffic isn’t bad in a rush hour sense. I just have Sunday morning, low traffic expectations borne of experiences decades ago that have no bearing on reality. So,

Death by Boomer

I live in a very large neighborhood largely filled with very old people. There are "big box" grocery stores about thirty minutes away. Half as far away is a small strip mall with a small-ish grocery store. If we just need one or two things, we'll

The Value of Field Testing

I was thinking about bike camping yesterday; I don't know why it came to mind. My first bike camping experience was a great lesson in field testing though. I had done all of the "integration" testing I could at home. I packed up all of the

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