A garage sale for your mind

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Latest — 10 Mar 2026

Primal Urges

Every time I light a fire and smell the smoke – most recently in the context of getting the grill going – something in my very core is awoken; something that wants me to own a big chunk of land in the mountains with a cabin or something, where we can go

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Wind-ow

We were driving along when the wind started "whistling" because the window was slightly open. The kid in the car with me asked what that sound was. I explained. And then we both started wondering about the word "window" and "wind". Are they related?

Finally Running

I don't particularly love running, but I do love that, as far as being a mechanism for exercise, it just requires clothes and shoes. It is about as simple as possible. When I moved into this mountainous neighborhood I had to get used to running uphill. Eventually I

Friends

If you don't have yourself some first generation, Chinese immigrant friends, get yourself some first generation, Chinese immigrant friends. The take-home leftovers are amazing.

Kindle Kids Catch 22

My 9yo comes to me with his Kindle. He's reading a book that has some printable supplementary material. When he taps on the link, the Kindle tells him that printing is not supported from within Amazon Kids. Hmm. I exit Amazon Kids for him. Maybe we can access

St. Croix Pros & Cons

One of the downsides to life on St. Croix is that Amazon deliveries might take 2 - 3 days, but they might also randomly get hung up in Puerto Rico for 3 - 4 weeks. There's no way to tell. One of the upsides though is that there

The Birth of the Girl

My mother-in-law came into town as the due date grew near. She stayed home with the two boys (H: not quite two years old, and K: not quite four years old) while we rushed off to the hospital. (At least two of my wife’s siblings were born on the

Technical Interviews

So, I'm interviewing for this Senior Staff level software engineering position that requires knowledge of cryptography and network programming / extensions. There's a series of three technical interviews and the first interview focusses entirely on applying the MVVM pattern with SwiftUI. Why?? If I can't

Dog Owners, Poop & Smoking

It is easy to misplace blame. You might be disgusted with the snotty attitude of a child, but the correct place for your disappointment should be the ineffective parents. You might be disappointed with an elected official, but you should probably cast your gaze on the citizens of that jurisdiction

An Ostrich Omelette

I’ve cooked countless chicken eggs and a handful of duck eggs. One day I’d like to get my hands on an ostrich egg. Maybe make an ostrich omelette? I once had a breakfast of scrambled duck eggs with wagyu steak (and a side of sour dough bread). I

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