Swap On!
I've never had stability issues with my VPS provider of choice ... until I started using Ghost. As soon as I started publishing posts, the whole VPS would freeze up and I'd have to force reset it. It felt as though if I were gentle with the
Curtis Jones
The Vision Pro I Want
What is most irksome is that I know Apple could make this here and now if they wanted to; they’ve got all the requisite tech ready and available.
The biggest shortcoming of any beautiful monitor is that you can’t take it with you. If I want peak productivity
License to Trim
I had a chance conversation with a guy who has spent forty-something years working as a barber. I’ve always thought it baffling that hair cutting is licensed by the state. I’d really like to know the history of this gross over reach. There was once a time when
One Time, Long Ago…Cheez-It
One time, long ago, I wrapped up a significant bike ride (six mountain gaps and maybe 70 miles, if memory serves). I treated myself by purchasing a box of Cheez-Its from Walmart. Now, I’ve bought Cheez-Its many times — they’re my favorite snack, after all — but this was the
Unexpected Advent Reading
10:58am (two minutes until church starts)
Pastor: Curtis, are you guys ready for this?
Me: Yeah.... Wait. Ready for what?
Pastor: The advent reading. (He motions over to the candles.)
Me: ???
Pastor: This week it is your family's turn. See, it's right here in the
Children and Communion
When fencing the table, the minister will call on unbelievers to not participate ("lest you eat and drink condemnation upon yourself"). Why do we exclude baptized children of believers, along with unbelievers?
This isn't something I put much thought into until I tried and failed to
Interviewing is a Perishable Skill
Just stop for a second, first, and realize that I'm not advocating for job-hopping. I also don't want to come across as suggesting that you waste other people's time by interviewing for jobs you don't want. With that said, if the first
Children’s Church (or How to Fail Your Child)
My church “bubble” was such that I was aware that children’s “church” was a thing, but I never saw it on a regular basis or even knew anyone whose kids actively participated in it.
Then we moved.
Our new church situation was such that unless we wanted to hop
Religiosity & Rocky Ground
So, 2020 rolls around, lunacy strikes, governments around the world start forcing people to stay home and "non-essential" businesses to close. Other businesses close voluntarily. Some states (and countries) force churches to close. Other churches close voluntarily.
A significant number of people start "doing church online."
Best Practices
This reminds me of a consulting firm that was hired by one of my employers. They sent over a handful of "senior" engineers.
It's rarely the newbies who are the problem: more often than not, they eagerly accept feedback; it is the developers with ~10 years