Category: Personal

Since Musk took over Twitter, I’ve had a couple of blog posts explaining that Twitter just…feels different now and not in a good way. It’s not the only website that I sense has grown far beyond what it should be. I’ve blogged in the past how different Facebook feels now compared to when it first … Continue reading “Hey so I’m over on Mastodon now”

I’m 30 today. I suppose that’s a milestone birthday. Doesn’t feel any different than 29. Why would it? 29 was yesterday. I do recognized that Father Time is undefeated and I need to develop some better habits to assist in my longevity. Thankfully, I’m not starting from 0 so that’s a good thing.

Happy Thanksgiving if that’s your thing! I have some code to write and some video games to play. Not too excited for any of the NFL games this year but that’s alright. We have some (hopefully) great college football to watch and a World Cup match against England! Anyway, happy Thanksgiving.

After almost 3 years of dodging this mess, I finally caught COVID-19. Not really sure how as I work from home and don’t go very many places, but still caught it. Had an appointment for the updated booster next week too. When folks say “it’s like a bad cold” I understand where they come from … Continue reading “I finally caught COVID”

This tweet cropped up this week. It’s a very Twitter tweet. Who was responsible for giving this power? Who is the “we”? What power are we discussing? Getting past the snarky responses that immediately come to me, I know what they mean. I am a morning person. I won’t scream “good morning” at you or … Continue reading “Morning People”

I watched Chris Pirillo’s “Would You Go Back to a Dumb Phone?” video recently and it inspired me to think about my own smartphone usage. Awhile back, I decided that I had enough of my phone pinging all of the time. I set up a profile so that I simply don’t get notifications unless its … Continue reading “The Smartphone”

The headline kind of ruins the surprise but Joslyn and I got a dog! Dani here is a mini poodle rescue and we love him very much. Excuse the mess in the photo. We weren’t great about cleaning his first couple of weeks here. We always had dogs growing up. I recognize now that I … Continue reading “So We Got a Dog”

Well, it’s been quite the summer. As I sit here on Labor Day and reflect on the summer, I recognize that it’s been busy. I’ve been fortunate to see multiple friends get married, had pretty smooth flights in a summer of crazy air travel. I’ve been lucky. As a textbook introvert, I’m looking forward to … Continue reading “And Breathe Out”

There are some things I’ve noticed that I’m interpreting as signal I’m getting older. Around 5 years ago, I completely lost sight of Top 40 music. Some of my favorite athletes are retiring or have been retired for some time. One that feels more personal, is the fact I’m really starting to feel the wheels … Continue reading “The Performative Nature of Instagram”

I’ve been a hurt runner for a long time. Growing up, I was constantly dealing with some type of tendonitis, pulled muscles, you name it. In the summer of 2019, I set out to run the Monumental half marathon in Indianapolis. About a month into training I started getting some tendonitis in my achilles which … Continue reading “Yoga”