As it were…

I’m writing this post to have a platform for the Gutenberg block “Super List Block“, made by my friend Aurooba. For a while now I’ve been disappointed by the lack of features in the default block, and overwhelmed by features in more advanced blocks, and been looking for a happy middle ground. Let’s see if […]

I’ve produced a lot of content in the last 15 years or so, but nearly all of it has been for other people, and posted places I don’t own. A couple years ago I was thinking it would be cool to have all of that listed in one place, to make something like a portfolio. […]

If LinkedIn is to be believed, finding quality applicants is hard. Employers aren’t making it easy, & ARE streamlining for poor applicants

When I was very young, too young really, my mom subscribed me to the Weekly Reader Book Club. Some of my favorite books of all time came from that club. Secret Of The Old Post Box was one of them. I did a review of it some years ago. This is the book that taught […]

In which I do a survey of the moments in my career where I learned new things that changed everything.

I’ve known I have sleep apnea for years now, but when my doctor told me it’s actually quite dangerous we scheduled a test. So in the spring of 2024 I did a home sleep test. I wore a harness on my chest, a nasal cannula, and a blood meter on my finger. After the results […]

My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. Proverbs 3:21-22 If this your first experience with this series “Letters to my son” you may want to start with the preface, it’ll explain a lot […]

There are a few shows lately that have brought me peace to watch. There’s no angst, not anger, no frustration. Just peace. I recommend watching these if you’re looking for that. Travel Man Richard Ayoade Is a comedian from the UK, perhaps best known for his role as Moss in The IT Crowd. He also […]

For many years now this has been my favorite poem, by Robert Frost. Whose woods these are I think I know.   His house is in the village though;   He will not see me stopping here   To watch his woods fill up with snow.    My little horse must think it queer   To stop without a farmhouse near   Between the woods and […]

Attention non-Christians: there’s a special bit just for you below, please read. Part One: Antichrist The Bible refers to “antichrist” in three different ways. I’m going to talk about one of them. Here are the two I’m NOT going to talk about: The Anti Christ at the end of times, and specific people who have […]