Taking The Time To Give Back…

The last few years Melinda and I have had grand aspirations to give back to society and, to a certain degree we’ve been somewhat successful. We did the Breast Cancer 3 Day six years in a row and raised a good amount of money to help find a cure to that terrible disease. We’ve also [...]

The Fine Art of Staying Put…

So, as noted here and numerous other places that we could feel sorry for ourselves, we didn’t get to take our trip to Scandinavia this week, but, on the flip-side we did take a week off and while we may still steal away for little getaway, we’ll all likely just stay put. Sounds like a [...]

Searching for That Elusive Tranquil Sea…

(Warning! – Diary-type post ahead!) For the bulk of my life I’ve tried to keep an equilibrium in my head.  I learned at a fairly early age that being reactionary rarely gets you anything where the end result is optimal or productive.  It always ends up with both parties trying to lessen the “drama” through [...]

On the Fine Art of Periodically Pulling the Plug…

Since my early to mid 20’s until now (34 years), I’ve been a constantly connected individual. It all started when my first IT gig out of college gave me a bag phone for my car (basically a HUGE bulky cell phone) and then helped me pay for my first laptop (an enormous, yet incredibly well-made [...]

The Highs and Lows of Tech…

So sometimes technology is like a big ole lump of clay for me to sculpt and make my own and, when it works, I’m in love with it. Like here for instance. But sometimes technology is a big ole sack of chaos. Ruled by squirrelly electrical current and a crappy wiring job by the folks [...]

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