2023 Project 52 – 32/52
Busy week. We had the P!nk concert at Nationals Ballpark on Monday. We saw “The Play That Goes Wrong” at the Kennedy Center on Friday. Went to the Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Convention Center in DC…
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2023 Project 52 – 28/52
Big news this week. First, I finished my hellish Secure Software Development course. I was at the point where I was hoping for a “C” in the class. The professor apparently curved the grades and I got a “B+”. Woohoo!…
2023 Project 52 – 23/52
The week started off slow; just work and school really. Then Wednesday and Thursday were smoke-filled from the wildfires in Canada. Really hoping folks are safe and they get everything under control. Then this weekend was a mix of chores,…
2023 Project 52 – 4/52
2023 Project 52 – 3/52
Busy week for it being a shorter week. Date night with the wife. Finished a couple books. Went to the eye doctor. Went to a cloud security workshop.
2023 Project 52 – 2/52
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Short week of work. I took a couple days off and we drove up to Philadelphia to spend some time at the Christmas Market and visit a few favorite spots in the city. Because the wife is off work for…
Best Smartphone Camera 2022?
MKBHD has done another annual vote for best camera on a smartphone. This year they took it up a notch though. They created a website allowing folks to blind vote (as usual), but made it more of a ranked voting…
49/52
I had my last final of the semester this week. Grades were done this weekend and I got an “A” in both Cybersecurity and Identity Management; I even got 100% on my 12 page research paper. Hooray and phew! Now…
48/52
This week’s lack of much to post about brought to you by: studying for two finals and finishing a research paper. I did have a wonderful anniversary celebration with the wife this weekend though. We celebrated our 26 years of…
44/52
If you didn’t read my last post, I had a WordPress emergency. I’ve gotten it back to about 90%, but the most recent images are in a strange state. I have to decide what (or if) I want to do…
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I’m really enjoying the Fall colors this week. Fall is my favorite time of year and October is my favorite month. The wife, the son, and I picked up some Philz coffee and went for a walk through Four Mile…
TV recommendation: The Rehearsal
Look, I don’t know how to explain this show. In fact, I think it defies explanation. But I am telling you that you NEED to watch it. The Verge sums it up like this, “[T]he basic premise of The Rehearsal is that…
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Unlike last week, this was a pretty busy week. Work and school were pretty typical, but we did a lot at home. My birthday was last week, so the family spoiled me with presents and cake. We got to go…
My Mostly Magnificent Miscellany 007
James Bond edition! Get it … because 007? It’s not really a post dedicated to James Bond. I mean, I like the films, but I don’t think I know or follow the series enough to have a whole post dedicated…
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Busy week of work. We’re re-focusing on some of the basics and trying to get everybody on board with some of the changes happening around the office. I love the direction we’re going and I see our team being very…
39/52
This week was simultaneously long and went by quickly. I guess it *felt* long during the week, but when looking back it went by quickly. Lots of business at work and home. At home we have a couple projects in…
My Mostly Magnificent Miscellany 006
Humorous Pepsi has a contest in which winners can win a limited edition S’mores pack of Pepsi. Not a pack of Pepsi to bring to a S’mores night by the campfire. But actual flavored drinks designed to simulate the taste…
My Mostly Magnificent Miscellany 005
What I Learned About The NY Times Daily podcast had an interesting feature about metal rights on the bottom of the ocean in international waters. If there’s a way for somebody to make a $hitload of money, they’ll do it…
My Mostly Magnificent Miscellany 003
What I Learned About The global droughts going on right now have made a whole host of strange things surface. From dead bodies in Lake Mead, Nevada to “Hunger Stones” in the river between Germany and the Czech Republic. It’s…
My Mostly Magnificent Miscellany 002
What I’m Listening To I regularly like to pick a song and have YouTube music make a “radio station” out of it; making an “on the spot” playlist of similar songs. This popped up in a radio station based on…
Calm Your Cats, Lady
I’m reminded almost daily how bad social media can be. Most notably with neighborhood groups filled with a mish-mash of random levels of idiot. You know you don’t HAVE to respond to every post you see, right? You don’t even…
28/52
A short week back at work was helpful; providing a soft landing after vacation. Next week will be my first full week in three weeks though … so wish me luck. I stopped at World Market this week while waiting…
Fun At Work #541
Approximately a month ago, a teammate and I updated a process to request account changes on various networks that we control We automated everything and are running it through our ticketing process so we can approve and audit the requests…