2023
Financial Awareness
Financial awareness forms the foundation of any personal finance system. It empowers you to make informed choices, preventing you from falling into debt or facing financial troubles. You might think that becoming financially aware is challenging or time-consuming, but it doesn’t have to be. In just 30 days, you can establish a solid starting point.
Obsidian Makeover
A few weeks ago I realized the current structure of my vault was not enabling me to move the needle and allow me to focus on the important things.
Eisenhower Matrix for Personal Finance
The Eisenhower Matrix is a time management technique that can be applied to personal finance. It provides a framework for financial tasks based on their urgency and importance - allowing you to focus your time and energy on the financial matters that will have the biggest impact. In this article, we’ll explore how to use the Eisenhower Matrix to organize your personal finances.
Productivity in Video Games
I recently bought a Nintendo Switch Friend code and was checking out the Pikmin 4 demo. In the game I came across the term Dandori.
2019
From Consumer to Creator
I have a long-standing desire to write and share what I have learned over my career in the computer industry. I was a web developer for over 20 years; spent a few years building computers and networks and have been transitioning to DevOps Engineer. I feel like someone can learn from my successes and failures.
2018
Ansible Inventory File Options
Inventory file or folder
Creating a Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Cert with Ansible
Creating a Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Cert with Ansible
2017
When Automations and Continuous Integrations Fail
Everyone has tasks they have to do but would rather not. There are a handful of things we can automate, and should like paying bills, reminders for appointments or testing code before deploying. Every one of these can fail if you do not have a plan to review them regularly.
Using Jenkins for Drupal and Wordpress - Your First Job
Using Jenkins for Drupal and Wordpress - Navigating and Setup
Our second in the Using Jenkins for Drupal and Wordpress series, we will cover the interface and a few key administration settings. ReadPart 1 - Installation
Drupal / Wordpress Continuous Integration (CI), testing each commit
Continuous Integration (CI) at a high level is testing every code push from each developer, every time. While this sounds like an argues task, it does not have to be. Drupal and Wordpress both have tools available that can help you test your code.
Using Jenkins for Drupal and Wordpress - Installation
This is the first in a series on Using Jenkins for Drupal and Wordpress. Over the next few posts I will cover which plugins to use, server-side software needed, how to back up the remote database, testing each commit and more.
Setting up Docker4Drupal/Docker4Wordpress with multiple projects on Mac - Redo
Edited 2018-01-24 to switch to .test for local
Using Dnsmasq for local development on macOS
Edited 2018-01-24 to switch to .test for local
Setting up docker4drupal with multiple projects on Mac
I have recently started testing and using docker4drupal. (I also use DrupalVM and vagrant; but that’s another post.) I setup to be quick and easy.
Health and fitness
On March 18th Jana and I decided to challenge each other to loose weight. I started out at 218 lbs. on a 6 ft frame. The goal is to get to 190 lbs by Labor Day, the first weekend in September.
MidCamp 2017 talk on Jenkins and Drupal.
| The Butler Did It: Putting Jenkins To Work For You | MidCamp |
2016
Today I am saddened, Today I am hopeful
```text Today I am saddened Today I am saddened for the women mistreated by misogynistic views and actions Today I am saddened for those who have been mistreated by racist views and actions Today I am saddened for the LGBTQ community who are just trying to have a voice Today I am saddened by the people who show hate over love and compassion Today I am saddened for my own sins against humanity Today I am saddened for those who think the world has ended Today I am saddened for those who think the revolution has started Today I am saddened for those who do not know the joy and peace of Jesus Today I am saddened
Why Apple Defends Encryption
Here’s Why Public Wifi is a Public Health Hazard — Matter — Medium
2015
There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk
```text I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out.
It’s hard to know
“It’s hard to know what you’ll need to know in order to know what you’ll need to know.” — Merlin Mann