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parenting Personal

Integrity – You Either Know It, or You Have None

Being a parent is an educational experience. I’ve mentioned before that helping others is critical to emotional development and growth. Parenting is, by necessity, a chance to instill integrity in your child. Honesty is an issue that’s arisen lately with one of my kids. It’s frustrating and humbling all at the same time. When I […]

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Music

Strange Music – I Love It

Hands down, this is some of the strangest “metal” I have ever heard. Hope you like it. Also, check out Igorrr’s website.

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t3ch

Retro Peripheral Setup – Mechanical Keyboard and Stuff

I switched out my Apple peripherals for a mechanical keyboard and ergonomic mouse. It’s got a retro feel that’s awesome.

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emotions Personal

Lessons From 1000 Days of Sobriety

Today marks 1,000 days since I surrendered to my fight with alcohol. in these last 24,000 hours of sobriety I have learned a few things. It was the inevitable outcome of sitting with my feelings for 1,440,000 minutes (86,4000,000 seconds). Perhaps the most important thing I’ve learned through all of this – I can be […]

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Personal Politics

Why I Removed My Social Media Apps

“Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche The whole world seems to have gone crazy. That’s the impression that I have from what I see on social media apps. So, I deleted all of the apps. I didn’t delete accounts. I […]

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emotions

Less is More.

It’s almost been a year since I last wrote here. A lot has happened. There’s too much to mention, but here are the highlights: Ashley and I bought a house to renovate. Ashley and I bought a dog. Ashley and I got engaged. Ashley got pregnant. Ashley sold her old place. I gained a ton […]

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fitness

Qalo Ring Photoshoot

Luke’s final photoshoot, for the Qalo ring (as well as some lady’s apparel items that sadly didn’t feature me).

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t3ch

GitLab Delete Bulk Issues

At the time of this writing (June 20, 2019), GitLab doesn’t have a feature to bulk delete issues. This is a real challenge for me right now. I’ve got builds auto-creating issues that have been ignored for months. I now have thousands of issues to remove. Save me  your lectures about maintenance and architecture. Let’s […]

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emotions

Deep In Thought

There’s been a ton of things going on in life lately. I can’t say everything going on, but suffice to say – it’s plenty. The Challenge I have issues with feeling overwhelmed. I have issues with not feeling good enough. I have issues with abandonment. So, lately, I’ve had a good amount of testing on […]

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fitness

Resiliency Project Photoshoot

Latest photoshoot for the Resiliency Project. I’ve done a few photo shoots with Luke before. He’s a great photographer, and a great friend. Stoked to have some awesome sponsors for this. I’ve been a fan of graston technique since I tore my pec in 2014. The Leopard Claw’s samurai sword shape (@leopard_claw) helps reach areas […]