Image Attribution: Alpha Stock Images – http://alphastockimages.com/ I have been on a tear on social media channels and more specifically on my Google/Opentable reviews when it comes to merchants and restaurants incorrectly using of so-called convenience fees. The problem lately is everyone is starting to do it because they THINK it’s …
Read More »The Great Divide That Shatters Relationships
James St. John, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons This past weekend and the subsequent days since have literally been a roller coaster of emotions. It has ended up resulting in not only the single worst vacation to date, but also created such a blast radius of mis communication, …
Read More »What I Learned From Taking Extended Time off and Short Term Disability
Just about 8 weeks ago, as many people may know, I went in for surgery to repair my left distal bicep tendon. Back in 2022, I was lifting a sheet of plywood in Lowes and ended up with a “high grade partial tear”. I won’t go into the mess that …
Read More »A New Partnership Emerges for STK Promotions
Just over a year ago I wrote about a trip to Champaign Illinois to visit a friend who lost someone in the line of duty. The experience was humbling for me to say the least. In light of all the things going on in the world, for me the Police …
Read More »How To Automate Lighting With Plex Playback
As my Plex setup and my Home Theater have evolved I am always looking for new ways to improve the usability and function of the combined experience. I actually did this a while back and just now got to documenting it, but the requirement I had was to operate the …
Read More »Did I Let Myself Down?
I woke up today, in a sense, hating myself. I’m going to disclose something only a handful people knew about 8 months ago when I wrote the post below. Today was to be my last day. My last day working in technology. My last day on any and every social …
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