Photo
I (actually my daughter) took a photo: Matt Up Close
Asia took this about a month ago. She’s quite the photographer if I do say so myself. iPhone 7 & Snapseed
Raspberry Pi
Install Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) on your Raspberry Pi
Ryan Finnie, who once brought us a semi-working Ubuntu Server 16.04 has brought his Raspberry Pi flavored Ubuntu 18.04 to the masses (I say 16.04 was semi-working because some got it to work, some (I) didn’t). I’ve been running 18.04 Read more…
Raspberry Pi
Your own Dynamic DNS (DDNS) with Raspberry Pi and Cloudflare
There are a lot of these types of tutorials out there, and most (well, some) of them work well. However, they end up leaving out just one or two things (‘er, commands) to get things going. So, this may, or Read more…
Short Story
The son of a Hitman
Rules. There are rules for everything in life. Good or bad, the rules are there for someone to follow. Traffic? Rules. Tests? Rules. Life? Rules. Well, some rules anyway. My life has rules too. Not my rules mind you, but Read more…
Short Story
Conveyor Lady
For the most part, it was smooth. Though worn in a few areas, it was in its peak-prime-shape for sure. Sliding along on its rollers the sound was soothing to Tasha who’d just finished her daily inspection of the life Read more…
Photo
I took a photo: B&W Jack
I was taking a photography course when I took this photo of my son Jack a few years ago. I got really lucky with the sun in the perfect angle and he in a good mood. Canon T3i
Food
Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese stuffed Jalapeno Peppers
The title should really read Super Easy Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers, but it didn’t look right in bold up there. I call these "Super Easy" because I DON’T cook. No, really, I don’t. My wife has always Read more…
Book
Buddhist Boot Camp [book]
I was recently recommended a book from my brother-in-law after he and I were discussing the future; more exact, my future after my military retirement. I told him that we (the family) were looking to slow way down in our Read more…
Quote
Quote to live by: by Albert Einstein
Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its entire life believing it is stupid. -Albert Einstein
Short Story
A Family of Should Haves
The gathering of the estranged family members was not for the joyful reason Martha Cole had planned, or instead hoped for. No, this gathering was a post-funeral meeting for the passing of Ms. Cole. Sitting in Ms. Cole’s private office Read more…
