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Capturing a Rare Visit

Some of my cousins came by with my aunt and uncle to visit my parents. It’s not often we’re all in the same place, so...

What Am I Even Blogging About?

I’ve been thinking lately about what to blog about. I’ve had several ideas. The reason I’m blogging about this is because I’ve been trying to...

Tracing Roots Lost to War

I’ve been wanting to blog about this for a while. This will probably be a long one—and it might even turn into a series of...

My AI-Assisted Workflow for Sharing Blog Posts on Sharkey

I’ve written extensively about how AI has changed the way I interact with computers and brought my ideas to life. Let me restate something I’ve...

Happy 21st Birthday Landon!

🎉 Happy 21st Birthday to my nephew Landon! Enjoy your day, keep making us proud, and continue growing into the respectful man you're becoming. We’re...

🎉Happy 57th Anniversary🎉

🎉 Happy 57th Anniversary to my Mom and Dad! ❤️ This photo was taken at Disney World last year when I took them for a...

Weekend HomeLab Adventures

I woke up early today, determined to finally get Nostr up and running and join the network. After all, ChatGPT—my AI guide for most things—told...

Publish an App?

I use Google’s Blogger as a backup for my main blog. I’ve had that Blogger account for over 20 years, and since it’s free and...

🎓 Congratulations to My Nephew

My nephew Maxwell has graduated from high school! It’s incredible to see how much he’s grown and matured over the years. I still remember when...

Quest to Pare Subscriptions

In my continuing battle with subscription fatigue, I’ve decided to drop my SiriusXM satellite radio service — they wouldn’t match the rate I had before,...

Learning Faster with AI

I’ve never been more productive with computers than I am right now. I have several projects in progress, and all of it has been made...

Not a Throne, but a Cross

“Scripture Reading: Luke 19:28–48 (ESV) (Luke 19:28) And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. (Luke 19:29) When...

My Experience with MXRoute and MXGuardDog: Affordable Email Hosting Solutions

This post details my experience with MXRoute and MXGuardDog for email hosting and spam filtering. I've been using MXRoute for my email hosting since January...

There’s nothing more frustrating than waking up and thinking, I’m going to do a simple task to start the day. 😤 I planned to clone...

Subscription Fatigue

I canceled my Paramount+ subscription on Saturday, just before the renewal day yesterday, and I’m thinking of dumping a few more. I canceled Apple TV+...

Archie Bunker Changed—Some Never Will

All in the Family is one of my favorite TV shows. I watch it almost every night and own the entire series on DVD. Why...

Drowning in Spam

I've had a Hotmail account for nearly three decades, and for most of that time, I’ve also maintained a paid Exchange-hosted email tied to one...

My Cousin Cindy

My mother told me today that my cousin, Cindy Shaw Rounds, passed away in her sleep in Jacksonville at the age of 63, either last...

The Road to Retirement

I was thinking the other day after my doctor said the colonoscopy went well. He removed one polyp, and it was likely benign. The pathology...

Self Hosting

Trying to self-host is a lot of work. I’m not a techie—just a wannabe techie with some computer skills. Mainly, I have enough knowledge to...