Considering leaning on home schooling resources for my kids while they’re elearning/home with us.
Thinking mostly software, mostly scheduling … but maybe curriculum if we want to supplement.
What do folks like?
The less Jesusy, the better.
Catching up on “The Expanse” and was surprised and delighted to see David Strathairn pop up.
He’s been a favorite of mine since “Matewan” (which, as a WV kid, should be required viewing).
Thinking of taking advantage of the crushing loneliness and boredom* by recording a few screencasts over the weekend.
Anything anybody want to learn about?
I knows me the Ruby, the Rails, and a host of other miscellanea.
*- this is mostly said tongue in cheek. I’m fine.
Today has been a far better day than yesterday. I only cried once (at the generosity of others), had an awesome dinner (considering microwave), and have just now discovered this comfy chair in my room is actually a recliner!
Discovered on Hulu, for those like me that have run out of Rick Steves’ Europe episodes to comfort watch (well, other than very viable rewatches):
“Travel Man”: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trav…
Starring Richard Ayoade!
My wine glass for the night is a 2015 Indianapolis Indians souvenir cup, but I’m stocked up, made the bed with my own sheets, pillow, and a family (Christmas) quilt.
Hunkering down here, trying to stay healthy, for the next ten days.
May they go fast.
STATION REPORT ALPHA - Day Four
Sunday, March 15, 2020
CLASSIFIED. TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED. I suspect our time here at Station Alpha is limited. Our few vegetables - bagged lettuce and a pair of tomatoes - are beginning to turn, and by the time the night’s out our strategic rum reserve will run dry, as well as our stocks of American beer. Eggs we’re still good on, but ham is running low. I also managed to secret two slices of bread - wheat - from the communal stocks this morning.
STATION REPORT ALPHA - Day Three
Saturday, March 14, 2020
CLASSIFIED. TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED. It’s my third day stationed here in Safehouse Alpha. Accommodations remain pleasant enough - and the communication relays are up enough for me to get communiques from Agents Disney, Netflix and Prime. Agent Hulu has not been heard from for quite some time, however … Supplies are starting to run thin, but I remain careful. There are agents of COVID everywhere and I dare not risk exposure - not while the mission is still at risk.
Jokes aside, I’m looking at two and a half weeks away from my family. Coinciding with my wife undergoing major surgery.
Because somebody knew somebody who knew somebody who had coronavirus.
I feel fine (physically).
A test for this sort of thing sure would be nice.
This is a brilliant idea (he said as he stockpiles freezer foods for an upcoming situation and already has lasagna accounted for). Send A Friend Lasagna
I bought this on a whim (and a Wirecutter recommendation) and it turned into a really fun family game night tonight.
Like Clue on steroids.
Pinewood Derby update! He won fastest in his den! And finished in the top 10! With a car that looked like this!
It’s not the prettiest car, but after a last minute weighin of a quarter ounce to heavy, Benjamin’s pretty ecstatic that is Pinewood Derby car came in at exactly 5 ounces.
👋 Idle Saturday thought.
If you use Shopify, how do you do marketing attribution? As in: Sales by UTM campaign or source/medium?
When I was a kid (or more likely a teenager), my grandmother suggested I moonlight at a bartending school of some sort.
Because the world will always need bartenders.
How I cook, January 2020
Saturday, January 4, 2020
I’ve been diving deeper and deeper into a cooking rabbit hole over the last several years, and it really accelerated this year after a work colleague asked me “What do you do for fun?” and I couldn’t think of an answer and blurted out “Cooking”. And here we are. I’m going to ramble a bit in the hopes that this is interesting to somebody - even if it’s me a year from now when I can shake my head ruefully at how silly I was.
For Christmas, I got some actual bar gear. Things like a jigger, a set of shaker tins, and a Hawthorne strainer.
And folks, this whiskey sour I’m drinking is a damn sight better than the one I made by shaking it in a mason jar and straining it through a Clever coffee dripper.
One step toward the stuff I talked about here, I also need to be reading Twitter a heck of a lot less.
Somebody mentioned at some point being able to disable seeing retweets. I suspect that would be a huge help.
I just don't know what to do with myself
Friday, January 3, 2020
While reading Brent Simmon’s blog post on his New Years resolution to better channel his anger, it struck me that I’ve been struggling with similar misdirected (and frequently swallowed) anger over the last three years. It’s also been getting worse. I find myself tipping quickly into anger, then hiding most of it and instead directing into being curt, short and a smart-ass. My family and coworkers might disagree on how well I’ve been hiding it, mind you.
Hindsight is 2020
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
In the just passed (observed) decade I: Had a second kid. Found out both kids are on the Autism Spectrum. Went into massive medical debt getting them therapy. Had five jobs - plus a wee bit of freelancing. Got fired for the first time. Started a ridiculous quest - to see a home game at every FBS football school. Tried and failed to build my own company at least three times (maybe more if we count landing pages).