Planning a Physical Media Library
I love movies. I have been collecting discs for a long time and want a special room to store them. I purchased some black IKEA Billy Bookcases and placed them in the unfinished area of our…
300 Chin-Ups A Day
I told you about how I couldn't handle doing so many chin-ups in a day anymore. I was obviously maturing. I identified how difficult the activity itself was. It takes up an enormous amount of time.…
Talkie-Trivia: But for Real
Remember Talkie-Trivia? I just realized it has been four years since I first wrote about it. I started working on it over two years ago, and it had been my main coding work daily since then.…
MPG I Get in My EV
A common question I get when I tell people I drive an EV is, how many miles per gallon does it get? There's so many layers to that question that my head usually spins in circle…
My Teeth and Me
When I asked my dad what he wished he’d done differently in his life, he responded: "Take better care of my teeth." I got a root canal when I was 13. I didn't learn my lesson…
M-V-Pete!
I have talked about Pete Crow-Armstrong before, but 2026 is a season for the record books. I remember seeing the movie Rookie of the Year in theaters when I was a kid. A movie about a…
Reading Fiction Again
I love consuming media. I am a movie aficionado and enjoy playing video games. But reading has never been my jam. I skirted my way through high school by just skimming the books we needed to…
Triple the Taxes. Zero The Fun
Because of my father's passing, I was given the joy of filing not just our family's 1040, but also my father's. Now my father, even more so than me, was always ready for tax season. He…
A Creature Quest
I talked about visiting all twelve art installations on the Madison Country Trails. But, to my surprise, I found a new challenger had entered the arena. A mysterious creature. There are now six, "Mysterious Creatures," on…
I’m Taking Drugs Now
I'm back to talking about cholesterol. I now have two more data points in my lipid history. YearTotalLDLHDLRatioTri201315267622.451142014188101722.61782015163592.762016182100712.56572017192762.532018223>100<452023214113902.38552025202100942.15382026216112912.3765 I really wish I hadn't missed a few years of data so I could see how I was…
