Wi-Fi + Old Houses = Painful
Since moving to our 200 year old converted barn, we've had nothing but problems with our Wi-Fi signal. Here's the saga...
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First Cut of the Year
It's that time of year again. Spring has sprung and it's time to break out the mower and cut the grass. Sooo much grass!
House of Assassins
The House of Assassins is the second book in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior and I'm REALLY enjoying it so far.
New Layout
I recently wrote about how I was thinking about a new layout on this site. After taking some time to think it through, I've now published it.
Update on Eric the Eel
A couple days ago, I wrote about how my beautiful fire eel, Eric, managed to jump out of his tank. Here's an update...
The Case of the Jumping Eel
My largest, and one of my favourite, fish (my fire eel) jumped out of his tank last night. He's managed to survive...so far.
Thinking about a New Layout
I've been thinking about making some changes to the layout of this site, but I'm on the fence. What do you think of these mockups?
Selling Some Watches
I've decided to clear some space in my collection and sell a few of my watches. There's 7 of them up for sale, if you're interested, get in touch.
Email Privacy
Niq talks about segregating your email and not publishing your personal email where possible. One email address ain't gonna cut it these days.
My First Month With an EV
I recently bought my first electric vehicle (EV). It has been an interesting adjustment, but am I glad I switched from diesel?
The Sandman: Act III
The Sandman audio books seem to be getting progressively worse. I don't think I'll be listening to another one.
Where I'm at on the Whole CSS-Tricks Thing
Chris talks about the challenges he's faced since selling CSS-Tricks to Digital Ocean, and where his head has been at since.
I've Finally Completed 100 Days to Offload
I started the #100DaysToOffload challenge back in April 2020, but I've never been able to complete it. That has now changed. 🎉
February 2024 PenPal - Joel Chrono
I just finished my latest month-long conversation with this month's PenPal, Joel Chrono
Guestbook Spam is Fun
Since launching my Guestbook yesterday, I've been hit with a bunch of spam entries. I forgot how much "fun" it is dealing with this shit.
I Have a Guestbook
After seeing Manu's guestbook, I had to get in on the action, so I've decided to create my own guestbook.
Ditching YouTube (Kind Of)
I recently wrote about how YouTube was throttling my connection. I'm sick of YouTube's shenanigans, so I've ditched them...kind of.
Son of the Black Sword
Son of the Black Sword is bit of a slow burn, but once it gets going, it's a relly good read and I'm looking forward to the rest fo the books in the series.
Building an Archive of My First Blog
My first ever blog was hosted on Blogger, and Google loves to delete shit, so I've decided to replicate that site and host it myself.
Fat Boy at 40 - Update 05
My journey to stop being a fat boy by the age of 40 continues. I'm 6 months in, so let's see how we're doing...