Coffee in hand while looking out my kitchen window, I saw the last few leaves from my oak tree land on the tall pile in my front lawn. “Felicidades a mi”, I whispered as I dreaded starting my birthday with an unpleasant chore. I threw on my robe, grabbed the rake and lawn bags and stepped outside. I felt a few water droplets hit my glasses, and quickly walked back into my garage. I cannot recall a birthday with no rain. Given that it is typical weather for mid-November in the Midwest, I always had that simple wish of a cloudless day. It would have been perfect to complete this task. The chilly wind and rain on this autumn day provoked memories to resurface while I settled back to my seat in the kitchen, nursing my coffee once more.
Posting this using my phone from my updated Django admin theme. I am trying out Unfold. I still think for mobile that a proper Micropub client, but it will work well for desktop.
I have been fascinated by the IndieWeb community for years. I have participated on and off as well, using this URL even. But my website has gone through so many iterations over the years that I've long since lost all that content.
This iteration of my blog is designed to be the start of my IndieWeb comeback story. It's a project, which always seems to help keep me engaged. Like all software, it will never be "done", and thus will always give me something to work on when I have time to work on...
The hot tub cover finally arrived! I had to screw the little clamps in for the straps, and it felt more than a little terrifying to drill a hole in the wood with it full of water.
This month marks 4 years at Govalo. I started as a staff engineer and have since been promoted twice (lead engineer, then chief engineer). It's been a wild, exciting, difficult, and fulfilling ride. I've grown more the past 4 years than I think I have at any other job.
Sadly all good things, however good they are, must surely come to an end. We're approaching the end of my tenure at Govalo. At the end of this month I will be officially without full-time employment. Thankfully I've got some co...
I have tinkered with this blog on and off for years. In fact, I've had a blog at some URL in some form going back over two decades. My inability to stick with a single URL or publishing platform should be documented and studied.
Nevertheless here I am writing about yet another blog refresh. I won't say this will be the last, nor will I pontificate about how this platform was custom built for me by me to grow with me. I will simply continue to write here or I won't. Only time will tell.
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