Avoiding A Fight
To be clear, I haven’t been in a fight since high school. And, I haven’t even been close, really, since college. That being said, I have been threatened more than once in the past thirty years since leaving the safe, … Continued
Christmas Day 2020
posted in: Deep Thoughts, Marginalia and Notes from the Editor, News and Current Events, Red Herrings |
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Normally, I’d share a silly link, but not today. Today, it’s Christmas. The day that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, also known as Yeshua ben Yeshua, Lamb of God, and Light of the World. We live in strange times, … Continued
I Just Keep Getting Older
Which is better than the alternative! Considering that I wasn’t entirely sure I’d live past forty, it’s a pleasant surprise to find that I’ve survived to fifty-two. It’s been a hell of a year. The whole world has suffered from … Continued
40 Push-Up Plan
I need to get back into some kind of better shape. I mean, I’m always in some kind of shape, but I really need to get into better shape than I’ve been. I’m weeks away from turning fifty-two and my … Continued
NaNoWriMo is No More
At least for this year. Well, it’s over. Another season of writing and aspiration, or in my case writing and recrimination, is over for the year. On the plus side for me, while I didn’t attempt NaNoWriMo this year, I … Continued
Give Back On Black Friday
Instead of engaging in conspicuous spending on the biggest sale day of the year, why not give back? I’m not a huge fan of consumerism, but at the same time, I’m trapped in a culture that’s filled with it. And, … Continued
Questions for Job Hunters
Or, things I’d want to know before I seriously applied for, or took a new job. The other day, a recruiter emailed me a super vague job description and we had a brief exchange about it. It was a little … Continued
Office 365 Management via PowerShell
posted in: Geek Work, GUI Center, MicroSoft, Never trust a Network Admin with a screwdriver, The Day Job |
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Not quite DIY DevOps for Office 365, but a good start. So, it’s been a while since I posted professional geek content on any of my blogs, so I figure I’m overdue. I’ve had a lot of titles over the … Continued
The Poison of the Side Hustle
There’s something broken in our culture when we try to make a virtue out of a lack of financial resources. We glamorize it by calling it “hustle”. We talk about everyone needing a “side hustle” that they might one day … Continued
A Few Thoughts on Grief and Stress
This year has been pretty rough for everyone. I don’t know who I’m writing this for, but I’m sure there’s someone out there that’s got the same pain going on as I do. We started the year with whatever personal … Continued