Another week in the can, and for once, it mostly resembled a regular 40 hour week, apart from the fact that I took Tuesday off to do some doc appointments and trek out to Bear Creek Lake State Park. With the business cases mostly in the can, we’re prepping for the big in-process review with […]

It’s been another long week, even if the end of this particular project is in sight at work. We’ll get there. But that’s not what I’m going to focus on this morning. What I’m going to talk about is watching one of my favorite things in the world destroy itself in real time. I’m not […]

I am completely aware it’s cliché at this point, but four day weeks always feel longer than typical five day weeks. I even managed to log off on time most days this time around; didn’t matter. After a con weekend of late nights, a work week of both rushing to complete scads of documents to […]

As has been mentioned previously, I was not a guest at Marscon this year, though attended with my family as a civilian. This convention, what I consider my “home” convention for various reasons, had gone through some changes heading into this year, in terms of management and venue, and I wasn’t entirely sure what to […]

…and we’re back. I never managed to put up anything like my traditional year-end wrap up post, but honestly, I’m not that worried. It’s more work than it’s worth most of the time. I put almost 2200 miles on my bike tires and/or boot soles, which isn’t bad, and I think I’m a net five […]

Another week, another series of December surprises, office drama, one or two little wins, and for whatever reason, not a lot of sleep. But, it’s almost over. I’ve got the balance of my forty on Friday, a weekend with very little planned, and a handful of days left to work for the year before I […]

I haven’t heard this song in more than 35 years, but when my friend Chris mentioned it on social media and I saw said mention this morning, I heard it all before clicking play. You did too; admit it. Got some stuff done this weekend. Took off early on Friday and hit IKEA for present […]

So, I thought last night’s show went pretty well. I thought I sounded pretty good; sold few CDs and pulled in some tips in addition to my fee, and, probably most important to the venue, brought in some friends who ordered lots of food and beverages. The staff (who I generally get along with anyway) […]

I’ve mentioned this before, but tomorrow night, Thursday, December 8, I’ll be playing a solo acoustic show at my favored local watering hole, Dancing Kilt brewery here in my hometown. I’ll be playing several sets between 6pm and 9pm; I’m digging way back into the archives for enough tunes to fill three hours or so, […]

Although the stats say barely anybody reads this space anymore since I started inconveniencing electrons here two decades or so ago, I nonetheless feel compelled to tell the reader I’m fine. I’ve just been scary busy since the November holiday break. The holiday weekend was fine; quiet and disengaged on Thursday, and a pleasant, reasonably […]