Category Archives: Personal

Truer words

December 17, 2019

“We are made to persist, to complete the whole tour. That’s how we find out who we are.”– Tobias Wolff

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Original iPod Shuffle – on Linux

March 14, 2019

That’s right, I’ve finally found a way to use my old 512mb Shuffle on Linux. Thanks to keyj for making a simple python script in 2006. How it works is you put whatever you want for mp3s onto the shuffle … Continue reading →

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Current thoughts

February 5, 2019

“No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune.” – Plutarch It is sometimes hard to remember that we cannot just simply start a process and then leave it be … Continue reading →

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Rest in peace, Ashes

December 20, 2018

Yesterday we had to lay our son, Ashes, down to rest. He was 14 years old and had been with us since we were a young couple in college. I loved that cat more than I realized. He helped me … Continue reading →

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Repair Manifesto

January 19, 2017

iFixit.com has posted their “Repair Manifesto” and it just so happens to be everything that I believe in. Why waste by throwing things out when it could just be fixed? I repair everything I can from electronics, cars, plumbing, lawn … Continue reading →

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