I don't blog enough
I really don't. There are times when I have something in mind , but I guess I get distracted and on to other things. Maybe I just start getting the words out like this, while I ride the Max into work in the morning.
Kris
krisfreedain-profile Notes from daily life, welcome to my haus. Willkommen in meinem Haus. Hi, I'm Kris. Based in the Pacific Northwest, I'm a dedicate...
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Kevin Kelly at Linux Foundation Member Summit
Aside from seeing a lot of friends I've made in the open source world, as well as giving a talk, one of the absolute highlights of my week was bring able to meet Kevin Kelly and say hello. If you are somehow not familiar with Kevin Kelly, he is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and a former editor and publisher of the Whole Earth Review. I've been reading him for many years, and…
Earthquake in Tokyo
Last night, there was a 7.5 earthquake in Japan . Luckily for Ian and I it was far enough away - I think it was a 3.something by the time it reached Tokyo. That said, it was definitely felt here in our hotel room on the 27th floor! The whole building is on rollers and moved for a while! Then someone came on a loud speaker - in our room even - to say everything is OK, the building was built to…
Free Little Libraries
We recently did a pass at thinning out our bookshelves. This is not something that happens too often for us, I'm of the opinion that reading books and collecting books are two separate hobbies. That said, there are times when you have to be honest that you'll never actually make time to read this book or that one. There are also times when someone gifts you a box of books and you just can't use…
Cory Doctorow & Andrew "Bunnie" Huang author signing
Cory and Bunnie were in town for Teardown 2025 , which I sadly did not get tickets for. They also were there to give a talk about Cory's latest in the Martin Hench series, ' Picks & Shovels ', along with thoughts on how the tech world is currently, some fantastic history from Bunnie, and of course answer questions from a bunch of us geeks/nerds there to listen. It was my first time getting to meet…
Social Distortion from the sound booth
Social Distortion at the Crystal Ballroom! Last night, Dawn and I were lucky enough to be invited to watch from the sound booth for an amazing show. I've known David since kindergarten and Social D has been one of his favorite bands since we were teenagers. Being able to see your old friend doing exactly what he loves is truly something special. -- -- -- -- more pictures from the show here 2025 -…
Ian's graduation
Yesterday I got to see my Ian graduate magna cum laude from Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelors in cybersecurity. Yesterday was also Father's Day, and yes, it was the best one ever. Watching him walk across the stage, be recognized for his amazing accomplishments, and seeing him give us a huge, satisfied smile when they handed him his diploma was one of the greatest moments of joy I've…
10 days off
The end of a nice break. We flew to California and were able to see so many of our family and friends. We celebrated Dawn's mom's birthday, we got to see my mom and dad, saw cousins and auntys, and even met Tony at Wahoos. A great, but very busy trip to start the time off. When we got back home, Dawn and I went and saw Underworld with the Moodys. They have been an important part of the soundtrack…
A weekend in the garden
This last weekend we were blessed with amazing weather, so it was an opportunity to get out in the garden. With work and travel being a huge part of my life lately, any break I get to work in the yard is truly appreciated. In the off-season, I was able to build a few more garden boxes, so we made good use of the 2 units of dirt Dawn ordered. Overall, we'll have two 16-foot boxes, six 4' x 2'…
My new tourist t-shirt
I always pack light when I travel, occasionally a bit too light. I realized I needed one more shirt to make it through the week so I tried both MUJI & UNIQLO at the Berlin Hackescher Markt; neither had my size, so I went full tourist. 🤣 (I do love Berlin though, so why not 😊)