Who is Rob and Why Should I Care? Well, you shouldn't care really. Worry about yourself, not me. But I may have a pearl of wisdom here and there that coul...
Spend the weekend in Naples, Florida (as opposed to Italy, which several of my friends thought when I first told them i was going to Naples - I wish...). I have not been to Naples in over 30 years and even then it was just a day trip and drive through. The town is nice enough. A lot more touristy than I thought. Many condos and residences - not a lot of business or industry. Many part-time…
Not a Fan of Banks Modern banking is an experience in frustration. They have gotten away from their origins and purpose. Originally, banks were a place to store and use capital in the most simplistic terms. Banks handled time deposits and demand deposits and little else. 1 . Now they are all financially engineered fee machines. Not only do they use your money to make money, but they charge you…
Aloha Again I just got back from a visit to Hawaii. It was beautiful as usual. We went to visit my daughter. She has been living there for a few years. We miss her terribly and we are not sure how long she will stay there, so we visit as often as we can. There could be worse places to visit for sure. I won't complain. We visited Kualoa ranch - its a great place to visit. Lots of outdoor things to…
Just be yourself in everything you do. There is no other you. Just be you. We interact with people we admire every day. I can’t count how many times I have said “oh … this is great. I want to be just like him.” Or “ I need to add this to my routine” - “what a great way to think about…” such and such. “ I love the way her mind works…” But you are not that person. You will never be that person, so…
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.…
I am switching back to Linux as my main OS - Pop! OS specifically. Two Year Journey I have been messing with Linux for over 2 years. I have been a Mac guy for two decades, I was Mac when Mac wasn't cool. Back in the days when people looked at my "Hello Kitty" iBook and said "what is that?" I once went to speak at a conference, pulled out my iBook, and heard the IT guys say "We CAN'T accommodate…
I saw Hamnet today with my wife. It was emotionally difficult, but worth it. If you are not familiar, Hamnet is a movie from Director Chloe Zhao that is adopted from the historical fiction novel of the same name by Maggie O'Farrell. The movie, as does the book, covers the relationship between William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes (Anne) from their meeting through the loss of their 11 year-old…
Trying Miniflux RSS Again I really liked RSS and was sorry to see it go. But is it gone? Nope. Still alive and kicking, just not popular. Kind of like me. But I digress.... Been Looking for a good RSS reader I have been looking for a good RSS reader for some time. Tried Inoreader, Commafeed, Miniflux, FreshRSS. They all have good and bad qualities; all have things I like and don't like. But after…
I've been re-watching the entire series, which originally aired from 2011-2019. I forgot about how good it is. I remembered it being good. It liked it when I originally watched in the 2010s. But I remember thinking it peaked at the second to last season. The last season was at disappointment - at least that is what I recalled.. I started watching again last summer simply because I forgot some of…
This blog is rising - not from the dead this time, but from dormancy - yet again. I have blogged and not blogged. Stop and go for many many years. I have tried many different platforms: Wordpress Joomla Typepad Posthaven Micro.blog Blot.im to name a few. Many of the platform names I can’t remember anymore. And this doesn’t include “social media blogging” like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc……