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The Soaper
It’s an unusual hobby. A friend An early Homo sapien lounges by a campfire satisfied after devouring the boar that he and his tribe successfully hunted that day. They’ve done well recently, so there wasn’t a need to devour every bit of the animal. Excess pieces of fat lie near the fire, where the heat…
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The OG Shih Mustang
And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.History became legend. Legend became myth. LOTR movies For years, this is how I felt about my father’s first car. It was an entertaining story that had been told and retold so many times that it became legend. It was sure to come up at…
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A Modest Homelab
I’ve been an avid computer builder since my college days, and that transitioned naturally into homelabbing and self-hosting. Like any self-respecting homelabber, my setup has undergone countless iterations, and it will never be finished. But I’m pretty happy with my most recent work. The whole homelab fits on one shelf: The heart is a machine…
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Tears of the Kingdom
In the wake of breaking my shoulder from skiing, I have been doing quite a lot of one thing that doesn’t require moving my arm at all: console gaming. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was a godsend for releasing the very same week as my injury. I have a history with Zelda.…
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A broken shoulder
At the conclusion of my second season (first full season) of skiing, I executed a magnificent yard sale on Hugh’s Heaven at Blackcomb mountain. I tumbled over my skis, falling down the slope onto my right shoulder and head. The hit to the head dazed me (get a MIPS helmet folks!), and I knew something…
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Skiing
I got into skiing late in the 2021-22 season at the age of 36. It’s become an obsession actually, and I never saw it coming. In February 2022, I would have said that tropical people like myself don’t belong on snowy mountains. We’d just get cold. It started with a 4-day weekend trip to Whistler,…
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Plants
My mother loves plants. She’s famous for routinely harvesting a record crop of string beans, squash, etc. She also loves indoor plants, accumulating decades of knowledge. My sister followed suit recently. She takes a distinctly-Cheryl approach to gardening – spend $$$$$$$ and hope for the best 😉 And here I am. Cheryl gave me a…
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Water – from chronically dehydrated to hydration fiend
As a kid, I hated drinking water. I loved soft drinks – the sweeter the better! And I could do with a hot tea or coffee at times. But I would only drink water if I was absolutely parched. Unbeknownst to me, I suffered many ailments due to this chronic dehydration. Horrible skin – aggravated…
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My first computer build
Not much remains of the machine that launched my illustrious computer building career. I only kept the processors and one case fan when I scrapped the rest circa 2014. Having no income at the time, the thing was achieved on my parents’ dime, justified with “for educational purposes.” There were two remarkable things about this…
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Brompton
As a rule, I hate exercise. But I’ve been known to motivate myself towards fitness given the right incentive. Here’s one: the amazing, beautiful piece of engineering and art that is the Brompton folding bicycle! I’ve never owned a real bike by Seattle standards. As a kid, I learned to ride on a cheapo Walmart…