Feature photo is my wife’s wheels and tires. She just rounded about 20k miles and I had them replaced with new Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. I’m keepin’ her safe on these Florida roadways. This year has been getting a little easier every month. There was a major company reduction in force (read: layoffs) back around January and it hit me pretty hard. A lot of my coworkers felt like family, and it felt.. Read More
I struggled to find my feature photo this quarter–it has both been interesting and not interesting at the same time. How can I explain? I went to a football game this month–Jaguars vs. Chiefs. I took zero photos at this game. It was a work event and honestly, it felt like a work event. I ended up leaving around halftime and naturally, that’s when things got good. However, I was fine watching from.. Read More
So this may seem like a forced post because in many ways it is–I don’t necessarily need to get anything off my chest. I do like noting where I am figuratively and what’s going on in life in this journal. My hope is to one day reach retirement and perhaps have time read and relive some events. Feature photo is of my new office digs. The office campus recently moved a little closer.. Read More
Check out my new car! It’s a brand new 992 Porsche 911! Just kidding! I snapped this picture from a cars and coffee event I attended this Spring. I must say, though, if I were building a Porsche 911, I would maybe come up with one like this–it is very tastefully done. Ironically, it is very similar to my previous car with that style of wheels and the sunroof. The main difference is.. Read More
This update is going to focus on something unrelated to life for a change. Also, this post will not have any photo associated due to iCloud for Windows resorting to nagware pop-ups. I encounter pop-ups even during full-screen video games which infuriated me enough to fully uninstall the application. Now the only way I can get pictures on my PC is finding a sync method (like I used to do with iTunes) or.. Read More
It has been an especially eventful several months. My “silent stallion” now has another dent from being rear ended for the second time in two years. I just can’t seem to catch a break over here. I’m wearing a splint over my left hand after surgery for removal of a dorsal ganglion cyst. I’ll have it for about another week or so. Although without pain, it is terribly inconvenient. Let’s unpack the rear.. Read More
So this site was initially a spot for me to clear my head during the pandemic. The fact that it still exists four years later is kind of crazy, considering the need for the site has all but disappeared, however, the fact that I can look back on all of this later when/if I reach retirement is exciting. Per Fidelity, I should aim to save 1x my salary by 30, 3x by 40,.. Read More
This featured image is from my trip this past summer to St. Pete! No relation to this post, but wanted to include the image. The past week or so has been filled with significant internal conflict regarding Future Dilemma. I’ve just been all over the place. I have some notes so I’ll collect where all my head has been. Last week, I found myself with four scenarios, in no particular order. So after.. Read More
What a time to be alive, guys. For sportscar enthusiasts, I haven’t felt this good since the 90s. There are many, many great sportscars currently on the market which is impressive given that fully electric vehicles have been around for over a decade, only gaining traction (no pun intended). Automotive purists have not thrown the modern ICE sportscar out to pasture just yet. The Future Dilemma, as a reminder, was the result of.. Read More
So shortly after my last post, I was rear ended in my silent automobile. I attribute my rear end damage a little bit to its silent nature–if I had a loud V8 perhaps I would have startled the attention of the driver behind me? instead, I slipped in traffic and attempted to turn left to my detriment… Madden 24 came out last Friday, 8/18/23. The rosters are updated and some minor adjustments were.. Read More