Summer 2026

This past 5 months has been the definition of uneventful. What I can say is this: every day that I am still working for my current company is a good day. Since the company acquisition the culture has taken an about-face. A lot of the family I have built over the past 10 years is retiring or leaving without backfill. This creates this office culture where every feels their time will come when.. Read More

Spring 2026

I’ve been wanting to do my quarterly update a bit earlier than usual–apparently there is quite a bit on my mind. I may or may not spread this out into multiple posts, which is something I have not done in a while. We’ll see. First things first… So I finished my goals for last winter, namely the car audio upgrade in Fate, the name of my 2024 GR Corolla. Out went the factory.. Read More

Winter 2025

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