A Wanderer
Not all who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
I am a recently retired accountant/finance professional looking to explore all of the interests I have had over the years, promising myself that I would pursue them “when I had the time”. Maybe you are on a similar journey.
LATEST POSTS
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Office Step Stool
2/19/2022:Went to the local hardware/lumber store yesterday for supplies for the office step stool. The cutting is done and it is time for assembly. As simple as this project is, the cutting introduced me to a new tool, a Forstner bit, required new ways of using my table saw and mitre saw to create non-90
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Office Step Stool
2/18/2022:My home office in NY has some high cabinets and shelves. I often need to use a step stool to reach the higher shelves. The one I use is a standard metal foldable one with paint stains on it. I thought I should make one that matches the furniture and cabinets in the office. I
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Minecraft
2/17/2022:Recently, my grandson and I switched from playing World of Warcraft on Sunday afternoons back to Minecraft, our original game. We host our server on an Amazon World Server (AWS). I tried to update our Minecraft server from version 1.17.1 to 1.18.1, but the AWS had apparently gotten too bloated for upgrades. I had substantial
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WordPress Hosting v. GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
2/10/2022:I have a website hosted by GoDaddy. When it was time to renew the managed WordPress site and I saw the cost of renewal, I opted not to renew. I still have the domain but there is nothing on the website. On the GoDaddy site I do not think I got one legitimate comment or
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Out-of-Date and Replacements
2/9/2022:I have a 2015 Dell XPS desktop. It was a pretty high end machine when I bought it, plenty of RAM, large drives, gaming video card. Last year, the C: drive and video card both went. I replaced the C: drive with a ssd drive, but decided that a new video card was too expensive
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Shallow v. Deep Work
2/9/2022:The book Deep Work has a number of interesting ideas, many of which I had explored when I was working. One of the ideas that I do not think works is his idea of approaching your boss with the goal of agreeing to a percentage allocation to deep and shallow work. I have tried something
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