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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Writing and Thinking
An interesting essay on writing by Paul Graham. An interesting essay on writing by Paul Graham. https://paulgraham.com/writes.html
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Last Pepper Harvest 2024
Prepped the pepper bed for winter. Poblanos, jalapeños, and datils, with one zulu. The zulus, a black sweet pepper, were interesting, but the flesh was rather thin and the peppers were pretty small. Next year will plant the other peppers but not the zulus. Will try to find another sweet pepper that does well in
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The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
I read this book on a recommendation from my son. I don’t usually read fantasy and am more of a fan of hard science fiction, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Review of The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself, the first book in The First Law trilogy, masterfully blends sharp
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Raspberry Pi AI Kit
I recently purchased an AI kit for the Raspberry Pi (raspberrypi.com/products/ai-kit). Sounded interesting, though I am not quite sure yet what I am going to do with it. I had not used the Raspberry Pi 5 in a bit, so it took me a little while to remember how to connect to it from my
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Mount Washington
I found this blog interesting. As a kid, we hiked Mount Washington every summer, though we hiked up Tuckerman’s Ravine. Looking forward to hiking up with my grandchildren when they are ready.
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Using AI To Analyze Books
I asked my son, an excellent writer, for his comments on my blog post “The Comfort Crisis” (https://deangelis.tech/2024/04/15/the-comfort-crisis/), which used AI and my notes and highlights to analyze the book. Our conversation helped clarify my thinking, but raised more questions. My initial concern was that I might be doing the book’s author a disservice by
Please note that I use AI in my projects, including my blogs.
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