May 8, 2020Kibana, Load Balancer, and Too Many RedirectsI'm building a new ELK stack for work and I ran into a problem enabling security. Our old one has a hacked together concept of security a...
Apr 30, 2020Time To Swear Off McDonald's ForeverToday was a busy day. Work is doing quarterly planning and a lot of teams decided to do it all at once. My day actually started at 5AM, t...
Apr 29, 2020Samsung Galaxy Buds+With a review already coming up about yet another set of wireless earbuds, it might seem like I'm purchasing them in somewhat rapid succe...
Apr 22, 2020Why Fabric Masks Can Be Effective In Preventing The Spread Of IllnessMy last post was a rundown of PPE as I understand it. Much of the effective PPE is very difficult to find, and when you can find it, it's...
Apr 5, 2020PPE For The General Public - COVID-19 PandemicLet's talk about personal protective equipment, or PPE, in relation to the current ongoing pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. I'm refer...
Mar 28, 2020Raycon E55 EarbudsIf you watch a lot of youtube, you've probably seen Raycon advertising with many of the big youtubers. They market themselves as the prem...
Mar 8, 2020How To Use BasaglarI've been diabetic for over a decade now. It's been difficult to nail down a treatment that keeps my glucose down. Several months ago, I w...
Feb 25, 2020Happy 9th Birthday and 2nd Gotchaversary, Benson!I've had Benson 2 years now. He was rescued from the blood bank in Cherokee, TX that closed in late 2017 due to allegations of neglect an...
Feb 14, 202050g Of Carbs Per DayI have to admit that for a long time I didn't take my type 2 diabetes diagnosis seriously for a pretty long time. I didn't want to. I was...
Feb 2, 2020Changes To How I Use TwitterI have implemented some changes to how I use twitter. My relationship with twitter has been bad. Up until recently, I'd even call it toxi...
Feb 2, 2020Unhealthy Online Content ConsumptionI've been suspecting for a while that I have an unhealthy relationship with online content. My mom accused me of having a computer addict...
Feb 1, 2020Retractable LeashesRetractable leashes are super common, and this is unfortunate. They fall in a category of leashes that allows a dog to have more freedom ...
Jan 27, 2020I Don't Know If Wix Is Right For MeWhen I set out to revive my blog, I had a simple rule in mind: I don't want to manage the software. I also wanted some flexibility, and I...
Jan 27, 2020Tovala - Microwave Convenience Without The Leftovers TasteI’ve been looking for a while for a good meal kit service. Blue Apron is good, really, but services that work like them have taught me th...
Dec 30, 2019Here Comes 2020I considered titling this something like "And We're Back To The Roaring '20s" but let's be honest, it'll be nothing like that. That aside...
Dec 30, 2019I'm BackSo I decided to try running a blog again. The difference this time is I'm not hosting it myself. Nothing for me to manage except for the ...