The journal
Everything, newest first.
28 posts since 2020 — writing, builds and the occasional playlist.
- Music8
- Markets4
- Boat3
- Home3
- Tesla3
- Repair2
- Work2
- AI1
- Baseball1
- Building1
- Crypto1
- Desk Setup1
- E-bike1
- Electrical1
- Film & TV1
- Games1
- Home Automation1
- IoT1
- NFT1
- Running1
- Tools1
- Video1
- Writing1
2026
2023
- Music Tonight1 pick to listen to.
- Partnering with Google Cloud Video1 pick to listen to.
- Best Music Video1 pick to listen to.
- Evening Music1 pick to listen to.
- Afternoon Music3 picks to listen to.
- Morning music3 picks to listen to.
- Wednesday morning music4 picks to listen to.
- Music Tonight3 picks to listen to.
- Music to Start the YearHappy New Year! Music brings happiness and understanding. And with that, let’s take a little trip together. Starting out with the legendary Toots Hibbert singing Country Roads, that may remind you of the original from John Denver. Toots brings a nice Jamaican flavor to the whole track and adds in his own uniqueness. Now let’s…
2022
2021
- The Week AheadI am excited about the upcoming week. It is a pivotal moment, personally and professionally. The 117th World Series starts on Tuesday in Houston. We do all this work in technology, to get to this point. The see the season reach a climactic conclusion. To have winners. To have a reason to try harder than…
- Memorial WeekendManually trenched the backyard (with a shovel… ouch!) about 60 feet in length to have electricians come and install ridged metal conduit to my shed for power. A few of the electricians that came to quote the job tried to talk me out of using RMC, and instead going direct burial wire. That seemed nuts…
- Monday RecapSome random thoughts on things: Most of the SPACs that I followed in 2020, have had a rough start in 2021. EV companies have also pulled back and there is certainly enough to be said that most of them are not making profits. I continue to be a supporter of TSLA; actually ended up trading…
- Latest – 4/28/21Played The Last of Us Remastered and The Last of Us 2 on PS4. I rarely play games, but when I stumbled onto these games – and I had a brand new PS4 in a box for nearly a year, I knew I had something to try out. These games are incredible and have more…
- NFT PurchaseI was interested in the process of NFT purchases and how they work in DeFi transactions. Tonight I purchased The Kings of Leon, When You See Yourself NFT. The process worked well for me, as I have some experience with Ethereum, wallets, transaction fees, gas, mp3s and all the associated understandings. The album sounds great.…
- March 9As spring nearly arrives, I thought it was a good time to upgrade my desk, get some more standing time in — and treat work as a task: get it done, and get away from it. The standing desk seems to already set that in motion for me. Went all out with the Uplift desk…
- March 7I fell off from writing. There has been so much on in various areas. Took the boat out for a motor cruise around the harbor a week ago. A February first! After spending time away from the cold (spent time in Florida), it was still a cold and isolating time back in NJ. Continued with…
2020
- 12/28/20Getting back to running has been fantastic. When it’s chilly or late at night, I just get on the treadmill in the solarium. I am working on getting back to running half marathons. I used to run a bunch of these each year. Maybe 2021 is the year to run a full — even if…
- 12/21/20On the weekend I repaired the Ariens Sno-Tek Snow Blower. The gas had went bad over the season, and it required a full flush. While I was at it, I replaced the spark plug. While I was at it, I cleaned the carb with Gumout. There is something therapeutic with taking things apart and putting…
- Week Recap – Dec 18The snowfall was decent in NY and NJ. Unfortunately, I didn’t do the preseason checks of my Ariens slow blower. I had bad gas in the tank and lots of gunk in the carb. Started to clean in; and while doing that we had some kids pop by looking to shovel. Gave them the job…
- The Week – Dec 14 2020Had the Tesla Model S repaired. The rear passenger window failed, as the cable that connects to the motor snapped. Apparently, it’s a thing. I chatted with the mobile tech that came out to fix it. He informed me that he was fixing a few today. While my car is no longer until full warranty,…
- Long range e-bike tripsI have an e-bike (Juiced Bikes Rip Current S) which is simply amazing. The range, the speed, the quality of the bike are all super impressive. With a 1000w peak power to the motor, this thing hauls! The range around towns for decent distance is there. It supports 70+ mile range assuming not too steep…
- Water FuturesInteresting that CME is now supporting trading of California Water Index futures. Interesting to see different takes on what this means to the world. Some folks have pointed out the potential impact on scarcity in water or traded water would create a potential scenario that implies worldwide risk to a basic resource (ie. rising price…
- On catching up on movies and showsDuring Covid-19, friends are watching a lot of shows on netflix, prime, disney+, etc; and it has become commonplace to share recommendations on latest cool movie, documentary, or tv show. Just based on viewing habits, I am so far behind everyone that I know. I still haven’t finished Game of Thrones, Ozark, etc. I really…
- Time on the shedThe shed is nearly complete. What started as a simple shed to store some tools, turned into a pool house. If there was one specific thing that was accomplished during 2020; at least on the home front, it would be this shed. It’s a 10×12’ gabled roof wooden building that sits off the ground and…
- Tesla Model S FOB Went CrazyMy Tesla Model S has been a dream to drive. Over the last two years that I have had it, I have had a few things that needed repair, (a door handle, etc); but this last issue was really annoying. It was quite simple actually — The fob must have been crushed in a pocket…
- On rebooting writingI used to write thoughts on nearly everything. It really helped to better formulate complete thoughts on all different topics; what is fascinating is that I was able to somehow keep nearly all of the old journals that I had over the years. I have Marble notepads from highschool with random thoughts on what life…