New AI Photo for Christmas

Current Mood: nerdy
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“Fitposer”

My brain came up with a new word the other night in a dream: “fitposer” (pronounces like “fit poser”). It’s a person who spends their time making fitness videos online.
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Get the Power!

Back before the internet, if you wanted to get through one of your favorite video games, you couldn’t Google for a walkthrough or watch YouTube play-through videos; if you got stuck, you were just stuck. Sometime in the early 90s, I found this Nintendo Power magazine at K-Mart and used…
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We Need Small Government

Pretty sure I say this every year but… If you’re terrified for the future of the country if a certain person gets elected to the presidency, then the president has too much authority. We need to reduce what the POTUS is authorized to do. https://reason.com/2024/10/28/smaller-government-can-protect-against-a-vengeful-president
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Backyard Camping 2024

Wide shot of our backyard campsite: two tents, campfire, and a toddler picnic table.
Backyard camping. It’s one of those activities that sounds really simple but always ends up being more of a pain than expected. The kids have been begging to “go camping” ever since last fall. Besides being the wrong season, Dear Wife keeps things planned out months in advanced and I…
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…and we’re back!

Note to future self (and you, Dear Reader): WordPress on Docker, behind an nginx front end, spread across two servers in a home environment (see photo) is not a good combination to maintain data reliability. To summarize: I’ve always kept old computer parts around and, almost a decade ago when…
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Going back from the future

Travel back in time in Mid-Michigan. I would have been in 2nd grade and 7 years old. Current Mood: 🤔nostalgic
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Another Repair Success

When they tell you the new one is more than $200, you tell them, “I do it for three-fi’ty!” This was a really fun repair that exercised the skillset for my new job. Awesome way to get my hands into something without any risk. I’m told these fixtures normally get…
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