After traveling around the sun 34 times, I’ve picked up a few inspiring sentences – Some “absolutes” that have shown me ways to save time, enjoy life and get more accomplished. These truths are self-evident: Following them and making decisions based on their principles has never let me down. As we enter a new year, …
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Behavioral Cybersecurity
In my job, I often meet with IT Security folks that have been working with computers for 25-30 years or more. I always want to say to them something like: “You have probably seen more change in your career than a lot of other people nearing retirement.” I can’t think of how to phrase that …
Fla·Vor·Ice Rated
10 Cars I Want
If I could have any car on this list – I mean, BOOM – my car is suddenly gone, and this is parked in its place – I wouldn’t be mad. (Youtube links) 80s Suzuki SamuraiThese are cool because they have the Jeep CJ look without the implication that you’re “in the club,” or whatever …
Kintsugi
When you wake up in the morning and the sun hits your face, does anything else really matter? We strive for perfection and evergreen appearance as a matter of course, but we know in our hearts and our minds achieving and keeping that will never be truly possible. The struggle between what we want and …
Twitter FOMO
I joined Twitter (“Twttr”) in April 2008 and loved it. It was like having a silent confidante you could always text hot takes or funny/awkward things to. I left Twitter in 2017, after the presidential election in ’16 permanently changed the platform. I didn’t like that users could type more than 140 characters (and that …
Turntable Purge
I have finally purchased the turntable I have wanted for about five years. This acquisition brings my turntable inventory to four, which is in my opinion too many. I used to DJ and so always had a need for two. But since last March, I have not hosted anything, and have since then relocated, married …
Vue depuis la Citadelle de Quebec
Coffee – 10 Suggestions
After a dozen years of regularly drinking coffee I have some tips to share. Burr grinder. The biggest game changer for a coffee drinker. All that essence that’s in the coffee bean begins to disappear from the moment it’s harvested – It ages, then it’s roasted, it loses some of its flavor here, but that’s …
Leon Ferri 