The Layoff

While I was living in New Zealand, I was still working remotely for my employer back in the US as a contractor.

Pens

I’m about halfway to being a pen guy. Probably most pen guys don’t think they’re all the way to being a pen guy, so it’s possible I’m deluding myself. But let me explain.

The Hopeful Wizard

Someone recently commented on Reddit that while it’s easy to assume that Gandalf the White had some sort of prescience or foreknowledge of events, that was almost certainly not Tolkien’s intent while writing The Lord of the Rings.

The Amazing Coincidence

A co-worker and I were in Serbia for work.

(No, I haven’t told any stories from the Serbia trip before…they’re on the list).

The Dream

As is true for many church-goers, my wife and I have been “attending” church virtually over the past year. Our church broadcasts its services live on both Facebook and YouTube, and we can tune in from the comfort of our own living room. To be honest, it’s been a little difficult to feel at all connected with the church as a whole while watching services on a screen every week, though we’re also part of a smaller group where we do feel much more connected.

The Musician

When I reached Fifth Grade, I had the opportunity to choose a music elective. I thought that the idea of learning to play an instrument was pretty neat, and my parents encouraged me to give it a try. Of course, renting an instrument was not entirely cheap and buying an instrument was also pretty expensive, so to start with I signed up to be a saxophonist, because we already had a saxophone.

The Phorum, Part 7: Stolen!

When we’d left off last time, I had set up a landing page for the Phorum, an online messageboard I had taken offline. I happily paid the $10 or so a year for the domain registration, and the hosting was free.

The Phorum, Part 6: Not With a Bang, but a Whimper

I’ve been telling the story of the Phorum, an online messageboard. At the end of our last installation, I had (at the request of the previous owner) taken over ownership and full control of the Phorum.

The Phorum, Part 5: New Ownership

You’ve been following me on the saga of the online message board known as the Phorum. Though it started with humble beginnings, it grew into a stand-alone website owned by my brother’s friend Josh.

The Phorum, Part 4: April Fools’ Day

As moderator, administrator, and chief maintainer of the message board known as the Phorum, I always played some sort of prank on April Fools’ Day. At first it was usually pretty low-key. But with the switch to the new SMF software, I had complete control over the entire system. The pranks began escalating.