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Oct 13, 2024: My son and I had the “120 pepperoni” XL pizza at Burattino Brick Oven Pizza in Carson, CA. Not sure if there was 120 pepperoni pieces on …

Oct 1, 2024: Revised Obsidian Dataview Substring Queries in Monthly Notes

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about using Obsidian dataview queries to populate sections of my monthly notes. As I found out today, my queries were …

Sep 29, 2024: I am grateful that my local library provided access to LinkedIn Learning long enough for me to get my Project Management Professional (PMP) …

Sep 28, 2024: It appears that my access to LinkedIn Learning via my local library will disappear after September 30 due to the grant supplying that access ending. I …

Sep 27, 2024: Cortina’s Italian Eatery in Orange’s rustic take on a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich. Toasted bread and rustic chop on peppers was really …

Sep 26, 2024: I am still amazed that a 2022 RAV4 (an SUV) is capable of 39 MPG while running 87 octane gas. I don’t mind going to the fuel station quite so …

Sep 26, 2024: Long Form Posting in a Microblogging Environment

Over the years, I have hopped from publishing platform to platform in search of the best solution for my meager blogging needs. After spending time …

Sep 25, 2024: Oreo Coke Zero Sugar

When my wife invited me over for dinner this past weekend, she handed me a Oreo-flavored Coke Zero Sugar soda and asked me to try it.

Sep 22, 2024: Health Insurance Error

It doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while, health system mistakes happen in my favor.

Sep 21, 2024: Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. ― Albert Einstein

Sep 17, 2024: I am aware of and working on getting the colors changed for the conversation login window on individual posts. I never noticed the issue since I use …

Sep 16, 2024: Dataview Queries in Automated Notes

I have had some people ask me about the obsidian dataview queries I use in my weekly and monthly notes to accumulate section entries, so I thought I …

Sep 12, 2024: Obsidian Automated Review Notes

In January 2024, I was trying to figure out what to do with weekly, monthly, and perhaps annual Obsidian review notes. I was fortunate to find Bryan …

Sep 8, 2024: Computers are like bikinis. They save people a lot of guesswork. — Sam Ewing

Sep 3, 2024: Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. — Napoleon Hill

Aug 29, 2024: True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. — Charles Caleb Colton

Aug 28, 2024: I’m not going to lie. Cross-posting from micro.blog to Masto is a bit confusing. In an ideal world, I would love to be able to cross-post single …

Aug 28, 2024: Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. — Abraham Lincoln

Aug 25, 2024: Time Management Fundamentals

Sometimes, truly useful information appears in unexpected places.

Aug 8, 2024: Small Community Support

After having been around support communities for products with large amounts of users for many years, I have found the differences in the level of …

Aug 7, 2024: Sometimes, shots appear at the most innocuous of places. The screen of my mobile phone provided one such opportunity and I thankfully had my GR with …

Aug 1, 2024: Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, CA is an excellent example of the ongoing gentrification efforts underway in California’s Inland Empire. …

Jul 31, 2024: I have an unusual attraction to the Niland, CA area (east of the Salton Sea). Even as somebody that is a hardcore agnostic, Salvation Mountain is a …

Jul 31, 2024: My wife and I went to Hawaii in October of 2006. During the trip, we went to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. A somber but personally …

Jul 24, 2024: First! So… This is the latest incarnation of my website. It is hosted by micro.blog and it has some nifty functionality. One of the main things I like …