The most exciting thing to happen since my last post is that we started the actual design of our house with the draftsman we are working with. Not anything to show yet, but I'll post updates here once anything of interest happens. The initial meeting was to just see some ideas and get some a bit better direction. MoErgo Glove80 Yesterday, I received a new keyboard in the mail. One a lot more ergo-dynamic than any I've ever owned. I'm interested in how it impacts wrist pain. This post is the…
A shorter update today after an extended time off for Independence Day here in the United States. Did some extra long hikes in the area and generally stayed around home base. I did finish planning some personal trips. One to Pennsylvania next month where we'll be visiting my wife's family. I haven't personally been there since well before the pandemic started, so it's been a while. The other trip is to Texas around the beginning of November in order to see family there and participate in a bo…
I've been doing a bit of adventuring since I last posted. Spent some time at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park here in Arizona. Then last weekend did a lot of walking at the Grand Canyon. Tonto Natural Bridge State Park Tonto Natural Bridge is the primary thing you come to this park to experience. It's a great, cool place (temperature-wise), too for those living in the hotter areas of Arizona to escape to. The water is cold and the general temperature is probably twenty to twenty-five degrees l…
Since the last time I posted, I traveled to Denver, CO, where I attended Percona Live 2023, an open-source database conference. While I had a great time at the conference, I'm sure the details would be boring for most except for this one hair-raising event during one of the keynotes. Previous CEO Peter Zaitsev gifted new CEO Ann Schlemmer a dart board with his face on it. And then proposed that she practice on stage with him holding the target! Peter didn't seem scared at all, having full tru…
We chose someone to help us design our home, and I'm getting ready for a trip to Denver to attend a conference. As always, I'll catch up with films I've seen and games I've played.