Blogs
Migrating from WordPress to Ghost
Documenting the process and decisions behind moving from self-hosted WordPress to cloud-hosted Ghost. Also comparing Ghost and Eleventy.
Projects
Family
2025 Summary
I'm doing this again. A year in review for 2025. If you want to catch last year's, you can find 2024 here. Pray that brevity finds me, for your sake. 2025 brought new challenges and plenty of adventure. Challenges Psychic Damage The first challenge of 2025
Technology
Debian 13 Trixie Upgrade
One Weird Trick to make Linux distro upgrades easy on your critical services. Upgrading from Debian 12 to 13 on a Docker host.
automation
Bliss Alta Motionblinds Home Assistant Integration
Do you have a Bliss Automation - Alta Window Fashions roller shade or other device that you'd like to add into Home Assistant? Then this is the place for you! Background Part of de-Amazon-ing my house, or "un-Bezo-ing?", "de-Jeff-ing?" is to control all my
Technology
Nested YAML Frontmatter for Obsidian Book Notes
The author spends 3,000 words changing 3 lines to remove nested YAML frontmatter. Along the way, he learns the value of writing down the process and fact checking AI.
Technology
Can you quit Vim?
The note taking application Obsidian makes me nearly spit my coffee out with a fun pop-up message about exiting Vim.
Technology
Procrastination via Optimization (Yak Shaving)
Procrastination via endless optimization of my work environment. Otherwise known as Yak Shaving. Learn how my workstation config evolved.
Blogs
Should I switch to a static site generator?
Thinking about the switch between WordPress and the Eleventy static site generator after 23 years of blogging.
Home
Bread Box Assembly
A finely crafted bread box tells a tale of its own creation, and the people and places that shaped it along the way.
Technology
Measuring AT&T Internet Bandwidth with Python, InfluxDB, and Grafana
Any technical system you build inevitably slides into decay as the ecosystem you've borrowed from upgrades slowly over time while you're off doing other things. The parts you custom tailored now no longer fit. Some of the suppliers go out of business. Some changed businesses altogether.
Technology
Becoming Anti-social
This isn't about becoming anti-social in the traditional sense, but more anti-social media. Asocial would be a more accurate term. A few years back I made a decision to disconnect from most social media platforms. If you wanted to get in touch with me or know what I
Technology
Random Playlist Selector with Sonos and Home Assistant
Here's something different for the blog. I've taken some inspiration from the HashiCorp RFC and am tracking my personal project that way. I find it useful. Problem Statement I get tired of listening to the same playlist too often. I also want to reduce the number