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Of note: these are all software related features or changes I would like to see; my dream of a Magic Trackpad with integrated Touch ID sensor can wait until later.

First and foremost, welcome to my somewhat revamped website.

We did it.

It's no secret that I'm very proud of my (currently) 152 sobriety streak.

I always tend to get 3 kinds of comments on my tattoos: "Dude, those are sick!"

My 2 year old daughter teaches me a lot.

Earlier this month, I talked about other jobs I might have had if things had bounced a different way.

I love to tinker.

4 short stories about my time as a Boy Scout.

This post has been a work in progress for nearly 24 hours now, with more things trickling out over that time causing this post to grow in scope.

2 things happened when I entered high school that changed who I was forever.

Dave Rupert (@davatron5000) on Mastodon.social: Free Idea: You get one page on your website to list all the stuff you don’t like (react, tailwind, capitalism, whatever) and then the rest of the site can be about stuff you do like (birds, music, books, wha…

I remember randomly discovering Reddit's mechanical keyboards subreddit about 10-11 years ago.

Note: this post contains affiliate links to the various products I use.

We took a nice vacation at the end of April/beginning of May, heading down to visit my wife's sister & family in North Carolina.

A couple of different people have written some posts this week about their particular blogging workflows.

I wrote a list with 35 <li>s.

I write because sometimes, it's just helpful to get a thought off my chest, and process it through my fingertips.

Lately, I’ve been on a quest for finding a new handle/screenname for playing games online.

I'll be honest, I've got absolutely nothing to write about today.

I remember when I was about 5 or 6, my parents and I went to our normal pizza place; we lived in a college town, and this place was on "the hill", right next to campus.

I've tried traditional meditation.

There I was, sitting in an interview for a job.

Pixel, Bearcat, and Beau working together to get cottage cheese I joke that in our household, I'm the 6th most important living being.

(Quick note: I'm back from vacation!

I play games for fun.

A few weeks ago, I decided to completely redo how I consumed written content from the web.

In software development (and probably other industries, idk), there exists the concept of “sprints”.

The first sip of coffee in the morning.

We're about to get an Apple Event on Tuesday.

I've been playing in a D&D campaign with some friends online for almost 3 years now.

I remember the very first thing I wanted to be when I grew up - the person pouring the water at our local Chinese restaurant.

There’s a joke that makes its rounds on the internet every now and again – a guy interviews at a company for a software developer role.

i’ve decided to join in on Weblog Posting Month, or WeblogPoMo, for May 2024.

If you'd like an insight into my brain, here's the process flow I went through after V went down for the night: I sat down at my desk and flipped on the NBA games to watch them.

"Do we all love Uplift desks?"

I've talked before about how I desperately want to be someone who uses a pocket notebook.

I remember the days of smaller internet[1].

I've been utilizing my Now page for a little over a year now[1].

An Alfred workflow to help you generate SpONgEbOb MocKing TeXt for use wherever you feel like.

CW: this post talks about alcohol and sobriety.

As part of my 2024 theme, Year of Understanding, I'm doing a bunch of introspection about various things.

One of my main goals for 2024 is to read a lot more, finish more games, and actually consume some great shows & movies[1].

As 2023 comes to a close, it's time for me to figure out my yearly theme for 2024.

I've been carrying a notebook around in my pocket for a week now.

👋🏻 Hello, everyone.

If you would like to skip the blog post, here's a link to my fundraising campaign, and a link directly to the donation page.

Shout out to the three biggest twatwaffles in tech these days, as they have actually conspired to make my life better!

I am laying on a beach.

Note: ClackTrack is currently on hold as I work on some other projects (and parent a toddler), but I have not abandoned this.