Travel and Events

Italy summer vacation part two, Tuscany

Part two of our summer vacation in Italy with highlights from Tuscany

Travel and Events

Italy summer vacation part one, Umbria

Part one of our summer vacation in Italy with highlights from Umbria

Technology

Dell XPS 13, solid as a rock

Ownership experience of using the Dell XPS 13 laptop over the last ten years

Technology

Time for an update

An overdue update and a few technical details on hosting this site

Travel and Events

France, a two week summer vacation

A recap of our summer vacation in France, including major destinations and attractions we visited

Travel and Events

Maui, travel guide part two

Maui, Hawaii travel guide part two with additional points of interest

Life

2013 VW Passat SE, 10 years in

Ownership experience summary for our 2013 VW Passat SE after ten years of use

Reading

Influencer

A few thoughts on Brittany Hennessy's book - Influencer: Building Your Personal Brand in the Age of Social Media

Travel and Events

Maui, a little travel guide

A short list of our favorite spots when visiting Maui, Hawaii

Sports

Australian Open, watching it never gets old

A brief reasoning as to why the Australian Open is my favorite Grand Slam to watch year after year

Reading

How to avoid a climate disaster

A brief review of Bill Gates' book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

Life

Goodbye old friend, you will be missed

Reminiscing about our house cat Miko and the joy she brought over the last two decades

Sports

Tokyo Olympics

My take on the Tokyo Olympics and Olympics in general, and how they are a an uplifting event rather than a money sink as often times portrayed

Reading

Savvy estate planning

A brief review of James L. Cunningham Jr.'s book Savvy Estate Planning: What You Need to Know Before You Talk to the Right Lawyer

Sports

My tennis racquets, a trip through time

A trip down memory lane through the various tennis racquets that I've used over the last 30 years

Technology

A return from the walled gardens

A rant about getting back to posting thoughts, observations, and opinions in the public sphere rather than behind the closed confines of walled gardens

Travel and Events

SXSW recap

A quick recap of events and happenings pre, during, and post SXSW along with some highlights and links you may want to check out

Technology

Finally a new laptop, Acer Aspire V5

a brief review of a new budget ultrabook laptop purchase that replaced an ancient laptop that weighed a ton

Development

How about a comeback

a quick run-down of this site's history from Mambo CMS to Joomla 3.1, and about things to come in the future

Technology

Thinking about an HP laptop?

A review of the HP EliteBook 2540p laptop, or rather a quick rundown of the trials and tribulations over the last few years

Travel and Events

Ireland and England travel recap

A recap of our trip through Ireland and England and of the various famous and less famous places we visited

Entertainment

A few flick reviews

Short takes with no spoilers on various movies that I watched recently

Travel and Events

Holiday plans and beyond

A summary of the holiday plans and a preview of the crazy amount of travel we have planned for the upcoming year already

Entertainment

An all over the place mix

A little fun all over the place mix with a random track selection - enjoy

Travel and Events

Colorado skiing trip recap

A brief recap of our Colorado skiing trip including Breckenridge and Keystone