Lou Plummer has put together 50 different posts ideas and I’m challenging myself to write something for everyone. I think it’s a great exercise to see what comes out as I sit in front of the keyboard.
Media Reviews
Trying to figure out the format that makes me happy as a reader. Currently doing an episode by episode review of The Acolyte and season 4 of The Boys.
Finding Balance at the Gym
Looking at getting into a gym with my family
Chapters
00:00:00: Beginning
00:00:08: Introduction
00:00:38: Vacation and coming back to it
00:02:25: Labarum Update
00:05:05: Writing Prompts
00:06:59: Media Reviews
00:11:42: Health And Fitness
The most memorable job that I’ve ever held was working at a company called Unify. It was a small company that had a long history of products.
It was during the time that I was working there that I met my wife, got married, and had children.
The company had moments of boom and bust and it was the people there that made me want to stay. Ultimately, we had a bust quarter and I learned the hard way that a business is a business.
I was laid off with a number of other people.
I still feel it sometimes. The loss of identity as a provider for my family - especially at that age - echoes in a lot of the things I do and never in a good way. The friends that I had when I worked there do contact me occasionally, but it’s definitely not the same.
The road to Hell is paid with good intentions. History is filled with examples of people doing things with the most noble of intentions only to find out that they made things worse.
This episode embodies that to the fullest.
This is a flashback episode where we get to see what happened on Brendok. And, yes, nothing good happened there and you cans the tension rising every scene as we all see our characters marching towards disaster. As everyone is trying to do The Right Thing.
After thinking about it for the last couple of days, I have to say Choice is a great title for this episode. As we see our characters make one choice after another, whether it’s take the time to think, seek information, or take action. Every time we do something we actuate who we are and what are values are.
In this Disney show we are seeing what happens when people are tested and what choices they make in a universe where the boundaries of what is good and bad are not easily defined.
I really enjoy how Leon steps us through the journey of setting up self-hosting as well as giving us his reasons on why he's doing it.
Well, if I was going to do this at all, it was time to do it for real. I decided to set up my own code hosting properly this time, complete with CI/CD runners, all hosted under my own domain name.
Leon even includes some price breakdowns, design diagrams and links to get some more information.
Don’t have time to read the post? He also has it narrated in his wonderful Australian accent.
I'm continuing with the series by Lou Plummer and trying not to get too worked up over the format of the posts.
On what subjects are you outspoken and on what subjects are you mostly mute?
I read the prompt and thought about the times that I would shout out about how pineapple doesn’t belong on pizza. I feel that pineapple is too sweet to be on something that so savory. The juices from the pineapple spread throughout the pizza and you can’t separate it the same way you could with other toppings like mushrooms or olives.
I’ve even gotten in a couple discussions on how pancakes are better than waffles because of how many varieties you can find in different cultures around the world.
But no one has heard me speak out about the genocides that are happening. Do you know what my stance is on climate change? Health care? How about workers rights?
No, I don’t think I’ve used my website for any of those.
Even though they effect me, I go about my daily writing and web surfing feeling that “those bad things are bad and I’m sure we’ll all get through it some how.”
I feel that’s ultimately the issue.
When it comes to being outspoken, I find myself using my inside voice.
Lou has put together a nice list of writing prompts on his website. It seems like a perfect time as I was looking for something to write about.
A road trip you’ve taken that was memorable
I remember the first trip that I took with my children to Disneyland. My wife and I drove through the night in a rental car with two sleeping kids in the back. Both of us taking turns driving and trying to find our way through the darkness of a long drive.
I don’t remember all the stops but I remember getting to our hotel early the next morning to find out that the room that we had reserved had been given to someone else so we had to move to a room that a smoker had used the day before or try to find another hotel.
A lot of bumps before we even got to the park.
But it was worth it to see the girls having such a great time.
I have pictures, but not enough and the memory fades day by day.
I wanted to get familiar with the characters again before I watch the latest iteration coming out tin a couple weeks. And it was just as fun as I remember it.
It’s a lot of crude jokes and over the top action.
I’ll watch it again when the next one comes out.
Overview
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Mandaris
Well, if I was going to do this at all, it was time to do it for real. I decided to set up my own code hosting properly this time, complete with CI/CD runners, all hosted under my own domain name.
