Husband, Father, Gamer, Nerd

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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • This doesn’t really affect my household. My wife, my daughter, and I all have lifetime PlexPasses.

    That said, this level of enshitification has me wishing there were options (yes I know about Emby and Jellyfin and I’ve investigated both more than once) but they have me ensnared by PlexAmp and Sonos integration. I’ve been around since before anyone had even seen the letters MP3 strung together, and I have never had a music player as capable as PlexAmp.








  • Two men other than my father had dramatic impact on my life. Both of them were PE teachers, one in elementary school and one in high school.

    I was awkward, uncoordinated, and a social outcast. I was always the last picked when teams were picked. My elementary school PE teacher solved this by making me the “captain” and I got to pick the teams.

    My high school PE teacher, who won State championships and coached future NBA all-stars still had time to be my doubles partner when we were playing tennis.

    Those two men were definitely my champions.








  • Easy! because it just actually occurred. I’m a misanthrope, but even misanthropes need friends.

    When I was five or six, I met a guy in 1st grade Sunday School and we have been friends ever since.

    A couple of weeks ago, I celebrated my 60th birthday, my wife took me to the Kentucky Derby Museum to start my birthday off with a tour of Churchill Downs. As I was perusing the gift store prior to our tour, I heard a voice behind me “what are you doing here!” I turned around to see my friend of 55 years. He and his wife had flown in to celebrate with me.

    An extraordinary gift.