To reiterate, dinosaurs are cool. They keep my plants company.

Across the street from my jobsite there's a little boy with his mother, watching the excavator work. I passed by them on the way to my car, and the awe and wonder in his little eyes as he watched this 20 ton marvel of engineering scoop through hard packed dirt like it was ice cream brought a little warmth to my heart on this cold day. I'm 37 years old and I still feel it too. Big machinery is cool, dinosaurs are cool, building shit with Lego is cool. Keep the wonder alive 🤘

I keep hearing about these "people who did everything right," usually as a lead-in to advertising some product or service ("these people did everything right and still got screwed over; buy this service that I'm being paid to promote and THAT will protect you.") For the record, I have never met a single person, anywhere, ever, who has done everything right, and I firmly believe that they don't exist. Predicating the value proposition of your product on people that don't exist is disingenuous and suspect. Maybe there's value there, but this isn't how you sell it.

Duck butts and a nice lil mushroom at the lake tonight.

I'm so far behind, but I'm so far ahead. This is how I feel about the state of my cybersecurity. I'm aware of the vast space of possibilities, and I'm aware of how little of it I've actually explored, but I also know I'm doing 10x as much as the average person to keep my data and my money secure. Learn a little more each evening between work and family. Spend judiciously on appropriate hardware and services without breaking the bank. Know that you'll never be perfect. That's the game plan. May you be safe as well ✌

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Was in no state to meal prep this weekend so I'm making quiche at 9 PM on a Monday night. A little overcooked, but that's the way I like it. Tomato on top, lots of fresh basil inside, and I'll drizzle it with balsamic glaze to finish. The Holy Trinity.