Summer approaches. It finally feels like it is going to happen. I attended RailsConf 2024 which was in Detroit, MI. Since I write here about more personal stuff than work, I won't do a deep dive. You'll be happy to note that Peanut came with me. He stayed in the hotel most of the time, but I'll have to do more with the guys when they join me on a future trips. While exploring Detroit, the above image intrigued me. An old building, probably seventy or more years old, with a new high-rise being…
Spring is definitely here now in northern Arizona. Since last time, we took a bit of a break and went on a road trip up to southern Utah to explore some areas we skipped past on a previous visit to Moab and Arches National Park. Bluff, UT / Four Corners First up was Navajo National Monument. We weren't quite expecting snow, but that's what we got. The ruins here are phenomenal. This wasn't originally on our itinerary but worth the stop. May visit here in the future when the weather is better…
We haven't had a lot of snowfall this winter. I was able to get the above photo of a coyote which made it a great choice for this post's masthead considering that as I post this it's pretty cold and wet out. Not cold enough to snow, but we're still feeling winter. I obviously skipped my post for February. That was primarily due to travel. My mom visited Phoenix, so my wife and I stayed there a few days to show her around town. And then I had a work trip to…
2023 ended without too much excitement. 2024 has started, and I'm impressed with the number of films I've seen so far this year. I know I won't keep this up, but I was able to catch up with some I've wanted to see for a while. Aside from work, and watching films, I've spent my time mostly hiking and driving around looking for what we want for our house, which should start construction this summer. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ It's been a number of years since we hiked…
Texas again, then to Mexico and finally sliding into the holidays to ring out the year of 2023 After Thanksgiving, I flew back out to Longview, TX where my cousin's daughter was married. It offered the perfect opportunity to have a small family reunion with my brother, mom, and my step-dad. Had good, short, time before returning home. Then I was off again. This time to my company's annual trip to Cancun, Mexico. We pay for travel, they pay for everything else for up to three thousand or so emp…