February has come and gone. It's already a short month, but it seems to have been even shorter this year. But maybe it feels like that because I was a away for a whole week to attend a wedding. Before we get to that, I wanted to chat about something a bit more technical I've been thinking about. My CMS right now is Ghost For years I've been using Ghost CMS, self-hosted, for my personal blog. I still love it, except for one thing, which can be a pain, which is updating the software.…
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It was well into December by the time I realized I never posted anything for November, so I've got two months worth of updates for 2025's year-end post. Friends of the Forest Award Last year, I volunteered to be on a tech committee for the Friends of the Forest here in Sedona, who help the National Forest Service with projects in the Coconino Forest, including the hiking trail system. My wife and I have volunteered our time as trail ambassadors (tracking trail usage data) and on the graffiti…
August is coming to a close, and we've gotten a taste of cooler weather here in Arizona. The days still get hot, but the mornings are starting out cool, which is nice. Red Mountain Trail We learned about this trail outside of Flagstaff recently and decide to check it out. Pretty easy to get to and very different once you get towards the end of the hike. Forest Fire! We were alerted to a forest fire start started up just a few miles from where we are currently living, as well as, our new ho…
July's highlight was being able to attend, and present, at RailsConf 2025 in Philadelphia with almost my entire department. Otherwise, it has been a whirlwind of activity, both at work and with the house construction. RailsConf 2025 Power Home Remodeling, where I work, was a sponsor for the event, which came with a speaking slot. And that ended up falling on me to present. I was certainly nervous, but I feel it came out really well, and I'm happy with how it turned out. You can view it in i…
It's getting down to decision time for a bit of stuff for our house. And we're feeling the pressure a bit, but things seem to be coming together. And traveling down part of Route 66 is always a nostalgic time. Las Vegas This was a bit of a last minute trip. We needed a tile sample to finalize our selections, and mailing samples was going to take too long. Since a showroom existed in Las Vegas for what we were looking for, we drove out for a long weekend. Red Rock Canyon We did find what…