Follow up on Adaptive Cruise Control
Following up on my mention to getting a new vehicle that has Adaptive Cruise Control I had some more time behind the wheel in situations where I could use it and thought I’d post a brief follow up. One...
View ArticleI’m Different and I’m Never Going to Have Friends
My young giant of a boy recently has self-realized that there is something ‘different‘ about him. We’ve been quietly watching from the sidelines as things came and went. Though having this happen was...
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Drobo – Doin it’s thang
I have had a Drobo since 2009. The model I have doesn’t exist any more. It is four SATA drive bays, and has USB 2.0, FW400, and FW800 ports on the back. This thing has been a workhorse storage tank...
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Disney Infinity
Sunday as part of the birthday present for my son we purchased the Disney Infinity Wii U Starter kit, along with the Cars Play Set expansion set. I thought I’d give my non game reviewer view both as...
View ArticleLibertarian party being co-opted by Tea Party?
It’s been almost a year since I posted my ‘Think Different’ blog post about how I was resonating more and more with the ideas presented by the Libertarian Political Party. Due to social media like...
View ArticleMoon Walk
So I have said something in the past about moving to the ‘Primal Blueprint’. The part I’d not been doing reliably was the exercise part. This weekend, I took steps to force the issue. Combined with...
View ArticleThoughts on Grand Theft Auto V
So on Friday, while picking up the Wonderful 101 I decided to give the Grand Theft Auto franchise a try and I bought GTA 5, from Rockstar Games This is the first time I’ve bought and played something...
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AutoMagic
So back in March, I caught an Engadget article about Automatic. It’s a little bluetooth dongle that plugs into the ODB II port in a car and connect it to your iPhone that has bluetooth 4.0 or better....
View ArticlePlaystation 3 Hard Drive Upgrading – Super Slim Edition
A while back I posted about my experience updating the 250GB version of the Playstation 3 ‘Slim’ model to a 1TB hard drive. The Bluray in that machine has died, so I needed a new one. I purchased...
View ArticleAdaptive Cruise Control Follow-up
So my annual trek west started with our new Ford Explorer and I got to use the Adaptive Cruise control I mentioned getting in a multi-day Griswold vacation style jaunt. Every year we head home for...
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It’s Go Time
I finally chose a new vehicle for my next cycle. I surprised myself some, but I’ve gone back to the Audi brand with my new Audi A5 S-Line I have been all over the map the last few years while...
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Bang Bang
It took me 15,489 days of life but today I finally did something I’ve always wanted to do. I went to a gun range, and live fired multiple versions of that tried and true 2nd amendment protected right...
View ArticleDrobo 5D
I’ve mentioned it before, but I have a Drobo that I purchased back in 2009. Recently I was being hit by a bit of a Twofer. I was running out of space, even with 4TB hard drives in it, and it wasn’t...
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Armed and Dangerous
So, after stressing my OCD internet research skills to the ends of the internet trying to make sure I wanted to do this, I’ve moved forward and purchased my first firearm for personal use. I purchased...
View ArticleHello world!
I’ve moved hosting providers, and changed some settings. You now need to use HTTPS to view this site. Working on getting various things functioning again, but now I’m on my own little cloud instance...
View ArticleAhhhhhhh
So for some time coming up to my next yearly bill of a hosting server I was starting to have some issues that made me debate what it would take to go to my own server. Whether it be at home, or a Mac...
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Pistol Packing
Didn’t have the opportunity to write this up until recently, but at the end of March I finally received my NC Concealed Carry License and in my state that means I can now buy any handgun I would like....
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Smith & Wesson Shield .40S&W First Thoughts
As I previously mentioned, I recently purchased my first handgun the Smith & Wesson SHIELD in .40S&W caliber. This weekend spring appeared briefly on Saturday and my wife and I headed out to...
View ArticleExpanding the Arsenal
So I’ve added another time of firearm to my collection. Today I picked up my first shotgun, the Mossberg 590A1. I picked it up late today at my local dealer after ordering the specific one I wanted....
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