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Journal

This page gathers ongoing entries. I’m rebuilding the archive here as I go. Each entry stands alone... over time they form a larger picture.

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  08-03-26 9:47 pm #book

  Books Has Arrived

  I added a new section to the site called Books. It's a running list of what I'm reading, what I've read, and what's on the shelf waiting its turn. Each entry has the title, author, genre, series, and reading status. Finished books get a rating too. A few books are up and ready. Still more to a...

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  08-03-26 12:38 pm #food ▦

  PBJ For Life

  I've been a PBJ guy my entire life. Doesn't matter how many other sandwiches exist in the world, I could eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich every single day and never get tired of it. This is not up for debate. The best one starts with the right ingredients. Sourdough bread, Peter Pan honey ro...

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  07-30-26 9:47 pm #web#art

  Amber Flow

  New background on the home page. It's called Amber Flow, part of a set of algorithmic pieces I've been working through. Gold and amber threads winding across black. I'm a traditional artist, watercolor and acrylic mostly, so code-based work is new ground for me. Still finding my footing, but exper...

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  07-29-26 6:30 pm #web#project

  Purple Ink

  I finished a second theme for my wife Jolynn's website, purplejolynn.com. Most of the functions carry over from Retro Terminal. Page types, hero system, admin setup, all reused. I did not start from scratch, and that made this build move a lot faster than the first one. The look is a different...

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  07-14-26 12:30 pm #web#project

  Retro Terminal

  From custom CMS to Grav CMS, my web building days are over! I spent many years building custom websites and CMS platforms, but eventually got tired of the ongoing updates and maintenance. After using WordPress and many other popular database-driven CMS platforms, I grew to dislike them, so I went...

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  03-22-26 10:14 am #active#walking#hiking

  Longer Route

  I went out to Greenbelt Park in Maryland to walk the Dogwood Trail. It's a simple loop, about a mile, with an extra outer stretch of roughly 0.3 miles. Easy and steady, nothing challenging about it. Partway through, I hit a sign pointing to a longer route on the right and a shorter route on the le...

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  03-08-26 8:07 pm #active#hiking#walking

  Hiking Trails

  I can't remember a time when hiking wasn't part of my life. I started young, picked up the pace in high school, and kept going from there. Some of it was on marked trails in national parks. A lot of it wasn't, unmarked routes through forests and mountains back when I was younger. I've hiked the Gr...

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  03-02-26 3:27 pm #web#musing#photography

  Hunting for the Pieces

  One thing I didn’t expect about building this site? It does take a long time to find and compile my own material. Before I can post something, I usually have to dig through old journals, random notes, folders of photos, and half-forgotten files. I know they’re there. I just don’t always remember...

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  02-18-26 1:47 pm #food

  Why Popcorn?

  I have loved popcorn for as long as I can remember. Not fancy popcorn. Not covered in everything. Just simple, real popcorn. Pan. Oil. Kernels. Heat. Watching the first kernel pop. Then another. Then all of them. It never gets old. Most of the time, I skip the butter. It tastes good withou...

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  02-17-26 11:30 pm #web

  Why Amber Theme?

  The story behind the amber theme of this site. The First Amber When I was about four years old, I remember staring at a jar of honey. I would hold it up and study the color, how light passed through it, and that deep golden tone. I knew I loved that color. I've loved it ever since. Bad T...

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