RIP Albert Edward Saunders
To the man who taught me that it’s important to understand where you come from, and showed me that living a life of hard work, kindness, and humor is one well lived, BEEKA Grampa. I will miss you.
Please don’t send me that AI slop
I do not want to see it. I will not engage with it. I’m not trying to be a jerk about it, I just don’t want you to waste your time. I acknowledge that it’s a nice gesture that you saw something that made you think, “I should share this with Jimbo, he’ll get a …
Time Capsule – February 2025
Preamble: I’m attempting a simple project here, capturing some of what I’m seeing, reading, and thinking about each month in a semi-organized fashion for future me to look back on. And so, each month: So, let’s start with the music. On Repeat: The Decline – NOFX I vividly recall listening to this song for the …
Time Capsule – January 2025
I have started and stopped writing on this or other past personal blogs so many times I’ve lost count. Usually, I stick to a schedule for a month or two but get frustrated by the fact that no one really reads blogs, so what’s the point. This time I’m trying something different, going in with …
An Engineer’s Look at Local Politics – Lowell 2017 Election Data
I spend several hours most work days making spreadsheets (AKA “engineering”), so naturally when I came across Dick Howe’s post last weekend detailing the expenditures of the eighteen City Council Candidates for Lowell’s 2017 elections, I wanted to throw that sweet, sweet data into Excel. I like taking otherwise boring data and seeing what it …
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New Year, Old Blog
I’ve never been too into New Year’s Resolutions, but I have come to acknowledge that January 1st is a good opportunity to take stock of the year behind me, and see where I can make changes that I will be happy with for the next year. 2017 was a hell of a year, especially on …