My last "How I Work" post was in 2018 and and the first one was in 2015 and I thought it was time to update, even though much of how I work remains similar to last time.
When I was a kid, I liked to build model airplanes and other vehicles. I didn't make lots and lots of them, but I do remember building an F-16 and some Navy warships from some Revell kits, popping the pieces out of the plastic connectors... [Continue Reading]
A few years ago, Melanie was diagnosed with several new allergies and among them was an allergy to fragrances. This is admittedly an unusual allergy, but it seems our family specializes in unusual allergies.1 And by fragrances, this means all... [Continue Reading]
I’m sometimes asked about my podcasting workflow, how SQPN goes about recording, editing, distributing, and promoting our shows. This is the third in a series of posts that explain the multiple steps that take me from the beginning to the end of the... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]One part of our smart home setup is our Philips Hue lighting system. Over the years I've replaced many of our old light bulbs with Hue smart bulbs in various fixtures, which allows us not only to control the lights with... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]Does that seem dramatic? But it's the truth. Facebook has repeatedly banned a quote from St. Augustine every time I've posted it. And it's not some fire and brimstone "Sinners are going to hell!" quote, but in fact, quite the... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]When Melanie told me months ago that her dad’s family was planning a family reunion in Kentucky this fall, my initial reaction was that we wouldn’t be able to manage such a trip with all our kids. But as we talked about it, the... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]It’s been three years since I first did a “How I Work” blog post (at the prompting of Tom McDonald) and since then I moved to a different full-time job and then to another (current) full-time job, where what I do is now almost... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]Last year, there was a lot of fuss online about a Food52 blog post that revealed an old trick that restaurant chefs use to manage their kitchens. They use painter’s tape to label every container in the refrigerator with what’s... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]We finally have an installation date for our solar panels from Solar City/Tesla. As you may recall, we started this odyssey at the beginning of last summer (2017) and signed the paperwork in July. But our local electrical... [Continue Reading]