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You, Sir, Are a Failover

Remember when corporate gobbletygook was just about “creating synergy,” “shifting a paradigm,” and “leveraging a best practice”? I miss those … More

active failover, bad business language, DNS, propagation time, UI

It’s in the Dance

Dancers of the waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha-cha, salsa, and others will laugh at me for this, but after dancing to … More

80s music, ballroom dancing, disco, Janet Jackson

Beocat Ate Beowulf for Breakfast: Part 3

This is the 3rd and final installment of the legendary quest undertaken by Sir Mark Beocat, a fearless and valiant man on … More

feral cats

Beocat Ate Beowulf for Breakfast: Part 2

Last week, we learned of a legendary quest undertaken by Sir Mark Beocat, a fearless and valiant man who spent several … More

animal rescue, Beowulf, epic, feral cats, humane traps, Our Companions Manchester CT

Beocat Could Eat Beowulf for Breakfast: Part 1

In days of old, my brother’s successful quest a few weeks ago would have been immortalized in song. The court … More

Beowulf, epic, feral cats, heroism

A Snow Adventure

You may have heard we got hit with 12+ inches in Boston last week. Ah….there’s nothing like that first big … More

bomb cyclone, buried cars, chairs as parking space savers, snow shoveling, snow storm

Top 6 Posts of 2017

Well, kids, looks like we made it through year 1 of the Cheeto flea, and that alone is worth celebrating. … More

Boston Marathon, bystander intervention, college, First Black man in the Boston marathon, life lessons, moving, sending kids to college, writing inspiration

Same as It Ever Was, Sorta

I FaceTime with my 87-year-old mom nearly every Friday night. Pretty cool, right? Lately she’s been telling more stories from … More

1950s, catholic nuns, convents, dating, job hunting

Writing Excavation

Before I get into my blog proper, I need to detour one second for this brilliant tweet from @DrAndrewThaler: “Folks, … More

80s celebrities, bad sentences, Details magazine, poetry, soccer, writing

Jump Up, Jump Up and Get Down

About 3 years ago I saw a picture of myself, and I could no longer deny that the extra pounds … More

exercise, hoola hoop, jump, jump rope

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