On the Lambda

When I was in high school in Wisconsin, I worked for a time at a fancy Italian restaurant. I worked in the pizzeria kitchen, which was in a different place and served a different dining room than the main kitchen for the nice side of the business. Nevertheless, I learned some things from the chefs, […]

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I’ve had this idea for a sci-fi story setting kicking around the back of my head for a while, and I want to get it down somewhere. It’s not really an idea for the story so much as the just background setting, but I still think it’s pretty cool. Backstory The background begins with a near-future […]

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In honor of the death of Terry Pratchett I’ve been re-reading a few of his books. One in particular is “Maurice and his Educated Rodents“. The premise of the book is that a cat and some rats come across some magical debris that gives them human-like intelligence and speech. Something in that got me thinking […]

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For the past five years I’ve been honored to be recognized as a recipient of a Microsoft MVP Award. One of roughly 4,000 awardees world-wide, this is an incredible honor, and I’ve been humbled to part of that group. Today my most recent award expired, and it will not be renewed. I can’t say I didn’t see this […]

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Less than a week ago, a tornado tore through a small town about 25 miles from my home, leaving it almost completely devastated. I am thankful that no one I know personally was hurt or even lost significant property, but I’ve had some stories from the experience, and I am very mindful and prayerful for those […]

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I admit it: I’m a Star Wars fan, including the Extended Universe. I’ve read and reread (recently, even) a number of the books. There’s one thing that bothers me about the whole thing: the Millenium Falcon. I feel like other fans focus more than they should on lines like “She’s the fastest ship in the […]

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Today I have something that’s not at all computer related. It’s starting to get colder outside, and so I’m going to share my tips for good hot chocolate. 1. Heat the water before adding the cocoa mix. If you heat them together, you’re also applying the strong heat to the powder, and that’s a good […]

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