For Mother’s Day weekend, my wife Karen wanted to go camping for the first time with our new Jayco travel trailer. We had purchased a new 2025 Jay Flight SLX 175FQ at an end-of-season sale, but it didn’t leave the lot until this spring. Given this was a new, untested…
On this day one year ago, I voluntarily retired from the National Weather Service, departing with full benefits including a pension and my retirement investments. After spending a decade as a meteorologist and more than two decades as their information technology officer, I had done all that I had set…
Earlier this week, I shared the below article on CMS Report which announced that the site has stopped accepting new articles. which announced that the site has ceased accepting new articles. Passion projects like CMS Report have always been challenging for me to abandon. Moreover, when nostalgia and my desire…
This happened earlier in the month when I started putting the Christmas tree up. This is Luna’s first Christmas. You can’t say I don’t have the patience with kittens (more of a cat these days).
Starting in early 2026, YouTube TV plans to give more flexibility to its customers by offering the ability to pick and choose from ten or more genre-specific packages over the standard base plan. This plan was announced by Christian Oestlien, Head of Subscriptions, via the YouTube official blog. Some of…
I love Autumn in Sioux Falls as the weather is so inviting for outdoor activities and so much going on downtown. My wife and I spent our Friday evening listening to one of our favorite local bands, Sugar Daddy. The band was playing at the downtown bar Wiley’s from 7…
It’s a shame there are some politicians that will never admit that renewable energy has an important role to play in our country’s energy independence. New article, but the same message I want to deliver in the midst of people claiming renewable energy doesn’t work. In South Dakota we get…
I have had the CD Edition of the Eversolo Play in my living room for over a month. This version of the Eversolo Play is an all-in-one that features a CD player as well as a music streamer, DAC, and amplifier in a compact and inviting form factor. While I…
Last week, my wife and I embarked on a thrilling adventure with our Can-Am Spyders. We joined a rally in Council Bluffs, where we spent the weekend with approximately a hundred fellow Spyder enthusiasts. Together, we embarked on a scenic tour of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska. In the attached…
I spent a part of my Sunday afternoon writing only to have lost the article due to an error on the server side. I may rewrite the article on another day, but I’m too disappointed to do a repeat today. It’s my own fault as I know better. Anytime you’re…
I am an information technologist, consultant, writer, website builder, former meteorologist and story teller. More importantly I’m a husband to a great wife, the father of a terrific son, and grateful for the life I’ve been given.