It’s been 60 days since my body started responding to changes in my fitness strategy, and in those 60 days I’ve lost 24 pounds of mass, gone down two shirt sizes, and gained some strength.
getting fit like a nerd
Most of my adult life, since I took up my first full-time IT job in 1994 and sat behind a desk, I’ve watched my waistline grow and my health decline. I’ve tried a few things to fix this, but I think I’m on to something… that people have been say…
breaking up with Twitter
This morning I found myself locked out of my Twitter account. Twitter claimed that my account was playing shenanigans (inconceivable!) and that to rescue my account, I had to give Twitter my phone number to validate that it’s really me.
state of the nerd
It’s been awhile since I’ve written, and much has changed. I thought it was time to lay down some updates. Since my last post, I’ve made some big career decisions. # Career The elephant in the room. Let’s tackle that first.
What the heck, it’s only a buck
The best deal in quality writing instruments going today is, without a doubt, the Jinhao X450. This pen, for only 99 cents shipped from China to the US, should prove to be a gateway drug into https://cheapgeezer.wordpress.com/the-good-shit/ for an…
William Hannah: paper tough enough for fountain pens?
Fountain pens are brutal on paper. Moleskines are among the first to fall, paper failing in some disgusting combination of feathering, shadowing, and bleeding through when subjected to the abuse of a fountain pen. When the http://www.williamhannah…
I can quit any time I want to
Fountain Pen Addendum: Neil Gaiman made me do it
In https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/neil-gaiman-writes-books-with-fountain-pens/, I shined a little bit of a light on something that I found both curious and validating. No, I’m not mad for wanting to try writing a serious literary work…
various nibs on a Jinhao X750
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably wondering how to get better performance out of your cheap Chinese fountain pens. I spent a few bucks and got my hands filthy with Hero blue-black ink so that you won’t have to.
Automobile Retrospective: 2012 Subaru Forester
About four years ago, I went to the local Subaru dealership and purchased a brand new 2012 Subaru Forester. This probably had something to do with Whole Foods opening up near my home. There’s something about that place that makes people walk aroun…
Neil Gaiman writes books with fountain pens?
Yup. His tastes are a bit more expensive than https://cheapgeezer.wordpress.com/rule-25/, though both pens are fantastic and I’d write with either/both if I could stomach spending that much on a pen.
Beware the Hooded Nib
I didn’t want to call out any particular pen today, though my image shows a Jinhao 699. The problem I’ve been observing spans multiple value brands from China, including Jinhao and Baoer. There are some nibs out there that should be avoided. Let m…
State of the Nerd Addendum: Failing Fast
In my https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/state-of-the-nerd-pens-homelab-dockerrancher-intel-nuc/, I talked a bit about how I was investing time and resources into experimenting with Docker, Rancher, and RancherOS. There have been a lot of…