Note: I wrote this draft quite awhile ago. Rather than leave it in a draft forever, I’m going to publish the incomplete version. A few weeks ago I heard that Svelte 3 had been released. After poking around with it,…
Note: I wrote this draft quite awhile ago. Rather than leave it in a draft forever, I’m going to publish the incomplete version. A few weeks ago I heard that Svelte 3 had been released. After poking around with it,…
The number of times I have run the command vagrant down to stop a Vagrant machine is kind of ridiculous. vagrant down makes sense as a counterpart to vagrant up. Fortunately, we can create aliases! In side your VAGRANT_HOME directory,…
A few weeks ago a couple of friends and I were having a conversation about self-esteem and self-confidence. The most common question, at least anecdotally, that people seem to get caught up on is “Am I good enough?” It’s definitely…
I’ve started solving cryptograms lately. I’ve always enjoyed word puzzles, and the app I’ve been using always brings up some interesting quotes. This one particularly stuck out to me recently: Associate yourself with people who think positively. You cannot surround…
I’m a firm believer in sharing knowledge. So much of what I’ve learned is because someone was willing to share their knowledge. In that context, I’ve decided to put (most) of my dotfiles on GitHub. There are some that are…
If you’re anything like me, you spend some time switching between various operating systems. My main machine is a MacBook Pro, but I favor other distros for my dev environments. CentOS and Ubuntu are my two go-to distros. If you’re…
Print Raspberry Brie Bites Scrumptious bites of bread, brie, and raspberry vinaigrette. Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack Author garthmortensen Ingredients 1 block Brie cheese 1 loaf Baguette (or favorite snack bread) 1 bottle Raspberry vinaigrette (I prefer Newman’s Own…
I am grateful for Susan Cain and her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. As I read Quiet I learned a lot about myself, the way I think, and why I usually dislike…
For my first gratitude post, I’m grateful for my wife. She’s helped me through some tough times (like is happening currently) and has stayed by my side despite my idiocy. She helps me contemplate decisions from a different perspective than…
Last August, I decided it was time to go back to school and finish up my degree. In some ways it feels like a pointless endeavor because I’ve been writing code for years now, and I often don’t feel like…