Random thoughts after exposure
So this past week on the road, I have to say I saw some of America's insanity at its finest. When you are traveling a highway, that big commercial truck might be an inconvenience, and the whole time…
Notes
GrrCon - Trip 1 - 2026
This past weekend, I went to GrrCon, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This was year 15 for the event, but year 1 for me. In fact this was the first time I had ever attended a conference of pretty much any kind. So Day 1, a few things that I learned, is that things like this are more amusing when you are not alone in a sea of strangers. I sat through some really good talks, wandered around some through the vendors…
Read the full entryBuilding A Bridge
So as has been stated in a couple of recent posts, I went back to driving truck. But in this adventure, I am going to take tech with me this time around. In my short time back driving I have seen…
Considerations of things to come
All things considered, I am currently weighing out the possibility of going back out over the road driving. The thing is I have my own conditions that any company that I go to drive for must adhere…
The chaos of self loathing
Lately, it seems I have been battling some demons. I won't say it is a bad thing, but there have been some challenging moments. I was 100% disabled in 2010, but went back to work in 2016 because the…
Nearly 3TB of Music - Sick of Spotify
I spent many years with large amounts of Music, and I don't mean Napster Music, or Limewire Music, I mean music that we legit purchased. You figure, I am 57 years old, CD's came out when I was still…
nexCMS
# nexCMS: Building a CMS With Nothing But WSGI and Stubbornness ## What it is nexCMS is a single-file Python WSGI application that runs this site. No Django, no Flask, no Node — just `wsgi.py`…
Me Time comes in many shapes and sizes
So I took some time to work on me some more future me, and project me Future me was encouraged to submit a resume for a position I was not 100% certain I was ready for, but that is honestly just me…
About Me
I'm a student of life with a deep appreciation for practical execution and hands-on problem solving. My path has been shaped by decades of real-world experience across manufacturing, industrial…
Lessons from Building a Tiered Active Directory Domain: one of many
This document is both a technical record and a personal reflection on the process of building a tiered Active Directory domain in a home lab environment. The original goal was to create a secure…
Securing the Whole - part of the domain build
It’s been a bit of a journey getting these admin accounts set up properly. I went through a fair amount of frustration and trial-and-error, but I finally landed on a solid, auditable configuration…
The Whole, or Hole... Building the Domain
Installing Windows Server and adding users isn't even 1/2 the battle. The battle of getting it installed on old hardware was actually the easier part. While I have never been a fan of trying to…
Stop Starting Over: Local Zellij, Remote Screen, and the Homelab Reality
## I woke up this morning with one goal: stop starting over. Every time I have to break a connection to my remote servers—for any reason—I typically have to start whatever I was doing from the very…
Unhealthy Romance: Part 2 (When love and hate collide)
# Installing Wazuh (v4.9.0) on Debian 13 Without the Installer Script - Part 2 When we last left our manual deployment of Wazuh v4.9.0 on Debian 13 (Trixie), we had successfully broken the circular…
Unhealthy Romance: Debian13 and Wazuh (Part 1)
# Installing Wazuh (v4.9.0) on Debian 13 Without the Installer Script - Part 1 Let's make one thing absolutely clear: the vendor-provided installer script is a fragile black box. Really it's not, it…
Keep Learning
# Only Stop Learning ## When No Air Remains. I have mentioned this project that I have been working on, and some not really in much detail. In some cases there is such thing as too much detail, but…
Self Investment through chaos
#You will never know ... ##If you never try. Things have been somewhat busy, somewhat stressful, but just enough to be motivating. I have continued with the whole Job Interview sequence, and reached…
Security Feed (Threat Feed)
You could name this whatever you wanted as long as you are sure to include the config file. The config file should house any APIs that you call. I just wanted this to be a simple information feed. It…
Other Interests
# CORE_HARMONICS_CALIBRATED **TIMESTAMP:** 2026-05-17 17:42:00 UTC Well, it is summer time, and it is music festival time in Michigan. I love music of all shapes and sizes. Music has a way of doing…
Phrack-Reader.sh
# Phrack-Reader This is nothing special, like most of the code you will find here. Just a little personal project to occupy my time. Phrack-Reader is a bash script for reading a nostalgic e-zine…
Day 2: The best of intentions.
# POST_BOOT_DIAGNOSTICS Today did not go quite as planned. I have been burning the candle at both ends for the past few months. This morning, I was not as eager to open my eyes as what I usually am…
The Beginning
Oh, you found me. I really wasn't trying to hide. I was just caught in the realm of learning some new things. It has been quite some time since I have had my own website. Today has been an…
Beyond the Shop & Terminal
Beyond a shop or the computer terminal, many might find me odd, but I am into a wide array of things. I love live music, so that means I enjoy concerts. I also enjoy being in the great outdoors. I…
Background & Interests
My background is rooted in practical execution across a few different worlds. I've spent decades figuring out how complex systems work under the hood, how raw materials are shaped, and how software…