Test Bed

Tag: personal

  • Because it”s my day off: just breathe

    I think our Pleco has the right idea. [youtube m2esWmOH-MQ 960 720] Music: Chillout Song by Ze Frank.

  • 47 years in this (scarred) skin

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    My 47th birthday was a few days ago. 11 years ago, I wrote a post on my birthday, detailing my addiction and recovery, and while I won’t go into the same points again, I thought I’d write something in the same vein. Shortly after my last (third) stint in rehab in my early 20s, I…

  • Brett”s Favorites 2024: Personal Projects

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    Personal Projects: Not my busiest year on record, but I did a lot. Updated: Generate slick changelogs from Git commits I do all of my release notes using careful git commit messages. It makes life so easy. SearchLink I still consider SearchLink – out of a hundred projects – the most useful thing I’ve made,…

  • A health update

    You may have heard about my health issues, whether on social media or Overtired, so I thought I’d offer an update on where things are at. I’m not soliciting for medical advice, I’ve received enough of that. I’m just kind of documenting my current state. You can hear me talk a bit more about all…

  • Back in my day… some thoughts on blogging then and now

    I’ve been blogging for over 20 years now, making websites for 28 years, and before all of that I was running a BBS that had users from all over the U.S. (but only one phone line/modem, so it was slow communication). And I’ve seen an unsettling shift over the last 10 years that I feel…

  • Dimspire.me

    I couldn’t sleep last night. I’m not manic, I’m just going through this months-long bout of insomnia. At least I don’t think I’m manic. It doesn’t have any of the characteristics of my usual mania. And up until last night I wasn’t even getting out of bed when I couldn’t sleep. But last night I…