• No matter how much dev work I do on a test site, the transition to live is always really, really hard.

    May 18,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 12: A Beautiful Afternoon

    We’ve upgraded! Our new microphone arrived today, so we took a few minutes to try it out. The kids were mostly interested in watching a movie.

    May 16,2018
  • Time for annual enrollment. Trying to sort through all of this. Hard to predict the future, even with an educated guess!

    May 15,2018
  • Social Security

    With the privacy stuff at Facebook and Twitter's recent clash with 3rd party apps, I'm feeling so good about being a part of Micro.blog.

    Even if one day in the very far future this service ends, I know I'll still have all of my content. All I will have to do is set up shop somewhere else, on the same domain, and my visitors won't know the difference.

    That is a powerful value proposition. 

    May 14,2018
  • I closed my Facebook/Twitter/Instagram accounts 53 days ago. Very little disruption in my life. All positive!

    May 13,2018
  • Beautiful day in the American Southwest

    Church steeple
    May 12,2018
  • I love listening to lawn irrigation systems on my pre-dawn walks. Pleasant sound breaking the silence.

    May 11,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 11: Trains

    Felicity requested that we record a podcast this morning and was enthusiastically joined by Benedict. So, we decided to talk about trains. Sorta.

    May 9,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 10: Morning Play

    We’re enjoying a slow start to our day with some playtime. The kids asked to record a podcast, so we did! Felicity is quite chatty and Benedict updates us on his life.

    May 8,2018
  • Fresh cut grass. Cool breeze, grilling out back. Beautiful evening!

    Grill in a green backyard
    May 5,2018
  • Saturday morning and the house is awake. Sun streaming in through the kitchen windows, kids in their pjs eating breakfast, big band music on HomePod. Great start to the weekend!

    May 5,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 9: Three

    Alison is back to work. We catch up with Benedict to get his review of his trip, try to keep Felicity off of her computer, and listen to Lucy’s delightful noises.

    May 4,2018
  • I’m grateful for Walmart Grocery Pickup.

    May 4,2018
  • Picked up a HomePod today. I’m delighted!

    May 3,2018
  • On the road again

    Southwest airline holds short of the runway, with a Boeing 737 wing in view
    April 30,2018
  • Hanging out with Thomas

    Chet with Thomas the Tank Engine
    April 29,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 8: A Day out with Thomas

    Today is a very special day! We made the trip to the train museum to meet Thomas. We took pictures with Sir Topham Hatt, played trains, watched a movie, and ended our adventure with a 3 mile ride on Thomas the Tank Engine!

    April 29,2018
  • I do love Spring

    Cherry blossom in full bloom against a deep blue sky
    April 28,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 7: Casting

    We’re out a fishing derby this morning! Benedict reports on seeing a dancing cow and shares his best fishing advice.

    April 28,2018
  • The pictures from Panmunjom are charming, historic, and humanizing. Try not to forget that Kim assassinated his brother with VX nerve agent in an international airport 14 months ago, and murdered a US citizen 10 months ago.

    April 27,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 6: Bubbles

    We made it safely to Gramma and Grandpi’s. After some quiet time in the house, I came outside to find Benedict playing with bubbles.

    April 26,2018
  • Nice vacation

    Chet standing with a Light Sport airplane
    April 26,2018
  • At the Airport

    Boy stands in the window by an airplane at an airport gate

    Benedict was very excited when our airplane arrived at the gate yesterday. Southwest is a great airline that treats its customers like people.

    April 25,2018
  • Saw a motorcyclist driving 80 on the Interstate with no helmet or pads. Not much room for margin, eh?

    April 24,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 5: At the Airport

    Benedict and I made it to the airport! Our flight is delayed, so we found a quiet corner to chat about our travel today.

    April 24,2018