I started on a new client job working with .Net which is really great. I’ve been enjoying coding more and more lately while taking a break from architecture and more esoteric aspects of systems design. The rain is coming down today in soft sheets while everyone has been up at…
Author: Jeff Breece
I caught an old This American Life titled “Hit the Road” about a young guy, Andrew Forsthoefel, who walked across America interviewing folks under the auspices of a self-made project to listen. Just listen to whomever he encountered on a totally random journey from Pennsylvania to California by means of…
This is a pretty entertaining article on the most haunted campgrounds in the States on Outdoors magazine’s site. Note the cool mention of albino trees. I never knew that was a thing! Anyway, as I am getting ready for a venture down to Zaleski State Forest the weekend of November…
I had fallen behind in my Yellow Bird boxes lately. It’s been a busy week all around. But I wanted to use the bunch of Bok Choy, purple kale, the last of my hot peppers, barley and thyme in a Ribollita inspired stew today. Ingredients 1 large bunch of purple…
A career can feel like a big old semi-truck at times. There will be periods when you feel like you are driving it, and then others where it is driving you. While this post is about the Azure Durable Function Pattern, it’s also about how you can choose a new…
Between Ohiopyle and the Laurel Highlands, this spot is definitely on my radar for next year. They call it the Grand Canyon of PA, in Pine Creek Gorge. Jason Wish did a YouTube segment on it and then I just saw this posted by Backpacker Magazine in my news feed.…
Ever since I’ve been hiking, and spending more time outdoors, getting lost has always been one of my biggest fears. Which is odd, because some of the best times can be found 5 miles up some trail where you realize you went the wrong way in the first place. I…
This post is about my thoughts on the recent announcement of the closing of the downtown YMCA. One of those oddly sad notices that perfectly framed my own emotional attachment to the building and all the years I spent inside its walls pursuing friendship, health, and camaraderie. So yeah, I’ve been…
Update 12/14/2019: So this whole entire plan, with the exception of Thanksgiving got derailed. Life got in the way and I simply lost focus. I will, however, be rolling these into the first part of 2020 along with some other goals. I have a whole Trello board populated with some…
I heard about this book sometime last year, so I finally picked up a copy. “What Doesn’t Kill Us,” by Scott Carney. It’s all about his research and experience with the Wim Hoff method. Basically, exposing yourself, literally, to cold temperatures, breathing, and meditation techniques that enable you to do…