Hockey</h1> <article> <h1>Hockey</h1> <p>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:53:00 -0500</p> <h1 id="ice-hockey">Ice Hockey </h1><p>After spending six months in Edmonton, Alberta, when I was 16, I became a fan of hockey: its speed, its roughness, the talent of its players.</p> <p>After going to a couple of games (watching Henrik Lundqvist on goal, no less!) with my wife, she’s now a hockey fan, and we’ve been to several <strong>NY Rangers</strong> games; we recently watched almost every game in their 2023-2024 season, sadly losing the Eastern Conference Finals.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Podcasts</h1> <p>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:24:00 -0500</p> <p>We’ve been turning into an all-Google household. We both have Pixel phones, Pixel watches, Android TV on both our main TV set and a projector, and our Volvo EV runs Google Automotive Services as well.</p> <p>That’s why we’ve been moving away from streaming radio stations, to YouTube Music and its suggested playlists, for most of our music listening.</p> <p>Podcasts have been relegated to late-night kitchen cleanup and while doing the dishes. Recent favorites:</p> <ul> <li><a class="link" href="https://tokyojazzsite.com/ok-jazz-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >OK Jazz</a>, an eclectic mix of great music from all over the world, hosted by James Catchpole out of Yokohama.</li> <li><a class="link" href="https://www.ifbookspod.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >If Books could Kill</a>, great takedowns of popular self-help and other books with <em>questionable objectives</em>.</li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Self-hosting</h1> <p>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500</p> <h1 id="self-hosting">Self-hosting </h1><p>I have a number of apps that are very useful to my workflow and our shared documents and information; I’ll leave a brief list here, in order to flesh out the details later on. I’m using <strong>LXD containers</strong> for most of these.</p> <ul> <li><strong>FreshRSS</strong>, an RSS feeds reader</li> <li><strong>Monica CRM</strong>, a personal contacts manager</li> <li><strong>Vikunja</strong>, a to-do list and project manager with kanban support</li> <li><strong>Jellyfin</strong>, to manage our movies and series</li> <li><strong>Tandoor</strong>, a recipe manager</li> <li><strong>Beancount</strong> and <strong>Fava</strong>, to track our personal finances</li> <li><strong>Immich</strong> (<strong>New!</strong>), a photo albums manager with maps and people search</li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Traditional shaving</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0500</p> <h1 id="traditional-shaving">Traditional shaving </h1><h2 id="wet-shaving-with-brush-and-double-edge-blades">Wet shaving with brush and double edge blades </h2><p>I started wet shaving, using shaving cream or soap instead of canned foam, and a safety razor with double edge blades</p> <p>Read more about traditional shaving at Reddit’s <a class="link" href="http://reddit.com/r/wicked_edge" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >wicked edge</a><br> or the forums at <a class="link" href="http://badgerandblade.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Badger & Blade</a></p> <h2 id="current-equipment">Current equipment </h2><p>I’m using a <a class="link" href="http://amzn.com/dp/B000VXMMZW" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Merkur 34C</a> safety razor, with a silvertip badger brush.</p> <p>Recent favorite soaps:</p> <ul> <li><a class="link" href="http://a.co/8rxb1Yc" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars</a></li> <li><a class="link" href="https://pasteurpharmacy.com/products/lakewood-soap-co-smokeberry-shave-soap-5-oz" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Lakewood Smokeberry</a>, from Pasteur Pharmacy.</li> </ul> <h2 id="travel-equipment">Travel equipment </h2><p>For traveling, if I know I can find blades easily, I’ll take the dismountable <a class="link" href="https://amzn.com/dp/B004GQSUTW" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Merkur 33 Travel</a> and <a class="link" href="https://amzn.com/dp/B073CWG45Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Edwin Jagger Synthetic Brush</a>. Otherwise, I recently got a cute <a class="link" href="https://amzn.com/dp/B0BTYN2YN8" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Yoose mini electric shaver</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ansible</h1> <p>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:00:00 -0500</p> <h1 id="ansible">Ansible </h1><p>Moved almost all of our sysadmin duties from Puppet to Ansible, and trained my team on its use. We can clearly see several advantages to this flexible and powerful tool.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Cooking</h1> <p>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:00:00 -0500</p> <p>We renovated our apartment’s kitchen, and we’ve been enjoying cooking and baking much more than before. Our most used appliance is the combination slow cooker/rice maker/ pressure cooker from <a class="link" href="https://instantpot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >InstantPot</a>.</p> <p>We also enjoy steak and salmon, cooked <em>sous vide</em> on the gorgeous <a class="link" href="https://www.chefsteps.com/joule" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Joule</a>.</p> <p>Recent additions: <strong>Instant Vortex</strong> 4qt air fryer, and <strong>KitchenAid Artisan Mini</strong> 3.5qt stand mixer.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Hugo</h1> <p>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 18:00:00 -0500</p> <h1 id="hugo">Hugo </h1><p>Website generator and multi-purpose text processor</p> <p>Some of the sites that I’m involved with don’t change that often. Static site generators change the entire workflow of web development.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Specialty coffee</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 05:00:00 -0500</p> <p>Living in Colombia, it’s a matter of pride to seek out the best local roasters, and I’m constantly exploring coffee from new regions and farms. My favorite method of brewing is espresso, but I also enjoy the sweetness that the <strong>Chemex</strong> method brings to the cup.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Linux and Free software</h1> <p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:00:00 -0500</p> <p>I’m a long-time Linux user, and we currently administer over 100 <strong>Ubuntu</strong> systems in our company: servers as well as laptops and <em>thin clients</em> sharing multi-user resources. Most of this configured and administered via <strong>Ansible</strong>.</p> </article> </main></body></html>