Welcome to my little corner of the Internet. I reside near Charlotte, NC with my beautiful wife. We have a second year law student at the University of Souch Carolina, a recent college grad (UNC Charlotte) who is working and preparing for grad school, and a freshman in high school.
First and foremost, I'm a Jesus follower. Professionally, I'm a PCI ISA, a PCIP, a CISM, and a general security enthusiast. I've been working in cyber security since 2005.
I consider myself to be an all-around tech enthusiast, but I also like analog stuff. I'm adament about using a paper notebook for organization. My iPhone is really my most used computer, and if I could use that one device for all my computing needs, I probably would. (I know there are probably better all-in-one devices like the Galaxy Fold 8, but I'm sort of stuck on iOS right now.) That said, I've been a Linux user in varying capacities since 2004. While I consider myself to be somewhat of a Linux enthusiast, I'm not one of those holier-than-thou, gatekeeping people. I don't hate Windows. I also have a fondness for the simplicity of a Chromebook. When I'm asked to give people tech advice about which products to use, my general philosophy is that they should use what works best for them. Just because I like and use Linux doesn't mean everyone should.
I love the game of basketball and still play a pick up game or two anytime the opportunity presents itself. I also consider myself to be a car guy, and while I love most anything automotive, I have an affinity for Japanese and European cars. I'm not a car collector by any stretch of the means. I'm more of the cars are meant to be driven, and so one should enjoy their daily driver mindset. That said, I do have a tendency to get bored with what I'm driving, and I have been known to switch cars quite frequently.
I used to have an “Art Directed Journal”, and like my former site, the premise of this blog is still “art directing” each post. Although art directed blog posts are not as trendy as they once were, I'm mainly using this site as an excuse to practice HTML and CSS, as well as hone my writing skills. Additionally, I find this blogging format to be quite enjoyable because it scratches my itch to design.
Topics will include whatever strikes my interest, but mainly I like to stick with topics related to my personal life, technology and productivity. I also frequently update my Now page.
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