Asymptomatic

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Streaming TV Service Review
May 16, 2017
TV cordcutter

There has been a recent torrent of releases of streaming TV services by companies both expected and unexpected.  Since they mostly provide a free 2-4 week trial, I've signed up for all of them! Here's what I found.

I've been signed up for Sling TV for a while now. Sling was a good service for getting me the channels that I could not get ofer-the-air.  The antenna in my bedroom is connected to a device that can stream TV throughout my home network.  Supplemented with Sling TV's live TV from a handful of channels, things didn't seem like I was missing cable TV so much.

Oh, I didn't see you there
May 15, 2017
blogging

It has been over a year since my last blog post was published, and yes, this does feel a bit like a confession.

I have a handful of new habits I'm trying out.  Maybe blogging again will stick.  I think there may be a change coming that will facilitate this, but I'm not yet ready to say what that is.

Soccer Positions and Substitutions
May 04, 2016
coaching soccer

Well, I signed up to coach Riley's soccer team this spring.  It's been fun so far, but the same issue I dealt with every season in the past seems to be rearing its head again -- how to do substitutions.

Every season, I think that I would like to concentrate more on the live game than having to deal with the substitutions, and if I could have someone else take care of that task, I'd have less on my mind during the game that I'd be able to participate/encourage/coach the players more.  Alas, I have not been able to accomplish that.  Still, I have spent a lot more effort this season trying to keep my head off of the bench and in the game.

Developing Man Skills
April 25, 2016
wood garage crafts tools

Owning a house is fraught with endless repair and improvement work.  Last year we had a new paver stone walkway installed from the driveway to the front porch.  We've had to replace appliances, paint 2-story high rooms, repair holes in drywall, fix broken hanging ceilings, replace sink faucets, rewire switches and lights... the work is endless.

I hear friends and coworkers tell me how they're constantly fixing and upgrading things.  They build whole new walls in their house, or repair kitchen fascia, or any number of construction projects of wood, glass, or plastic that leave me wondering a simple yet mind-boggling question:  Where did you learn to do this?

Camp-in at the Franklin with Riley

February 23, 2016
Riley scouts

Riley and I recently visited the Franklin Institute with Pack 32 as part of a "camp-in" event.  We packed our sleeping bags and camping mattresses, and rolled up to the Franklin, ready for some science.

We arrived quite a bit early so that we could have dinner outside of the museum.  We took an Uber to a ramen place I know, since Riley loves ramen.  We both had a bowl of utterly unreal ramen -- There's nothing like real ramen, not the dried kind you get in the little orange bags.  We both opted for the hard boiled egg. It was super tasty.