Panicking Led to Losing My Desktop(opens in new tab)
False Sense of Security I thought I had backups handled... can you imagine how the rest of this post is going to go with that intro? To be fair, I do have backu
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paynepride dot com outage on vacation(opens in new tab)
The day after I leave for vacation I start getting SSL errors on every homelab service I host for myself and others. The culprit was my Cloudflare API token exp
Pulled Pork Notes(opens in new tab)
April 2026 Threw 2 shoulders in the Traegar this morning. This time I didn't put much thought into the seasonings, we'll see how they turn out. Hot Ho
reflection - Jeremiah 17:17(opens in new tab)
!!! note "Jeremiah 17:17" Spurgeon's reflection on this verse this morning hits hard... The path of the Christian is not always bright with sunsh
Reflection - John 14:21(opens in new tab)
Meditation !!! note "John 14:21" The Lord reveals himself... it's not more complicated than that. I've spent years in apologetics (defending
Reflection - John 16:33(opens in new tab)
related: [[advent-john-16-33]] I re-read my advent reflection and by God's grace I was in a different frame of mind then. The loss of mindset is certainly
Reflection - Luke 22:48(opens in new tab)
Spurgeon's **Morning and Evening** today I almost skipped, not that I'm diligent to sit down every day anyways, but because I'm struggling with s
Reflection - Psalm 30:5(opens in new tab)
Meditation !!! note "Psalm 30:5" I'm not sure how to feel about the thoughts in my head over this verse and meditation this morning, only because
Remote Terraform State Requires Working Traefik... DUH!(opens in new tab)
I'm working on some spring cleaning in my homelab and backed myself into a hilarious corner yesterday. I use Open Tofu for any of my Terraform needs now, a
The Irony of 10x(opens in new tab)
Opener Agentic coding has been an exciting change to me over the last couple of months specifically. I've been using AI tools for a few years now but somet
The Relief of Earning(opens in new tab)
The Setup Work has been crazy for months, and I haven't written too much about it, a few notes here and there but nothing substantial. The craziness is sou
The Wrath to Come pt 2(opens in new tab)
The Beginning [[the-wrath-to-come]] is only the beginning, because for the true son or daughter of the King, the wrath directed at the enemy, at the threat, is
To Live In A World Without AI(opens in new tab)
I'm finding lately that I wish we could go back to pre-ChatGPT... A world without a code-gen easy button, where "easy" was LSP autocomplete, wher
Retros Suck, But They Don’t Have To(opens in new tab)
A short, cynical guide to running retros that don’t waste everyone’s time.
Newsletter(opens in new tab)
Occasional cynical essays. No spam. No meeting invites.
Where I'm At(opens in new tab)
Last updated: 8th January 2026 Life has calmed down and I’m officially on holiday. First time in my entire career I’ve been between jobs and I’m enjoying the change of pace but also looking forward to the next challenge. ⚙️ ...