After my post about my video game backlog, a friend pointed out that there was a popular hashtag of #slaythebacklog where people were attempting to clear their backlogs, and posting about the games as they finish them. So guess what I’m going to be doing for awhile? 🙂 First up […]
To improve performance on our apps, we’ve been working on a combination of optimizing queries to require fewer additional calls just to get a single bit of data (like the name of who added a record) and using caching to access data that doesn’t change frequently. For example, core pick […]
I have a bunch of stuff for sale still via Facebook Marketplace and eBay. Funds will help offset the costs of vet bills that have accumulated over the last few months, due to the joys of senior animals senioring at the same time. Ebay listings Facebook Marketplace (click my name to […]
One reason I made a goal of playing at least five video games is because of the backlog of games I have waiting to be played! It’s hard for even me to keep track of at this point, so I decided to make a list 🙂 Console Game Backlog This […]
All around, a good solid month of productivity! I finished several goals and made my first strength training goal! Woo hoo! I’ve added a few new goals, some related to the big goal this year of cleaning up and reorganizing, a few to get finances back in hand, and a […]
As part of several of our apps, we have links to pop up a modal with a Google Map that shows where an address is located, with an option to get directions that opens up in the full Google Maps site. So I thought I’d share the code to do […]
ASICS Women’s Gel-Kayano 23 in Black/Silver/Pink Glow I decided to buy a pair of Kayano 23’s after seeing multiple sites mentioning them being great shoes for people with knee problems. I splurged on the gorgeous black version with the pink flowers, even though they were more expensive than the other colors. […]
Overall, I made some good progress on several goals, and after having one big one get cancelled then reactivated, it also got accomplished! Tweaked one goal and added a few new ones. All in all, a fairly promising start to the year goal wise! Financials Contribute $2,000 to my Roth […]
You might recall from my January goal updates that my car buying went back from on-hold to a certainty. With that, I went full-scale into car buying mode, my way of course. I narrowed my criteria to Nissan Rogues, 2015 or newer, Nissan Certified, under 40,000 miles, SV or SL with […]
As I mentioned in my last post, I’d planned on buying a car, then decided to wait a year or so so that I could save up the money to do it the way I preferred, i.e. max 3 year loan that was no more than $15,000. Alas, my current […]