One of the podcasts I listen to daily brought up a recent news article about several Hong Kong based VPNs that were found to expose private user data, even though they claimed that they didn’t.
Frankly, stories like this don’t surprise me anymore. As the saying goes, if you aren’t paying for the product, then you are the product (in most cases). “Free” is often too good to be true. Choose wisely!
Continue readingYesterday, I got a delivery of bison snacks, including some Bison Biltong, with Southwest Verde flavoring. And let me tell you, it is delicious!
For those that don’t know, biltong is a form of dried, cured meat that originated in Southern African countries. Think of it as a jerky-type food.
I’ve been considering buying some bison-based snacks for a while, as I’ve heard good things about them, and they’re very high protein, low carb, low/moderate fat, which would work well for me when I need something healthy to munch on after a workout.
Continue readingToday has been another long day, and I don’t have a lot to talk about personally.
However, I would like to take this time to recommend a political podcast that I listen to: Politics Politics Politics (Px3) by Justin Robert Young (JRY).
Why listen to a political podcast? I like to keep up with what’s going on in the US politically, along with some commentary, but I don’t particularly care for either major side’s opinions. JRY is good at covering the important topics with interesting commentary, and doesn’t take any overly extreme positions on most topics.
Continue readingToday was another day where, for some reason that I don’t fully understand, I woke up an hour earlier than I intended to and was unable to fall back asleep. That, combined with doing a slightly harder workout than normal this morning, has left me tired.
Which means, that’s the end of today’s post!
Well, almost. Parting thought: I’ve been quite enjoying Cal Newport’s new podcast (I’m almost up to date with the latest episode). Check it out!
Continue readingToday wasn’t a particularly bad day. In fact, overall things went quite well. However, as seems to happen to me frequently on Mondays… I’m struggling with coming up with anything useful to write about. I considered a post of a music video, but I’d rather not. I considered some kind of length post, but… once again, I’d rather not.
I’ve read a bunch of things that I think are interesting today, but I’m not sure how much anyone else would care. And they weren’t so impactful that I need to reference them again.
Continue readingI frequently ponder the same question: if I’m doing what I’m enjoying, does it matter that I’m putting way more time into than is, perhaps, “healthy”? My question is generally specifically around the area of work. I’ve heard a number of arguments for why you should aim to achieve a “balance”, and why thinking about or focusing on work too much is a bad thing.
And yet, my question remains: what if I am actually enjoying what I’m doing? Am I getting paid extra? No. Am I putting in more hours than is perhaps “expected” of me? Yes.
Continue readingIt’s raining! Again! We probably won’t get much, based on the radar. But it’s definitely welcome!
I mowed my yard again for the first time in 2 weeks. Parts of it needed a little trimming, while the rest of it is brown. Like… really brown. I’ve considered watering my yard, in an effort to keep everything looking nice, but I decided that the outcome isn’t worth the extra cost, at least at this point.
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