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Over the years, my desk has gone through multiple changes, from being nothing but a place for my laptop to having multiple monitors and all the other gadgets you could think of being connected. Over the last few months, I have been using my computer from the couch, kitchen table, bleachers, etc., and I have noticed I don’t “need” all this other clutter at my desk. I will try to wipe it clean and start with a clean slate, to some extent, mainly removing everything except the basics, such as the keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I figure that while at my desk, I should have at least those items so that it makes using my desk kind of a reward to have a larger workspace. ...

So while these pictures are anything but epic, I figured I would snap a few as well as a video showing the flooding taking place in Tacoma Hills ( Well outside my front door and the neighbor’s yard). The lagoon is also the highest I have ever seen, and based on how full the river is, I think it will be a few days at least after the rain stops before it returns to normal levels. ...

The other weekend the kids were out of the house, and Nicole and I did some housekeeping; along the way, a project came up to build something to hold sports medals and trophies. Using some scrap wood that Nicole had from another project and purchasing some hooks, I could put together a shelf that would hold the trophies and allow for the hanging of the medal. While working on this and altering the scrap wood shelf, it reminded me of the times I used to tinker in my grandpa’s garage when I was younger and how doing so really allowed me to build things. At the time, I would never have thought that taking things apart to see how they worked would give me a better understanding in the future of not only making something out of nothing but repairing things such as the time the pull start on the mower broke. ...

I have been waiting for a couple of years for MetroNet to finally complete the construction of their all-fiber network here in Okemos, and a couple of days ago, they came out to complete the installation at my house. While I have been a Comcast/Xfinity customer since moving back to Michigan, I can’t say I was ever happy. Whether it was issues with their upstream/downstream speeds, outages, pointing fingers at me for network issues, or simply the ridiculous cost of their service, I am glad to wipe my hands off them. ...

While I would like to say I have been a " longtime" Apple Watch user, it has only been a few years… well, since the Series 3, which was my first dive into the world of Apple Watches. I was never much for watches, and the last thing I wanted was another accessory I had to put on in the morning, charge, care for, etc. Still, I figured back then why not, as the analytics alone were interesting to me, enough so that eating the cost of the watch seemed worth it to me. ...