Goodbye WordPress - Hello Jekyll

I recently came across the WordPress drama and realized I don’t need any CMS for features for a basic blog. I moved all of my content to Jekyll which is a static website powered by Ruby. I took advantage of the move, and moved away from my old host to get some experience with Vercel.

Streets Are for People - My Urbanist Transformation

This post is meant to bridge the gap between my past car centered content, and my new city/urbanist focused posts. First a little background:

Growing Up

I grew up in an automotive family. My dad and his brothers raced their Chevrolet Vega at various NHRA events around the country. As that wound down, my uncle opened a performance engine shop, C&S Performance. My dad has been the engine assembler there for most of my life. I attended races/car shows most weekends, and we made an annual pilgrimage to Indianapolis for the largest drag race of the year.

Side Projects: TrumpNewsDB.com, and PresidentTweety.app

I created a couple of web apps to analyze Donald Trump, and learn more about Azure services. While they are not complete, the election is looming, and I want to share them with anyone interested in using them.

You're Missing the Point – a Way Too Long Facebook Response on the Unrest in Kenosha

I don't condone it, but I understand it.

I'm a 32 year white male who is not rich by any means, but I live a very comfortable life. I haven't experienced racism first hand, but I have likely benefited many times due to my race, especially with the law/police.

This is the gist as I see it. It isn't meant to be linear, but instead provide a thought process.

About Face Masks/Social Distancing - a Way Too Long Facebook Response

I'm going to try a new system for creating content. I reply to a lot of Facebook posts. I spend more time than I care to share doing this. Yeah, I'm that guy.

I'm going to start sharing some of my replies as it:

• Reinforces that I stand behind what I'm writing,
• Forces me to research my facts,
• Produces extra much needed content with little to no additional writing,
• May lead to one additional person reading my thoughts (thanks Mom!)