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2025 Wrapped

Kevin — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:01:18 GMT

2025 Wrapped

Welcome to my ~~Spotify~~ 2025 Wrapped! I don't have Spotify, so this is my year end wrap from my point of view. Like previous years, I didn't get to write as much as I wanted to, but I've also been juggling a lot more than before. That's okay because I had a very productive year professionally and personally.

Here are the highlights!

Kevin December 16th, 2025

Life happened

Kevin — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:05:55 GMT

Life happened

Whoever gave the 60 day prognosis was right on the mark, unfortunately. It's always a shock, followed by a sense of relief that someone is no longer suffering the hardships of one of the worst kinds of cancer.

We're seeing it happen with someone else too, sadly.

I'll have more tech oriented posts soon, I promise.

Also, Gran Turismo 7 on PS5 Pro is absolutely gorgeous. I love the series and finally got it. There is comfort in its flawless beauty.

Kevin October 20th, 2025

60 Days to Live

Kevin — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:36:46 GMT

60 Days to Live

What would you do if you were told you had 60 days to live?

That is a question that has been on my mind lately. Someone I know was more or less told that this month. I wondered, what would you do? What can you do? Would you feel like you had a good run? Are you leaving things better than you found it? Will you be remembered, and for what? What is our true purpose here?

Kevin August 22nd, 2025

Ollama and AI in the home

Kevin — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:01:55 GMT

Ollama and AI in the home

5 years ago I decided to get a Raspberry Pi Zero W and install Pi-Hole on it for blocking bad traffic on our network. It worked incredibly well. The little Pi would stay on without a reboot for months on end, quietly working and blocking gigabytes of traffic from reaching our devices.

Kevin June 25th, 2025

Things no one tells you when buying a home

Kevin — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:09:08 GMT

Things no one tells you when buying a home

It has been perhaps the 3 busiest months of my life between bidding on homes, closing, and moving. Despite my best efforts and planning, there was a lot more work and logistics than I had anticipated. While we are mostly settled now, there is a lot I wish I knew upfront that would make it go smoother.

Kevin December 3rd, 2024

Will be back after Labor Day!

Kevin — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:47:40 GMT

Will be back after Labor Day!

I'm on the move again!

After months of searching, we've finally found our dream home. I will have a lot to do between now and the closing date, right after which I need to begin work on the "Drupal 11 Development Cookbook" with Matt.

I wrote about what the new book may contain on the Velir blog here: https://www.velir.com/ideas/2024/07/25/announcing-the-drupal-11-development-cookbook

Some of the new chapters may cover material such as:

Kevin August 6th, 2024

Drupal 11 is right around the corner

Kevin — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:09:34 GMT

Drupal 11 is right around the corner

Drupal 11 is coming down the pipe this week, are you ready? I've already updated my site to the latest release, even though visually it looks the same to you.

Its been quiet around here lately but I have been efforting a lot of things, including completing a move. Hopefully I will have time soon for updates.

Kevin July 29th, 2024

Carpe Diem

Kevin — Sat, 11 May 2024 21:13:17 GMT

Carpe Diem

Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a negroni. Have two. Be open to a world where you may not understand or agree with the person next to you, but have a drink with them anyways. Eat slowly. Tip your server. Check in on your friends. Check in on yourself. Enjoy the ride. - Anthony Bourdain

Kevin May 11th, 2024

So Much to Say, So Much to Say

Kevin — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:12:50 GMT

So Much to Say, So Much to Say

I know I had set a goal for myself to write more this year, but I have not been motivated to write lately for two reasons.

One, I celebrated a killer 2023 by treating myself and bought a really nice acoustic guitar from the folks at Taylor. The Taylor 324ce is a beautiful looking and incredible sounding guitar, made in America.

Kevin April 17th, 2024

2024 Goals

Kevin — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:29:27 GMT

2024 Goals

It feels like the post I made for 2023 goals was done only a little while ago - but here we are again at the start of a new year. I'll keep it short this year, things like reading and exercise are table stakes. Those are 'must do' things that are not really goals anymore - I just do it. Instead, I am going to keep a short, focused list so I can hone my time.

Kevin January 5th, 2024