@variablepulserate I definitely seem to have that effect on people. 😉
@joanna Glad you're still going to shows. My other half and I are actually going to a concert in October…something it's been years since either of us have done.
@joanna not sure how back I need to go here since most everything about my changed at the start of 2022. 😉
TL;DR: Met someone, started a podcast with her [lotuseffect.show], we fell in love, divorced our exes, and I moved to Tennessee. About a year ago, we started a tech podcast [twoandahalfbens.com] with a mutual friend of ours. Also, I’ve largely stopped traveling for work.
Life is good. How about you?
Lots of older bands are touring this year, it seems. Going to see Atlanta Rhythm Section, Firefall, and Orleans in October with my other half.
Finally took my step mama up on her offer to take some of my dad’s movies. He was definitely a science fiction fan. 😉

Not the first time I’ve been inches in front of a car that crashed behind me. This time, it was on a country road. This drunk driver could have easily rear-ended me had he not spun out and into a ditch on the side of the road.
Clearly, I’ve got some guardian angels or something.
I'm trying to upload a photo here and it's…not working. See anything on the backend @matigo?
Love how the State of Tennessee "estimates" a tax bill when it literally has no basis for doing so. Especially since said "business" never made any money to begin with.