From 611e31ad122947e5073e0a6c0c83a6a3e0b6c532 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Karle Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 14:29:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add life updates 2024 --- www/blog/index.txt | 4 ++++ www/blog/life-updates-2024.txt | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+) create mode 100644 www/blog/life-updates-2024.txt diff --git a/www/blog/index.txt b/www/blog/index.txt index ef3caa1..1206625 100644 --- a/www/blog/index.txt +++ b/www/blog/index.txt @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ If you'd like to get notifications on new articles, I publish an For an up to date list of software/hardware I use, see [my "uses" page](/uses.html). +## 2024 + +- 10/24 [Life Updates 2024](/blog/life-updates-2024.html) + ## 2023 - 11/23 [Life Updates 2023](/blog/life-updates-2023.html) diff --git a/www/blog/life-updates-2024.txt b/www/blog/life-updates-2024.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..271155c --- /dev/null +++ b/www/blog/life-updates-2024.txt @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Life Updates 2024 + +_Published: October 27, 2024_ + +Another year gone by since I last wrote here (although the +[phlog](gopher://alexkarle.com) saw some love for you gopher fans out +there). And what a year it has been! + +## Hobbies + +Since my [last update](life-updates-2023.html), the trend of taking on +non-tech hobbies has stayed. In fact, for the past few months, one might +say I haven't had time for hobbies at all... why, you ask? + +## Life and Love + +In July, Jennie and I welcomed our first child, our beautiful boy Wesley +<3. Parenting has been the hardest and most rewarding thing I've ever +taken on, and we've just begun! Words can't describe the rollercoaster +of emotions that have become my daily life, but I can say that I have so +much newfound respect for parents and Moms in particular. And that +Jennie is truly a superhero <3 + +I don't plan to blog much about it, as it feels too personal to +broadcast to the public. Likewise, I don't feel qualified enough to give +any parenting advice. Instead I'll stay on-brand and give some technical +advice for software-engineers-soon-to-become-parents :) + + _Always Leave a Note!_ + +Yes thats right! For the nerds like me who are constantly chasing new +technical rabbit holes and learning obscure software, its easy to think +that you'll forever remember the `cryptsetup(8)` command to mount your +homemade NAS' LVM-on-LUKS encrypted drive. Or that you'll know how to +connect that Plan 9 install to wifi (you've been doing it every day for +weeks!). + +But alas, when the baby comes and these sit idle for months or more, +those chops do fade. So do yourself a favor. Leave yourself a note! + +## Looking Forward + +I won't fool myself like last year with a prediction of more blog +activity :) I expect it'll stay relatively quiet over here. But there is +oh so much to look forward to: first words, family time over the +holidays, rolling, crawling, walking! Life has just begun, and its +beautiful. -- libgit2 1.8.1