I use the Pelican static site generator for this site. A static site generator is a way to pre-build all of the content for a web-site. This provides faster page downloads, lower server requirements, and better security for the site.

I was using the Tipue Search plug-in to provide search …

It seems like google has changed its mind on forcing personal users to give up their G Suite legacy edition. I was able to opt out of the automatic transition from the legacy subscription. Since I am use G Suite to manage the email accounts for family members, I fall …

The Google G Suite Legacy free edition is being discontinued this May. I signed up for G-Suite way back pre-2010 and have been using it to maintain email for my family. This helps my elderly parents who are easily confused with email accounts.

So Long and Thanks for all the …

I am really bad about being sarcastic. The witty, put down seems to jump into my brain all the time. My aim is to be funny. Unfortunately, sarcasm can be easily misunderstood and hurtful. It is often used to poke fun at a person who is not present. This is …

This is one of our go to recipes for an easy meal. One nice thing is that you can be creative with the vegetables.

Ingredients

• 32 oz. pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 cup Sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
• 1 can cream of celery soup
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 small …

Joplin continues to be my favorite note-taking and markdown application. It has several killer features that make it great.

• The Notebook sidebar keeps the notebooks organized and the tags accessible.
• The Note list sidebar displays all the notes contained within a notebook.
• Nextcloud synchronization keeps all my notes backed up …

Sadly, my “Daily Bread” Bible reading site (bible.canofworms.com) has been down for quite a while. But, good news. It is now back up and running!

Give us this day our daily bread. - Matthew 6:11

The Bible reading site is very simple. It shows you a scripture selection …

I have a NextCloud instance that I have run for over a year. In the meantime, there have been several updates. In fact, there was one yesterday that I installed. The Admin section has a nice tool for installing the update and it has worked seamlessly each time.

Today, my …

To me, being a Christian is the pursuit of becoming like Christ. That is an extremely high standard. I don’t know whether it is possible to achieve it. But, I can’t let that deter me from the pursuit.

Matthew relates the story of a Pharisee that was also …

Happy New Year!

I’m cleaning up my email to start out this year. I want my email to be a place where I take care of business. When I get an important email I don’t want it to get lost in the clutter. Time to clean up and …