Outside the Rat Race
Friday, February 24, 2017
Why I Like Star Wars (Spoiler: It's About Working On a Mission)
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Image: reddit.com Here's a non-surprise: I like the original Star Wars movie. The other day, I was trying to pinpoint why I still...
Friday, January 20, 2017
Smart Home Adventures: Amazon Echo (And Alexa)
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For Christmas my parents gave me an Amazon Echo. It's pretty cool and we've been using it for a while. Since it's a voice ac...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
2017 Goals: The Maker Year
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This might sound weird, but I've been looking forward to 2017 starting for a while. It's mostly because there's a handful of...
Monday, January 02, 2017
2016 Goal Review
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Well... Well... Well... 2016 is gone and was a crazy year. It should have been called the "unplanned year". Here were the big ...
Friday, December 30, 2016
Samson Vincent Furlo
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Samson was born Dec 22, 2016 at 11:45pm at 5lbs 9oz and 17". As someone noted, he felt like a bag of sugar. His due date was January...
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Smart Home Adventures: Shining a Light on Lutron's Caséta Wireless Light Switches
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Last night I got into bed and realized I forgot to turn off the bedroom light. Jessi gave me a look that questioned who was going t...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Completed a 7-Day Water Fast
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I recently completed a 7-day water fast. For one week I ate nothing and only drank water. I decided to fast for three reasons: It w...
Monday, August 01, 2016
Smart Home Adventures: The Honeywell Lyric & Ecobee3 Thermostats
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Let's start with a pro-tip: If you order something on Amazon, and then move houses before it arrives, and it happens that UPS use...
Monday, July 25, 2016
Smart Home Adventures: Setting Up the August Smart Lock, Doorbell Cam & Keypad
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Jessi & I recently moved and I'm on a quest to make our house the smartest on the block. And since I'm living the Apple d...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
A Fresh Coat of Paint On Our Old Albany House
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Since we moved to Corvallis , I've been working diligently to get our old place ready to rent. I hired a couple guys from All-Star L...
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