I let my home automation platform (NUC + Ubuntu + Home Assistant on Docker) slip on updates for a very long time. This morning, I decided to go scorched earth and rebuild it all with Proxmox and Home Assistant OS.
I have regrets. We’ve forgotten how to use a house that is not smart.
It’s so dark.
2025
2
countries visited
Canada and United States6
states visited
Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Utah28
days away from home
28 outside my state599
miles walked
averaging 4.8 mi per day184.8 lbs
average weight
ranging from 182.4 to 188.5 lbs7.7
average hours asleep
and 8.3 hours in bed2
shows/concerts
11 less than 2024858
photos taken
across 89 days486
check ins
averaging 4.1 per day83
microblog entries
averaging 1.2 per day3
blog entries
2 less than 2024
Big remarks
Over the past few days in Canada I’ve met some fantastic young folks with a glow that I’ve not seen in a long time. It gave me a hope for the future that my home in the United States does not.
My first drinks of the year: vodka dewsk, pilsner, malört, bloody mary.
The state of our country is really angering me today. I dunno why today. But I am needing a lot of very loud metal.
Just played my first game of Broomall in a year… My team won and I scored all of our goals. Oh yeah, baby.
