Author Archives: SJ

Be aware of social engineering!

Social Engineering: the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes. Every couple of weeks I get a panic call a friend that their computer has been hacked. Normally … Continue reading

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9/16/2020

I can only imagine the pain, had I not prayed ceaselessly.

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A Tale of Two Internets

6 Months ago, before Covid, I visited my ISP’s website and saw that they were offering 400Mbps of bandwidth for $50 a month for life. Great deal! At that point I’d been paying over $100/m for 200Mbps of bandwidth. I … Continue reading

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Communication is Key

So this past Tuesday, Hurricane Isaias tore through my area. Torrential rain, then some ridiculously high winds did a ton of damage. I lost power around 2:30pm on Tuesday, 10 minutes later I lost Internet. Lately, outages in my town … Continue reading

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This is why people pirate software.

Buying games on a Console system isn’t that difficult, but generally unless I find some deal online, I’m locked into the pricing. On a PC? There are many more options. For instance tonight after beating Gears 5 (available for “free” … Continue reading

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Was working on a new post when…

This came to me, it will still be part of the larger post when I finish it, but it was too good not to share right now: He created us with the free will to accomplish great things according to … Continue reading

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When You’re in The Father’s House.

I’ve kept a pretty good play by play here on this blog since I was saved by Christ, and give full credit to Him for the freedom from fear and anxiety throughout this Covid ordeal including the political and societal … Continue reading

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The Purge of 2020

So the other day I woke up early and as was my normal habit, I grab my cellphone and check my email and of course, Facebook. I don’t post directly there much anymore, as it’s way too easy to get … Continue reading

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Zen and The Art of Black Cars

I’ve owned 3 black vehicles in my life. Two were projects/beaters (my Buick and my Chevy) and one is my mid-life crisis daily driver with 306hp of hard charging Covid-19 quarantine therapy. Black cars are beautiful. From my early days … Continue reading

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Truly, Truly

60 days ago, I undertook a challenge, a plan – to read the entirety of The New Testament. Now if anyone had told me 10, 20, or 30 years ago – that I would have taken time out of each … Continue reading

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