A year in the empty offices A year in the empty officesIt’s been a year since my company sent everyone to work from home due to the pandemic, but I’ve been in the office, keeping the lights green and the wheels spinning. I manage technology for part of a…
Two months with a Tesla Model Y Two months with a Tesla Model YTwo months ago, I bought a Tesla Model Y. The purchasing process was simple, all done online. The Model Y is our 4th EV car, so we are quite used to the charging life.
3 Years with a Chevy Bolt 3 years with a Chevy BoltThe Bolt was a good car, but not a great experience. The Bolt was our third EV car, but we won’t be getting another one from GM. The only real failure was about 6 months in where the car basically…
Halloween 2019 Halloween 2019Cruft Manor has Halloween traditions: Every year, we give out full size candies, made a listing of all costumes, and make a timelapse movie. I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves…
We gave away our library of books We gave away our library of booksMichele, my wife, and I are voracious readers. She tends toward Scandinavian crime novels and I tend toward hard sci-fi, with us both dipping our toes into fantasy novels from time to time. Over our…
Halloween 2018 Halloween 2018Cruft Manor has Halloween traditions: Every year, we give out full size candies, made a listing of all costumes, and make a timelapse movie. I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves…
Halloween 2017 Halloween 2017Cruft Manor has Halloween traditions: Every year, we give out full size candies, made a listing of all costumes, and make a timelapse movie. ~300 Full Size Candies, ready for the trick or treaters…
Riding Pacific Coast Highway Riding Pacific Coast HighwayLast year, my friend Syd and I began planning a bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to celebrate our birthdays, each a day apart. We looked a how to ride between the two cities for a bit…
Today I turn 50 years old Today I turn 50 years old.Today I turn 50 years old. A good milestone from which to look back. I am a lucky man, surrounded by friends and family, wanting for nothing in life. I will share a few things I have learned the hard…
Two months with a Chevy Bolt Two months with a Chevy BoltTwo months ago, I bought a Chevy Bolt. I won’t go into the purchasing process, others have ranted plenty about the antiquated dealership/haggling process. Michele and I got our first all-electric car…