BIG DATA TRANSFERS
So you want to be a data engineer or data scientist. Welcome to the club, but now it’s time to get hazed or get educated on the ways of one of the single essential aspects of data; the transfer of massive datasets. I will take you through some of the techniques I deploy in my data arsenal.
CIGARS. ONE OF MY LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURES
Here I am, early 40's, and I've transitioned from the uncultured beers of my 20's (ahem Mickeys and Budweiser) to drinking boutique craft IPAs and indulging with Scotchs that will hurt your wallet and make grown men wince from the aromatic earthiness. I've evolved from jankie boxed wines to submitting to Silver Oak, D.R. Stephens, and my personal favorite, Ridge Vineyards. One day, perhaps five years ago, woke up, and some semblance of sophistication took over my life. I've loved smoking pipes and cigars for the majority of my adult life, but it wasn't until five years ago that I had a truly magnificent cigar. The flavors were spice yet sweet, smooth and velvety; my first Cuban cigar was enjoyed over a campfire on a fishing trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, I haven't looked back since. But alas, buying Cuban cigars is difficult (still) and expensive; while helping a friend find decent cigars, I found myself curating a decent list of my goto smokes.
KERRI, PLEASE WEAR A MASK
This is an open letter to my former schoolmate Kerri Walsh Jennings and the rest of the country who is misinformed about wearing masks. Worth noting; both Kerri and I went to Baymonte Christian School and Archbishop Mitty High School simultaneously in the 90’s.
COVID-19 AND FAMILY
I'm a father of three exceptional children (ages 17, 10, and 7.5 years old) for those who don't know me. In the "before times," we often found ourselves carting children from one event to another, from Cub Scouts to Soccer to Football to Softball to Track and Feild. Three kids who had an extraordinary post-school life that often resulted in a lack of family time. Frequently, my wife would be taking one child in one direction while I would be driving another to a different objective; talk about a family of ships passing in the night.
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