Everyday Carry (EDC)

Every Day Carry - refers to items that are carried on a consistent basis to assist in dealing with normal everyday needs of modern society, including possible emergency situations.  Ref:  Wiikipeda



My Pockets

• Google Pixel 7 - Favorite phone, I know it's not an iPhone, how dare I. lol
• Money Clip - has id, conceal carry permit, my main credit cards, and a bit of cash usually
• Wallet - not used very often but has medical cards, pics, and the things I don't use everyday per se.
• Keys - no link just keys to my house and three cars
• Flashlight - I like them small and standardized on AA batteries, I use rechargeable.
• Pocket Knife - small and cheap
• Glock 29 (10 mm) - I got it from my late father-in-law when he could no longer pull the slide back.  Not my favorite choice of gun but it is what I have and works well.

My Backpack

• Bic Pen - I buy these in large packs from BJ's cause my family loses pens like their life depends on it.
• Notebook (Dollar Store) - nothing fancy
• Power Bag
• all kinds of phone chargers (mini-USB, lightning cables)
• usb charging battery - they don't sell the one I have and love, anymore but these work well
• earbuds - these are my favorites, they fit well, are not expensive, and work awesome
• Amazon Kindle Fire - I store eBooks, and load streaming apps, when I travel I can download movies from Netflix and always have entertainment with me.  This saves me from wasting the battery on my phone.

My Vehicle Kit

• Baseball Hat
• Sunglasses - cheapos, nothing fancy
• Tools - basic kit
• Food - granola bars, a couple water bottles, and some tuna packs
• Cash (~$100 in small denominations )
• (5) $10
• (4) $5
• (20) $1
• (40) $.25 (1 roll of quarters = $10)
• Towels
• Blankets
• Mosquito Spray
• Sunscreen
• 150W Power Inverter (plugs into cigarette lighter port)
• Basic First Aid Kit
• neosporin
• band-aids
• aspirin (ibuprofin and acetaminophen)\
• etc.

Bucket List

I posted this https://geeklifeunscripted.blogspot.com/search/label/40 over ten years ago in Jul 2013 and wanted to provide an update.

Since that post I have started working for Volvo AB and have traveled to Sweden twice.  great place and awesome company to work for.

  Learn to Dance

 Run a Marathon I have lost interest in this, I will stick to Hiking.
 Write a book
 Go Hiking/Backpacking

 Hike the Appalachian Trail (new)

 Have family Disney vacation
 Camping with family
 Learn Permaculture Design No longer interested
 Take CPR Course
 Obtain a Concealed Carry Permit
 Purchase a handgun for EDC

 See Savanna Bananas Game (new)

I recently turned 52 and I still have things that I want to accomplish, still chugging along.

Newsblur

 

I have been using Newsblur (https://newsblur.com/) for many years now and I really love it.

Prior to Newsblur, I used Newsgator, but it stopped working when Google Reader was shutdown. RSS Bandit was my RSS reader of choice and served me well, but as my life requirements changed so did my reader requirements. I could no longer rely on a piece of software installed on my Windows computer to manage my ever-growing list of feeds. I began using Linux systems more often and needed a cross platform solution. Plus if I read something at work I would have to remember to skip it at home since there was no communication between my work system and my home system. Eventually RSS Bandit added state tracking where I could upload the state of my feeds from one computer and on another system it would know that I had read a message and not present it again. But all of the coordination was difficult to setup, cumbersome, and annoying.

Eventually, I stumbled onto Newsblur which, for me, was a great mix of features, accessibility, and beauty. I was able to import all of my RSS feeds seamlessly, and being web-based Newsblur keeps track of which messages I have read or not. It's also available to any modern browser regardless of operating system. I can sort by date or group by feed. I can assign my own tags to articles, and I can save clippings for articles that really pique my interest.

One of my favorite features of Newsgator is being able to create folders to place feeds in so I can group things my way. For example I have 3 groupings at the top level that all of my feeds fit into. @Home, @Work, or News. This allows me to focus on different content depending on my location or mood. Within these groups I can sub-divide the categories further. For example, within my @Work category I have Scripting, Books, and Security. Some feeds are listed under @Work and not in a sub-category just yet. Within my @Home grouping I sub-divide into Blogs, Comics, Entertainment, and Health. The News grouping has, of course, Slashdot and Yahoo News (and during elections Yahoo Politics).

Newsblur allows me to select topics I want to read quickly and selectively, and it's free. Try it out. You will not be disappointed.

Re-introduction

My name is Stephen Correia and I have worked in IT for over 30 years.  Here is a link to my LinkedIn profile for details.

Expected Topics:

• Team Foundation Server (TFS) / Azure DevOps (ADO)
• IT Security
• AI: Is it taking my job?
• AI:  Prompt Engineering
• PowerShell
• Modern Software Development
• Containers / Docker / Kubernetes

RSS Feeds

• Favorite RSS Feeds

Podcasts

My favorite Podcast App - Fountain

• The Survival Podcast - Prepping and Modern Survival / Living your best life topics

• Joe Rogan Experience - Joe Rogan is an actor/comedian and commentor for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) - he has one of the most popular podcasts in the world.

• WEALTHSTEADING Podcast - John Pugliano ius a former Marine and self-made millionaire who provides great wealth building advice.  He is also a prepper and HAM radio operator.

I plan to post Weekly on Wednesdays but may get busy at times. 

Got a question? Send it my way! There are no silly questions when we're all learning to read the new map that changes regularly.

Thanks,

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Fire Pit made from junk

I have been going to my local garbage dump every weekend for the past three months trying to find something to make a DIY fire pit out of.  I like having fires in the evening as I wind down from work with a Jack and coke, and so the kids can roast marshmallows and make smores.  It gives me a chance to work on my fire skills, and is very enjoyable.

I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking for but was sure I would recognize it when I saw it.  This weekend the wife asked me to head to the store in the evening to pick up a Redbox movie and grab some wine for her - so I decided to hit the garbage dump to see if there was anything I could grab and I found these.

It was the top to what looked like an old George Foreman-type grill.

This is a car rim that is the perfect size for a fire pit.

Here it is set on top of a couple cinder blocks and the grill top.

Works GREAT!!!!

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