It’s been a whirlwind of activities since the last post from October 2018. I’ll do a quick summary of the highlights:

• A trip to Turkey for my sisters wedding.
• A trip to Italy (Altomonte, Venice, Rome) for vacation.
• Friends visiting us, us visiting friends.
• A trip to Japan that was cancelled at the last minute due to COVID-19.

Currently we’re on month 3 (?) of Shelter In Place due to the coronavirus pandemic, and we’ve been doing a good amount of DIY around the house.  Landscaping, gardening, etc.

I’ve debated on continuing with this blog, but decided if posts only come every two years, that’s okay.

This article gives me hope.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/16/regreening-niger-how-magical-gaos-transformed-land

Sad to wake up this morning to the news…

Apparently, God’s representative here on Terra Firma has declared Hell does not exist.

Rejoice!

https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/pope-francis-there-no-hell

Discovered a YouTube channel that has all his albums uploaded. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi1CLy1kuT3MwwRJmh4VDjQ

Hacker News has a lovely post where a data visualization was done on the location and intensity of the cherry blossoms blooming in Japan.

#DeleteFacebook is what’s driving the resurrection of this website. I’m looking forward to getting my hands dirty and learning what’s new in the world of personal website management.

Stay tuned…