Since my last update, the following stuff have received the CharleyLikey.com thumbs up
- Built an Open Source 3D Printer from a kit. Printed lots of stuff
- Acquired a couple guitars. Cobbled together an amp, built a guitar and some effects pedals
- Saw Johnny Marr, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, and Black Sabbath in concert
- Started using a MacBook Air
- Built a Hackintosh
- Experimented with Windows 8 and CrunchBang Linux #!
- Played through most of Assassin's Creed
- Built raised beds and grew some food
- Got a Mandolin and learned a few chords
- Switched from iPhone to Android, back to iPhone again
- Quit smoking cigarettes
- Lost (and regained) about 20 pounds
- Joined my local Toastmasters club
- Vacationed in Jamaica, Folly Beach, SC, the Greater Orlando Theme Park-O-Sphere
- Transitioned my home Network-Attached Storage (NAS) solution from FreeNas to Nas4Free
- Became a fan of Roku. Started using Plex
- Learned some jazz chords
- Did some brain exercises
- Learned a little Spanish
- Explored X-Plane, mostly flying a Pilatus PC12
Here's hoping I will find time to write some blog posts about some of this stuff!