adventure Five Fourteener Frenzy Weekend After planning a Sunday trip to climb Longs Peak with some folks from 14ers.com I decided to fill my Saturday with the DeCaLiBron route. After the Sunday Longs trip fell through, I
computers Unattended Install: virtualbox-ext-pack On 30 September 2019, Ubuntu updated the virtualbox-ext-pack package to no longer auto-accept the EULA in order to align with legal requirements and their desire to be very clear about non-open-source software installed
diy DIY Barn Door A common architectural feature out here in Colorado is to not actually put a door between the master bedroom and the master bathroom. So we decided a barn door was the best option
computers Verizon Wi-Fi Calling Firewall Config This is short and sweet. If you want to get Verizon Wi-Fi calling enabled on a restrictive network here is what you need. UDP ports 500 & 4500 open to sg.vzwfemto.com.
adventure Mount Evans - 14,264' Mount Evans is Colorado's 14th highest peak and also one of the most accessible as it has a road to the top. I tried to summit this mountain a few weeks ago with
adventure Pit Stop At Arches National Park The drive from Las Vegas to Denver is a long one. Somewhere in the 11-12 hour range. This length of trip necessitates at least one major pitstop (on top of regular gas and
adventure Zion National Park - Partial Zion Traverse I was in Las Vegas for work and had a long-ish weekend due to moving from day shift to night shift. I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to plan a trip
adventure 10 Years, 10 Things I Have Learned My wife and I have been married for 10 YEARS TODAY!!!! It is insane how quickly time flies and how many life events have happened in that time. I love her more than
adventure Olive Ridge Campground - With A 2-Year-Old With the weather being so outstanding, we decided to pack up the fam and head up into the mountains to get a weekend camping trip under our belts. We had previously taken the
adventure Mount Falcon Park We were looking for a hike on the west side of Denver so that we could meet up with friends in the area afterwards. Mount Falcon Park was in the perfect spot for
adventure Saint Mary's Glacier Being in Colorado, I felt the itch to get up into the mountains before our first month in our new home was up. On a suggestion from my brother-in-law, we decided to head
computers pfSense With CenturyLink 1GB Fiber We just recently moved into a neighborhood that offers CenturyLink 1GB fiber into the house. I mistakenly though the change would be as simple as plugging in my current setup to whatever modem
computers Hack The Box: Irked Irked: Retired If you are interested in learning more about penetration testing, Hack the Box is a great way to get your feet wet in a legal and well built environment. Head over
computers pfSense Insights This post will be updated as I find out interesting tidbits while working with my pfSense. Usually this will be getting something in the house to work as expected with out opening up
adventure Big Bend National Park: Outer Mountain Loop I had about 3.5 days of my first quarter time off leftover after trips to Washington (working vacation) and Hawaii and I desperately wanted to do a backpacking trip in Big Bend.
adventure Moanalua Valley Middle Ridge to the Forbidden Haiku Stairs Distance: 9.6 miles Time To Top: 3 hours 8 minutes Time Down" 2 hours 25 minutes Round Trip Time: 6 hours GPS Track Of My HikeWith a new baby in the family,
crossfit Why Jillian Michaels Is Right and Wrong About Crossfit The CrossFit community has had their collective wrist wraps in a twist this week due to a video and article posted on Shape.com by Jillian Michaels (of The Biggest Loser fame) where
computers Verifying Slack Slash Commands in Google Cloud Functions Recently Slack moved from using "Validation Tokens" to validate that Slash Command requests were actually from Slack to signing the requests with a "Client Signing Secret". This seems like a simple change but
computers SANS Holiday Hack 2018 I have to be honest, life is just too busy this year for me to actually write a full report in the context of the story. Suffice it to say, I really enjoyed
adventure Flying To Dallas With A Toddler I have been wanting to fly to Dallas for a while and 3 opportunities in a row have resulted in the weather not cooperating. Well, we finally had the weather we needed to
diy Sump Pump Replacement Over the holidays I went over to my mom's house to visit and as I walk in the door, she is pulling everything out of the closet under the stairs and I could
commentary On Social Issues Over the last few months I have started a handful of blog posts about social issues of particular importance to me. These include: On Being A ManWhat Adoption Has Taught Me About RaceOn
acura 2017 Acura RDX 'A16' Service DIY car service can save you some serious money, especially when some of the maintenance can be done in your own garage. The A16 service for the RDX is: Oil change (no filter,
computers Hack The Box: Jerry Jerry: Retired 17 November 2018 If you are interested in learning more about penetration testing, Hack the Box is a great way to get your feet wet in a legal and well built
computers Holiday Theming Update: Added more to the commandline zsh config to apply specific emoji throughout the year. I have been playing around with a few theme options lately and the holidays got me in the
