Random Musings

Hi there! I’m Chris. I’ve been in the Web Hosting and Content Delivery field for 14 years. I’m a Senior Solutions Architect II for a Content Delivery Network helping Public Sector agencies improve performance and security of their online presence.

This site is a collection of random thoughts I have on technology, finance, the world at large, and anything else that comes to mind. I hope you find something interesting here.

I’ve also taken a liking to a simpler web. While this site uses a self-hosted instance of WordPress, I don’t use any tracking software and minimize the plugins that are in use. I also try to keep a clean theme design. The goal is to get my thoughts into pixels on a browser (or an RSS feed – you should use one of those). Neat huh?

Check out some of my latest posts

  • Hello again, WordPress
    Well, I basically just restarted this site and I’ve already changed the software that I use for it. That didn’t take long. Where we were at Literally just a few weeks ago, I was using Hugo to build the site for me. And honestly, it was great. It handled everything that I needed pretty well… Read more: Hello again, WordPress
  • Finding Privacy
    After over 15 years of using Google for emails, documents, cloud storage, and a plethora of other services, it’s time for a change. It’s also a great time in general given the state of the world at the moment.
  • Weight Lifting
    Lifting weights is cathartic for me. It’s one of the things that let’s me completely stop focusing on everything else except the workout and be in the present.
  • Refinement
    What’s the old saying? Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough? Sometimes you gotta know when to deliver the MVP and when you can spare some time on the details.
  • You Matter
    Hey, you. Yeah, you there. You matter.
  • In defense of Text Guides
    Text-based guides are just easier to follow along. Video is great in short bursts. When you’re heads down learning something new though, I find text guides to be far superior.
  • Imposter Syndrome
    I’ve been in tech for over 15 years. Since I started, I’ve been dealing with imposter syndrome. I’ve been working through it with various strategies. This is mostly just a vent.
  • Renewing My Blog
    It’s been a long time since I’ve written a proper blog post. Well, I don’t even know what a ‘proper’ blog post is at this point.