During COVID I worked remotely for Synacor during COVID. Their work-from-home mandate started March 13, 2020 and lasted for ~715 days. After 6 months upper management decided to create a gem of comradery to remind us that, in times of turmoil and confusion that we were still a team.
I finally got around to physically deleting the hard binding and getting the 8″x11″ completely digitized and OCR’d.
Read MoreAfter 30 years, the journey is completed. Not only did I acquire the complete 1996 Disney Band Trip video, but I also acquired the 1992 video as well. Both of the videos were the original masters, so the final video quality is beyond top-notch for the age of the content.
I’ve made both videos available as a YouTube playlist.
Read MoreAnother year, and another tradition upheld.
My 2024 letter brought back a flood of memories, and my 2025, however brief, achieved the same.
Read MoreTraveler’s diarrhea is a digestive tract disorder that commonly causes loose stools and stomach cramps. It’s caused by eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water. Fortunately, traveler’s diarrhea usually isn’t serious in most people — it’s just unpleasant.
– Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/syc-20352182
16 years ago I returned from my first international trip to Hong Kong, and low and behold my uneducated self sat on the toilet. I deduced that accidentally drinking a little shower water in a hotel might’ve created the pain I had to endure for the following days.
I planned today to take a journey back 16 years, kicking my digital heels off to travel again to Hong Kong for the first time, again.
Read MoreI had read a story awhile back about a 12-year young lady that wrote a letter to her future self 10 years later (today.com). Her name was Taylor Smith and she ended up making headlines not only for the novel idea of the letter but for unfortunately passing away from pneumonia.
That Christmas in 2014 I decided to start this as a family tradition, getting the kids down at the dinner table, telling them this story and informing them that they would love to hear about today much farther down the line from them.
It’s been 10 years and last night I read my letter. Suffice to say I’m proud of myself.
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