It just occurred to me that I did not write up my reading highlights for 2021. I finished the year having read a total of 56 books.

Science Fiction and Fantasy

As usual, sci-fi dominated my reading last year. Stand outs include:

• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Much better …

My wife has been on a quest for her perfect salsa. This one comes pretty close the the Mexican restaurant style we like.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white onion - roughly chopped
• 1 clove garlic - roughly chopped
• 1 jalapeño - roughly chop, remove seeds and ribs
• 2 14.5 cans fired roasted …

One way to look at information is that there is a progression from data to wisdom. Because we use many of these terms interchangeably, it didn't occur to me that this can be viewed as a hierarchy like rungs on a ladder.

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should …

It seems like google has changed its mind on forcing personal users to give up their G Suite legacy edition. I was able to opt out of the automatic transition from the legacy subscription. Since I am use G Suite to manage the email accounts for family members, I fall …

I am really bad about being sarcastic. The witty, put down seems to jump into my brain all the time. My aim is to be funny. Unfortunately, sarcasm can be easily misunderstood and hurtful. It is often used to poke fun at a person who is not present. This is …

This is one of our go to recipes for an easy meal. One nice thing is that you can be creative with the vegetables.

Ingredients

• 32 oz. pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 cup Sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
• 1 can cream of celery soup
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 small …

Joplin continues to be my favorite note-taking and markdown application. It has several killer features that make it great.

• The Notebook sidebar keeps the notebooks organized and the tags accessible.
• The Note list sidebar displays all the notes contained within a notebook.
• Nextcloud synchronization keeps all my notes backed up …