Since the beginning of the year I’ve been going through the largest personal computer and technology transformation and learning experience since I first started using computers back in 1992. It has been like learning computers all over again with the simultaneous joy and frustration that comes with it. With AI, I’m able to greatly exceed…… Continue reading Tech Transformation: Linux, Self Hosting and Shedding Subscriptions
Author: Mateo de Colón
Global Citizen! こんにちは！僕の名前はマットです. Es decir soy Mateo. Aussi, je m'appelle Mathieu. Likes: Languages, Cultures, Computers, History, being Alive! \(^.^)/
Journal Entry – 3.6.2025
It is 7:13 PM on Thursday, March 6th, 2025. I find myself in Lake Mary, Florida on a business trip sitting on my bed in a random hotel room. I had a customer lunch in Clermont, an hour drive and have found myself staying in my hotel room since 3:30. Even though I chose a…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 3.6.2025
2025 – The Holidays are Over
It is 8:06 AM on January 6th, 2025. The holidays are officially in the rearview mirror and everyone is back to work. This is the saddest day of the year for many. As I explained to my son, if the holidays didn’t end then we couldn’t look forward to other things throughout the year, nor…… Continue reading 2025 – The Holidays are Over
End of Holiday Season – 2024
It is 8:15 AM on Friday, January 3rd 2025. The morning is gray with a slight drizzle and ample fog which precedes heavy rainfall later this morning. The day after Christmas, most of the nation was in a sort of “work Purgatory,” with only a small reprieve on New Year’s Day which fell on Wednesday.…… Continue reading End of Holiday Season – 2024
Memorial Post – Sabrina Bowshier Gillen – 3/15/1977 – 12/28/2024
It is with sadness that I’m starting off 2025. I learned that my old classmate Sabrina passed away on December 28th. Sabrina and I were classmates at Trinity Elementary school from Kindergarten through 8th grade starting in the early 1980s and then we attended the same high school for the first two years until she…… Continue reading Memorial Post – Sabrina Bowshier Gillen – 3/15/1977 – 12/28/2024
The Grandview Pool – Memories
The Grandview Pool in Columbus Ohio holds a special place in my heart. I grew up in Grandview until the 4th grade and have very fond memories of visiting the pool in those early childhood days. My grandparents on my father’s side grew up in Upper Arlington, my father in Grandview and now my parents…… Continue reading The Grandview Pool – Memories
Autumn in Columbus
Autumn Moon in the Early Morning
誰がこの明るい月を見て、 秋の朝に心動か されないだろうか – 良寛 “Who can remain unmovedbeneath this bright moonon an autumn morning?” – Ryokan