2026 NASCAR Daytona: Drivers, Cars, and Predictions
This article was written to help me learn the 2026 NASCAR Cup Driver lineup and the cars they will be driving.
Celebrating Life Through Toni’s Reels: From Italy to Alaska
This article includes multiple reels created by my wife Toni. These reels highlight our 2025 travels and our family activities. Each reel is 1.5 minutes long.
My Experiment with Google Gemini: Leaning Tower of Pisa Collapse
This article documents a ten-minute Google Gemini experiment. The experiment includes giving an image to Gemini and then asking it to create a video from that image based on a prompt you give it.
Jett’s First European Trip – Day 3
This is the third article of a series that describes Jett’s first European trip. On Day 3, we visited Rome to see the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and the Vatican.
Jett’s First European Trip – Day 2
This is the second article of a series that describes Jett’s first European trip. In Day 2, we visited Pompeii and the Amalfi coast.
Jett’s First European Trip – Day 1
This is the first article of a series that describes Jett’s first European trip. We started the trip with a whirlwind tour of London, thanks to my great friend James.
Are You Considering Adding Living Space To Your Basement?
We decided to add additional living space to our house by transforming the basement storage areas into usable rooms. This took over a year to complete. We learned a lot and want to share some of the insights with you.
Using Alteryx To Understand Climate Change
This is my second appearance on the Alteryx podcast. In this episode, I talk about my decade of work on climate change. It isn’t very technical, but I hope people appreciate the insights.
Interesting Things (4)
I saw an engine building demonstration recently that I thought was very interesting. I thought it would be a good topic to share in this series.
Interesting Things (3)
Sometimes time lapse photography can surprise you with activities that you didn’t notice were happening when you made the movie.
Interesting Things (2)
The AI powered image enhancer program named Remini was used to make a future avatar of our 6-month old grandson. The results surprised everyone in our family!
Interesting Things (1)
Interviewing a 6-week-old baby.
What Does Malware Look Like, And How Do You Remove it Once It Invades Your Blog?
My Datablends blog got hacked in early October, 2022. The next month was not a fun time. I spent many hours on the phone trying to understand how to fix the problems. In this article, I summarize what I learned and did to eliminate the malware that infected my blog.
How To Design A Fun and Exciting Online Analytics Competition
This article discusses how I helped build the first-ever Alteryx E-Grand Prix competition. The article includes thoughts on building the competition problems and the behind-the-scenes activities that have to happen to make this type of event successful.
Do You Think She Was Surprised?
This article shows a gender reveal party we had for Sarah and Cory. It was a fun event, full of surprises!