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Nick Kirsch

MacJournal post ...

Always on a quest to improve Dad’s journalling life, I’m testing out a “new” tool for the Mac - MacJournal. To be fair, this has apparently been around for many years (and is on version 5.0) so it is only new to me. I discovered it on my quest to solve my receipts problem - specifically, that there are to many of them and they are impossible to search! I am currently evaluating Paperless and would love to try out Neat Receipts but they don’t seem to provide trial licenses.

Movable Type Upgrade

I just upgraded to Movable Type 4.32 and accomplished a long standing goal... the entire Kirsch family (of bloggers) is now unified under a single instance of Movable Type. This is the obligatory test post.

To Donate or To Sell - that is the question...

I have two vehicles that I no longer need. One I had hoped to keep until Jerry was old enough to work on it with me, but since it is now occupying our only indoor parking spot (the condo garage) it may be costing more in opportunity cost than its worth. That would be the 1967 MGB GT (scroll to view). The other is a 1994 Jetta III GL - originally purchased for the price of an alternator, this vehicle has done very well for us.

The Intervention

Tonight after a fabulous steak dinner at RingSide, I was given an intervention by my co-workers. You're working too much. You need to stop working when you're on vacation. Don't burn out. I thought I had established a good work/life balance - but they are right; I was on vacation last week and I never quite "left" work. Technically, what I have is a work/Jerry balance - which is perhaps part of the problem - no time for "