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| + | * '''2021.12.17''' I receive my booster shot at Walgreen's. | ||
| + | * '''2021.12.14''' [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-14/storm-of-the-season-delivers-rain-snow-and-wind-to-socal Storm] drops about an inch and half of rain here in Orange County. | ||
| + | * '''2021.11.25''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/25/world/variant-south-africa-covid.html Omicron COVID-19 variant] makes headlines. | ||
| + | * '''2021.11.24''' [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-25/thanksgiving-brings-strong-winds-power-shutoffs-fire-danger Strong Santa Ana winds] drops a heavy tree branch on our roof. | ||
| + | * '''2021.10.24''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/us/bomb-cyclone-california-atmospheric-river.html Bomb cyclone] drenches Northern California. | ||
| + | * '''2021.10.01''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVqMQSA0LZo Map] visualizes spread of COVID-19 in the United States. | ||
| + | * '''2021.09.17''' I receive first [https://www.shakealert.org/ ShakeAlert] on phone seconds before [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci39812319/executive 4.3 magnitude Carson earthquake]. | ||
| + | * '''2021.09.02''' [https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-2-2021 Supreme Court allows Texas anti-abortion law S.B. 8 to take effect]. | ||
| + | * '''2021.09.01''' Three days after making landfall in Louisana, [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/nyregion/ida-flooding-nyc.html remnants of Hurricane Ida flood New York City]. | ||
| + | * '''2021.08.30''' The American war in Afghanistan [https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-30-2021 ends]. | ||
| + | * '''2021.08.15''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/15/world/asia/jalalabad-falls.html Afghan president flees country] as Taliban enter Kabul. | ||
| + | * '''2021.07.30''' Bob Wachter, Chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, [https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1420974027112292354 summarizes the new CDC announcement on the Delta variant]. | ||
| + | * '''2021.07.26''' I start a new job. Also, it [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-26/july-rain-southern-california rains in Southern California in July]! | ||
| + | * '''2021.07.18''' I complete the [https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords New York Times crossword] 7 days in a row. | ||
* '''2021.06.27''' I write a [https://github.com/tatwell/buzzkill cheat script] for the [https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee New York Times Spelling Bee game] (but mostly avoid using it). | * '''2021.06.27''' I write a [https://github.com/tatwell/buzzkill cheat script] for the [https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee New York Times Spelling Bee game] (but mostly avoid using it). | ||
* '''2021.06.26''' [https://www.npr.org/2021/06/29/1011269025/photos-the-pacific-northwest-heatwave-is-melting-power-cables-and-buckling-roads Heat wave in Pacific Northwest] makes the case for extreme climate change. | * '''2021.06.26''' [https://www.npr.org/2021/06/29/1011269025/photos-the-pacific-northwest-heatwave-is-melting-power-cables-and-buckling-roads Heat wave in Pacific Northwest] makes the case for extreme climate change. | ||
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2021
- 2021.12.17 I receive my booster shot at Walgreen's.
- 2021.12.14 Storm drops about an inch and half of rain here in Orange County.
- 2021.11.25 Omicron COVID-19 variant makes headlines.
- 2021.11.24 Strong Santa Ana winds drops a heavy tree branch on our roof.
- 2021.10.24 Bomb cyclone drenches Northern California.
- 2021.10.01 Map visualizes spread of COVID-19 in the United States.
- 2021.09.17 I receive first ShakeAlert on phone seconds before 4.3 magnitude Carson earthquake.
- 2021.09.02 Supreme Court allows Texas anti-abortion law S.B. 8 to take effect.
- 2021.09.01 Three days after making landfall in Louisana, remnants of Hurricane Ida flood New York City.
- 2021.08.30 The American war in Afghanistan ends.
- 2021.08.15 Afghan president flees country as Taliban enter Kabul.
- 2021.07.30 Bob Wachter, Chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, summarizes the new CDC announcement on the Delta variant.
- 2021.07.26 I start a new job. Also, it rains in Southern California in July!
- 2021.07.18 I complete the New York Times crossword 7 days in a row.
- 2021.06.27 I write a cheat script for the New York Times Spelling Bee game (but mostly avoid using it).
- 2021.06.26 Heat wave in Pacific Northwest makes the case for extreme climate change.
- 2021.06.24 Condo tower collapses in Seaside, Florida.
- 2021.06.14 I am returned to the office.
- 2021.05.11 I receive my second vaccination shot.
- 2021.04.30 Disneyland reopens after being closed over a year due to COVID-19.
- 2021.04.20 I receive my first vaccination shot.
- 2021.03.21 I estimate COVID immunity levels in Orange County.
- 2021.03.14 Updates data source for daily US COVID-19 export from Atlantic COVID Tracking Project to federal government.
- 2021.02.14 Winter storm devastates Texas.
- 2021.01.06 Trump urges right-wing mob to storm Capitol as Congress certifies Joe Biden’s election victory.
- 2021.01.01 The New Year begins with a new mild Santa Ana blowing through Southern California. Rose Parade cancelled due to COVID-19.
2020
- 2020.12.28 I start a new job.
- 2020.12.02 Santa Ana winds start the Bond Fire.
- 2020.11.07 Joseph R. Biden Jr. elected 46th President of the United States.
- 2020.11.03 America goes to the polls. (Or doesn't if, like me, they voted by mail.)
- 2020.11.02 I explain the different types of OC COVID-19 test data.
- 2020.10.27 Dodgers win World Series for first time since 1988!
- 2020.10.23 I am laid off.
- 2020.10.11 Los Angeles Lakers win 2020 NBA Championship.
- 2020.10.01 President Trump reveals he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
- 2020.09.07 I make the mistake of clicking on Universal Paperclips.
- 2020.09.06 Historically hot Labor Day weekend in California spawns (more) wildfires and smoke. (Real-time satellite view.)
- 2020.09.02 I review the COVID-19 numbers for OC in August and make a few predictions for September.
- 2020.08.23 Trump pushes emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 through FDA.
- 2020.08.22 I analyze the surge in COVID-19 cases in Orange County this summer.
- 2020.08.09 Hacker News comment introduces me to the world's only alpine parrot, the magnificent Kea.
- 2020.08.04 Massive explosion devastates Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2020.07.27 If you're a baseball fan and a covid fan, then do I have the Reddit thread for you: https://redd.it/hyrybi
- 2020.07.18 I share on Reddit my analysis of reporting times for OC HCA positive COVID-19 cases.
- 2020.07.13 I share my thoughts on Reddit about the Social Distancing Scoreboard for Orange County.
- 2020.07.03 Big swell and high tides flood Balboa Peninsula.
- 2020.06.24 I host a tour of my virtual workspace for Vital Link's Orange Coast College NEXT Academy.
- 2020.06.14 I endeavor to explain WTF is going through everyone's head regarding COVID-19.
- 2020.06.07 I make a prediction regarding a COVID-19 milestone in Orange County.
- 2020.06.01 I share my confusion about OC Health Care Agency COVID-19 data reporting on Reddit.
- 2020.05.30 I add a COVID-19 wiki page.
- 2020.05.23 I try to organize my thoughts on the Orange County C19 data.
- 2020.05.20 For comparison (and because my company also has an office there), a C19 spreadsheet for Michigan Region 6.
- 2020.05.16 I create a spreadsheet to track C19 testing and cases in Orange County.
- 2020.05.01 Per NY Times, US ends April with 7-day average of 28,815 daily new C19 cases.
- 2020.04.18 Paul O'Neill dies. I don't have many business heroes. He was one of them. On his Keystone Habits.
- 2020.03.22 I discover Google Messages for texting on web.
- 2020.03.18 I start working from home full-time.
- 2020.03.11 NBA suspends its season due to COVID-19 outbreak.
- 2020.03.10 My last time going to the gym for a while.
- 2020.03.07 I adjust my home desk based on a wikiHow article to alleviate pain in back of neck and update this server's version of certbot.
- 2020.02.22 Clayton Kershaw threw 51 breaking balls/sliders in game 5 of the 2017 World Series and didn't get a single swing and miss.
- 2020.02.13 Joe Matthews explains why Real ID is a wasteful citizen-hostile anti-immigrant invasion of privacy by the Federal government.
- 2020.01.31 New York Times chart persuades me coronavirus fears are not all hysteria.
- 2020.01.11 I sign up for HBO NOW expressly to watch The Favourite.
- 2020.01.02 I am stricken ill with flu.
2019
- 2019.12.23 The Santiago Peak Live Webcam begins streaming on Youtube.
- 2019.12.22 My Goodreads Year in Books: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2019/64065710
- 2019.12.02 I watch Knives Out.
- 2019.11.27 Thanksgiving Bomb Cyclone skirts Southern California.
- 2019.11.25 I take train to San Diego for business meeting.
- 2019.11.18 I watch Ford v Ferrari.
- 2019.11.11 Boris Johnson's bizarre bus-making hobby explained.
- 2019.11.04 I visit Winston-Salem, NC on business.
- 2019.10.28 Getty Fire starts.
- 2019.09.23 Wiki is unavailable for approximately 18 hours due to MySQL outage caused by OOM error.
- 2019.09.13 In which I propose a new Comedy Central series involving Rock-Paper-Scissors.
- 2019.09.12 Hacker News asks, "Are you ok?"
- 2019.09.11 Daniel Johnston dies.
- 2019.08.29 Interview questions for an HR Director candidate.
- 2019.08.25 In which I ponder hypnosis.
- 2019.07.05 M7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake
- 2019.06.25 Presented Hiring in a Time of Cargo Culturalism to LearningFuze Web Development Bootcamp.
- 2019.06.15 Volunteered at Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
- 2019.05.31 Released new wiki at wiki.klenwell.com.
- 2019.04.30 I share my Proof Point idea on Hacker News.
- 2019.04.26 Attended Doing Good 2019 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.
- 2019.02.19 Presented Veni Vidi Wiki to 211OC for volunteer project.
- 2019.01.14 Presented World of Crudcraft at OUSD Innovation for the Future event.
- 2019.01.09 I score 72 points on Hacker News sharing a passage from Kitchen Confidential.
2018
- 2018.11.14 Visited Melbourne, FL for Advisory Board meeting.
- 2018.08.13 I have a positive experience on a Stack Exchange site.
- 2018.05.07 Attended Doing Good 2018 Conference in Austin, TX.
- 2018.05.05 Sister's wedding in Maui, HI.
- 2018.02.02 Returned from 3-day trip to home office in Grand Rapids, MI.
- 2018.01.26 Started new Lead Engineer position at FormulaFolios.
2017
- 2017.01.29 Wrote congressional representatives in opposition to Trump Executive Order banning migrants and refugees.
- 2017.01.07 Enabled HTTPS with Let's Encrypt.
2016
- 2016.08.08 Started new Lead Developer position at Chapman University.
- 2016.07.08 Upgraded WikkaWiki to version 1.3.7.
- 2016.07.07 Moved blog to wordpress.com.
- 2016.06.16 Restyled home page.
- 2016.01.16 Signed up for Good Judgment Project.
- 2016.01.11 Dropped Verizon in favor of T-Mobile
- 2016.01.10 David Bowie dies / I am walked out the door at First American Trust.
