Does this site look a bit familiar?

Yes, I brought back the THEME. I made a Wordpress child for the Make template; I skinned it atop GeneratePress for WP; I toyed with an implementation of it for my static stuff. My theme was the colors of 2018, 2019, and 2020 with a few appearances along the way. And LOTS of STRANGER THINGS, new wave, and stargazing.

It's time...it's time to bring it back and be. I really did think I was gonna run with that University of Memphis-inspired theme for the 2024 season, but...maybe I left behind that in a snowbank beyond the wall in Seward.

But, that's not all! I have finalized my New Year's Resolutions! There is a lot of change minimally shoved into it this year. Then there's a LOT of ramp-up. Then there's the Software Standards have returned with most of the services I've previously sworn off...

While not explicitly featured on the list, DIY projects are gonna make a big impact in 2024. This past November, I switched out all of the blinds in the house in November. Now, as part of that teardown of that atrocious built-in workbench in the garage, today I finished resetting that 112" W x 43" work area down to its studs. I have yet to decide what to do with that space.

I'm also working on plans for my first build at this house: appropriately enough, a workbench. Actually, I need to make a few tables as I've got to unbox that table saw, miter saw, drill press...

...and now, a wood planer! OK, so my material budget for this month was rerouted. It's something I wanted for a year now and my wife who went up to Harbor Freight for me for a hammer and a pry bar, came back home with this on sale.

Speaking of that Harbor Freight purchase, this $8.99 24 oz. hammer hits hard! And this $5 2-piece pry bar set has totally cracked open my heart.

On Saturday, I bought 3-month subscriptions to both Habitica and Spotify.