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An old fart's memory dump: Lots of code and a little fun. No politics!

NOT Like a Rolling Stone
Ghost · Eleventy · Home

NOT Like a Rolling Stone

Where has the last year gone?  While life (metaphorically the stream in the hero image) rolls on, this blog (any of the moss covered rocks in the image) has not. This blog was born of good...

Published: Oct 11, 2024
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Spinning Up StaticCMS
StaticCMS · Development · Wieting Theatre

Spinning Up StaticCMS

Today is Saturday, January 13, 2024, and I won't be able to watch the KC Chief's wildcard playoff game vs. the Miami Dolphins tonight because it is streaming ONLY on Peacock, and I refuse to pay them...

Published: Jan 13, 2024
20 min read
Wrap EVERYTHING in NPM!
Azure · Development · DigitalOcean · Work

Wrap EVERYTHING in NPM!

So, node and npm seem to be all the rage these days, and perhaps for good reason. I recently fell in love with Eleventy/11ty over Hugo because it's Javascript, not Go, and it's elegantly simple with...

Updated: Jul 18, 2023
5 min read
My Blog To-Do List
Development · Eleventy · Ghost

My Blog To-Do List

Witness the birth of a new blog! Actually, a new version of a very old blog. There's still a lot of work to do. So, here's my "to-do" list, as it pertains to this blog, along with possible sources...

Updated: Apr 20, 2023
11 min read
Snowpocalypse 2024 - Round 2
Home · Weather

Snowpocalypse 2024 - Round 2

Just thought I would post a couple more photos, with a probable update later today.  Took these photos yesterday (Friday, January 12) at about noon when I ventured outside to clear the driveway....

Published: Jan 13, 2024
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Snowpocalypse 2024?
Home · Weather

Snowpocalypse 2024?

Maybe not as bad as predicted (at least per some predictions) but it was enough wet snow for me.  Took almost an hour to clear using my EGO cordless snow-thrower (love it) and there's more to be done...

Updated: Jan 10, 2024
2 min read
On-prem Servers with StaticCMS and Remote Access for the Wieting

On-prem Servers with StaticCMS and Remote Access for the Wieting

It's no secret that I love building ridiculously inexpensive but secure and reliable static web sites.  Unfortunately, adding and maintaining content can be a pain.  I'd rather write code than...

Published: Dec 29, 2023
5 min read
Building My First Steamlit App
Streamlit · Development

Building My First Steamlit App

I've been wanting to give Streamlit a try for some time now. Recently, I found Streamlit DataScience Apps, a GitHub repo full of Streamlit apps, written by Jcharis. In particular, I thought I would...

Published: Jul 24, 2023
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Redefining an Azure Static Web App

Today's burning question... Can I easily "redefine" an Azure Static Web App? So, the source code for my password-protected Wieting-Guild-Pages is broken and I can't update the stale old content...

Published: Jul 6, 2023
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