So, who am I, and why should you care?

Frankly, I'm nobody in the grand scheme of things and you probably shouldn't really care what I have to say about anything posted here. This blog is going to be a place for me to toss down random comments on things that I'm interested in and anything here is my opinion, nothing more. 

Feel free to read through as I'm posting things here and if something that I post makes sense or resonates with you that's great to hear. Keep in mind however that I'm just another random voice on the internet and anything that I'm posting here should be taken with a grain of salt and you should be doing your own homework to make sure that I'm not completely off my rocker. 

That said, I'm interested in Technology, Photography, and I have been trying my hand at learning Brazilian Ju Jitsu for the last several years. 

On the technology side I like playing around with different types of technology, but I also don't get super excited about things unless there's a actual reason or application for the technology that I can make use of. So while I'm really interested in 3d printing the current excitement over the sate of "AI" stuff does not really catch my eye as much. 

That whole AI thing is a discussion for another post since I can rant about that specific piece of tech all day long. 

I have spent a lot of time playing around with networking equipment, servers, laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and the management of all those devices. I have opinions on all of them, some more informed than others, and I'm sure that we will get into the topic of managing hardware at some point. 

Photography is something that I've been doing off and on since I was young. My first Camera was a Canon T60 that I was given as a Christmas present in high school and I've been taking shots ever since. Around 2006 I made a switch over to using a Digital SLR and transitioned away from shooting film. As much as I liked shooting film I don't really miss the work in the darkroom or the cost of getting film processed if I didn't feel like doing it myself. 

Most of what I shoot winds up being scenery, landscapes, things like that. I'm not huge on taking photos of people since people can in many cases object to having photos taken and I try to respect that. 

On the sporting side I do find myself taking part in Brazilian Ju Jitsu - it wasn't something that I sought out but I wound up taking some classes and it's stuck with me for a bit. A bit being long enough for me to get my belt awarded last year and for me to start the process of training for the IBJJF worlds with a eye to going and actually trying my hand in competition this year. 

So I'm no expert, and I wouldn't call myself a competitor but I'm probably a bit more than what you would consider a casual player in the sport if that makes any sense. 

As far as politics or religion, I'm going to try to keep that out of this space. I did used to try to talk through this type of thing with people but the current situation in the world makes that difficult to say the least. A lot of people are just taking the stance that if you don't have the exact same views they do that you are their enemy. So In general I don't actively go looking for that type of conversation any more.

Anyhow, that's a bit about me. Stay tuned for more as I get around to typing up stuff here.