Journey vs. Destination

Hmm… well, we made it through the trip. I have trouble saying it was vacation. And I have trouble saying it was wonderful. I tend to say “time off”, “trip”, and “cross country road trip”. For adjectives, it is “cool”, “educational”, “interesting”, and “epic”. Overall, I had a good time. But I don’t know that I’d do it again this decade.

But this blog, what is going to happen with it? Well, I want to have someplace bigger than twitter to write things. What things? Sheesh, stop pushing… I’m not sure. I’d like to write some technical things, maybe how to do some embedded systems things but I don’t really want to put too much code in. I’d kinda like to keep it accessible to friends and family (most of whom skipped over that gadgets and time post a few weeks back).

Let’s see… I’d like to explain to Emma what an algorithm is and why it isn’t something she should ever have worried about asking about (short answer: a recipe; long answer: forthcoming post). I’d like to bemoan the fact that my amazingly talented flute-playing sister-in-law didn’t know what Excel (or Numbers) was and then generally explain how a spreadsheet will make her new career much, much easier. (How can your run a small business without a spreadsheet? Playing music is definitely a small business.) I’d like to write more about my book (I got new reviews! Reviews are scary… And I just put an ad on a web site, also oddly nerve-wracking). I want to help Luckshman with his new-to-firmware where-do-I-even-start questions. I’m planning a post about spam-comments. I still have some trip related things to write about based on the questions I get (which cities were the best?). There are some gadgets to review… and maybe some books.

That is all pretty unfocused. That is ok. Remember, it is about the journey here. Wandering around in circles is ok as long as each circumnavigation is interesting.

The posts may be slower but I’m not done here.