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The Single-Cable Desk Setup That Actually Works
Here's the promise every dock maker sells you: one cable, and your laptop is instantly powered, connected to your monitors, and hooked into your keyboard, mouse, and webcam. Here's the…
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My OVERKILL WebEX and Microsoft Teams Webcam Setup
Here we are at the beginning of 2021…and it looks like remote working is here to stay. I have been working from home for the past 15 years but the…
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I have been Robbed…
Unfortunately that isn’t a play on words. Because of the actions of one man, I have lost years of progression on the goals I have had for our family. I…
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Day 7 Update – Leg, PT and Case Status
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The Surgery on My Hamstrings is Complete
On Tuesday, May 6th, I finally went in for surgery to fix my hamstrings from the exit wound. It’s hard to believe that it has been over two years since…
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We did everything we could…it’s time…
We went for the follow up on the MRI last week… It’s time for surgery. I think this is a road we always knew was eventually come to this end.…
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It’s Been A Week
I wasn’t really looking forward to this week to begin with. I had my MRI scheduled for Tuesday and the follow up for Friday to figure out the next steps.…