Trivial Mistakes I Made With Docker Compose This Week
Wasting time chasing complex solutions for simple mistakes in Docker, Docker Compose, & Kubernetes.
January 24, 2024
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Health Care Savings Accounts: One of the Best Accessible Tax Strategies
HSAs are a great financial tool to offer tax savings in the current period while preparing you for unforeseen medical challenges that we all experience at some point in our lives.
January 16, 2024
Year-End Reflections 2023: Don't Be a Liar
In the 2023 installment of my annual reflections I examine the costs of lying and the ways non-truth can pop up and contaminate our lives.
December 31, 2023
Accounting Differences Between Arizona Rent Tax and Sales Tax
A discussion on the nature of Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax, common misconceptions and mistakes, and what the proper accounting treatment should be.
November 21, 2023
Managing Office Lease Credit Risk With Free Rent Timing
Considerations in managing credit risk when building free rent into commercial office leases.
November 11, 2023
Template Tests for Django TemplateView Requiring Staff Permissions
A mixin to be used with testing Django TemplateView class-based views that require staff privileges and certain permissions.
November 9, 2023
How to Test a Django TemplateView Requiring Staff Permissions
A collection of tests useful in determining whether a TemplateView is structured as expected and whether the view demands the expected permissions.
November 9, 2023
Template Tests for Django TemplateView
A mixin to be used with testing Django TemplateView class-based views to reduce writing redundant test cases.
October 27, 2023
How to Test a Django TemplateView
An overview of tests you should consider for your Django TemplateView class view.
October 10, 2023
Test Logging in Django
An easy way to test Django logging to ensure your logs are being created as expected.
September 25, 2023
Fixing SQL ID Sequences in Postgres
How to reset the id or primary key for a particular table in a Postgres database when the sequence is throw off.
September 24, 2023
Flatpages In Django Part 2: Extending Flatpages
How to extend the Django flatpages app including a custom view to handle lookups by ID instead of URL.
September 9, 2023
Flatpages In Django Part 1: Basic Implementation
How to quickly set up Django flatpages for building generic, one-off pages like "about us," "privacy policy, "terms and conditions," and so forth.
September 8, 2023
Fast Decisions in Real Estate
My experiences with how emotions have shaped long-term decisions in commercial real estate investment.
September 5, 2023
Working With Slugs In Django
My approach to efficiently working with slugs, creating slugs at the proper stage, and using slugs for seo.
September 3, 2023
Next Article Suggestion in Django
Considerations in developing a content suggestion engine in Django.
August 27, 2023
Update Tags in Django
Considerations in building an interface for updating tag names.
August 20, 2023
Experiences with Cooling Towers
An ownership perspective in dealing with the HVAC systems you'll likely encounter in multi-level, and/or industrial real estate.
August 18, 2023
File Naming Convention Ideas
A handful of concepts I use to efficiently store and retrieve resources on our file servers.
August 11, 2023
File and Folder Concepts for Business
An approach to developing file and folder conventions allowing your business to stay organized.
August 4, 2023
A Changing Landscape in Commercial Real Estate
My observations of how narratives surrounding office commercial real estate have changed as a result of the pandemic, social changes, and the emergence of work from home.
July 25, 2023
Mistakes in Making Copies of Python Objects
The differences between deep and shallow copies in Python, mistakes I commonly make, and how I correct for these errors.
July 22, 2023
Preserving Cash in Commercial Real Estate
My thoughts on managing risk in commercial real estate operations as well as approaches to conserving cash I've implemented in tough times.
June 18, 2023
Using High-Yield Savings Accounts
A demonstration of how I use high-yield savings accounts to manage spending, reserves, and investment.
May 31, 2023
Structure Your Spending to Drive Your Savings
A practical way to implement healthy spending habits that feed into your savings objectives working with your psychology to regain control over your finances and achieve your financial goals.
April 30, 2023