Articles by Topic
Do Simple Things Well
What I've found to work well in developing a skill and being rewarded for it.
Triage in Commercial Real Estate Operations
Thoughts on how to approach and manage problems in commercial real estate when you're feeling stretched. Do diseconomies of scale exist in commercial real estate?
Adding a Limited User to Dockerfile Upends My Kubernetes Deployment
Adding a limited user to Dockerfile without considering downstream affects causing unanticipated problems requiring debugging that could have been avoided.
Trivial Mistakes I Made With Docker Compose This Week
Wasting time chasing complex solutions for simple mistakes in Docker, Docker Compose, & Kubernetes.
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.
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.
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.
Managing Office Lease Credit Risk With Free Rent Timing
Considerations in managing credit risk when building free rent into commercial office leases.
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.
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.
Template Tests for Django TemplateView
A mixin to be used with testing Django TemplateView class-based views to reduce writing redundant test cases.
How to Test a Django TemplateView
An overview of tests you should consider for your Django TemplateView class view.
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.
Test Logging in Django
An easy way to test Django logging to ensure your logs are being created as expected.
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.
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.
Working With Slugs In Django
My approach to efficiently working with slugs, creating slugs at the proper stage, and using slugs for seo.
Fast Decisions in Real Estate
My experiences with how emotions have shaped long-term decisions in commercial real estate investment.
Next Article Suggestion in Django
Considerations in developing a content suggestion engine in Django.
Update Tags in Django
Considerations in building a custom admin interface for updating tag names.
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.
File Naming Convention Ideas
A handful of concepts I use to efficiently store and retrieve resources on our file servers.
File and Folder Concepts for Business
An approach to developing file and folder conventions allowing your business to stay organized.
Using High-Yield Savings Accounts
A demonstration of how I use high-yield savings accounts to manage spending, reserves, and investment.
Mistakes in Making Copies of Python Objects
The differences between deep and shallow copies in Python, mistakes common mistakes and how to correct for these errors.