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AndyBarber.com

Thoughts on technology, genealogy, movies, television, and life.

For many years, this page was just a straight blog. This new version brings the blog back with a clean, self-hosted setup fully controlled by me.

Topics

  • Systems administration
  • Genealogy and family history
  • Movies and television
  • Personal writing and updates

Latest posts

Clean, readable publishing without WordPress.com lock-in.

Finally!
May 27, 2023 2 min read

Finally!

Well... it took me 26 years, 7 months, and 5 days, from the beginning of my career, to do it, but I finally did it. Yesterday, I was offered the role of Manager of Business and Cyber Resilience at BlueCross BlueShield o…

By Andy Barber
Cautiously Optimistic
March 8, 2023 2 min read

Cautiously Optimistic

Yesterday, I signed paperwork, making me the Interim Business Resiliency Manager at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. My first thought is, "FINALLY!"... followed promptly by "Uh oh, what have I done?" In 1996, I sta…

By Andy Barber
RIP Lola Bean
January 26, 2023 1 min read

RIP Lola Bean

Continuing a terrible week for dogs in the Barber family, Taylor's chocolate lab, Lola Bean, passed away tonight, January 25, 2023. The sweet girl's free spirit got the better of her. I hope she and Cooper are running t…

By Andy Barber
RIP Cooper
January 24, 2023 1 min read

RIP Cooper

Heaven gained a new angel tonight. Cooper was born on December 5, 2017, and passed away on January 24, 2023, after a series of uncontrollable seizures. The veterinarians did everything they could, but in the end, the se…

By Andy Barber
All Good Things Come to an End
January 3, 2023 2 min read

All Good Things Come to an End

Today, my boss of a little over seven years, told our team that he had turned in his resignation. In all my years of being an IT professional, I cannot think of a boss, from whom, I have learned more about my chosen …

By Andy Barber