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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.

Why Not Me
October 12, 2020 3 min read

Why Not Me

In my older years, I consistently wonder why I was never bullied when I was younger... why not me? I see a lot, these days, about kids my age who were bullied back then and are now enduring the effects of PTSD and the l…

By Andy Barber
Release the Hounds!
October 9, 2020 2 min read

Release the Hounds!

Okay y'all. I've been working, for a week or so, to optimize this website and have also enabled comments on new posts. I would love it if everyone played nice and refrained from anything I might deem inappropriate for m…

By Andy Barber
Don’t Be Flaky
April 30, 2020 5 min read

Don’t Be Flaky

Recently, my alma mater, The Baylor School, announced the retirement of the Headmaster, Scott Wilson. Scott was the Admissions Director when I entered Baylor, as a freshman. He is a great man and was a great Headmaster …

By Andy Barber
Hello 2020!
February 5, 2020 2 min read

Hello 2020!

Okay, so 2018 and 2019 sucked pretty bad. In 2020, I have resolved to stop being a victim of circumstances... personal and professional. On the personal side, there was the aforementioned "Event" from back in 2018. S…

By Andy Barber
Inward vs. Outward
October 2, 2019 4 min read

Inward vs. Outward

So, for a little over a year now, I've been dealing with a thing that has me feeling pretty dark about certain areas of my life. Initially, I thought I was dealing fairly well, and that time would be all that it took to…

By Andy Barber
Heavy Heart
August 14, 2019 3 min read

Heavy Heart

At the behest of the wife of a close friend of mine, I joined a Facebook group related to the town in which I grew up. It was for entertainment purposes. She got a kick out of some of the pretentious arguments and subje…

By Andy Barber