Thursday, June 29, 2023; Day 0 Another night of rough sleep, but I got two solid blocks from 10:30p-1a and 4a-7:45a. I took a quick shower before heading to our last breakfast at the hotel. There was no omelette chef or hot buffet today, instead we were seated with some of our trekmates at aContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Meet the Team; To Ndarakwai Lodge”
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Kilimanjaro – Mini Safari
Wednesday June 28, 2023; Day -1 I again spent long periods awake overnight, this time starting around 2am. When we got up somewhere around 8 in the morning, we had another nice breakfast on the hotel’s patio dining room, again with coffee, fruit, and a small custom omelet. After breakfast we met Nasibu, our friendlyContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Mini Safari”
Divorce – 18 Months In
I got separated in March 2020 and finally divorced in January 2022. It was a long time in coming, but it wasn’t awesome. In hindsight, I disassociated a bit, spreading the pain out over time rather than feeling it all at once. Immediately after our separation, I could easily distract myself for months by gettingContinue reading “Divorce – 18 Months In”
Kilimanjaro – Coffee Tour
I woke up at 8am after a rough night’s sleep, awake for at least an hour around 3:30am, full of worries and nostalgia. Eight seemed a bit too early so I reset my watch’s alarm for 8:15, but either I failed to do so correctly or I slept through it, waking abruptly at 9 whenContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Coffee Tour”
Attack Techniques: SMS Gift Card Scams
Last week, I had the chance to fly to Redmond to meet my new teammates on the Protection team in Microsoft Defender. I also had the chance to catch up with a few old friends from the Edge team, one of whom I met for coffee on Friday morning. As we sat down with ourContinue reading “Attack Techniques: SMS Gift Card Scams”