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You may have found this site by mistake. Even if you did, I'm glad you're hear. My name is Larry and by day, I'm an IT pro (formally a jack-of-all-trades guy, now turned Cloud Architect). By evening, I'm a man of many hats. My favorites include being husband, father of two, chef du jour, occasional speaker at a local Church, leader of the same church's Truth & Training Awana club, armature musician, and much more (No really, I have enough interests/hobbies for a few lifetimes).

If you dig back into this blog's archives, you'll likely notice a theme change. This is just me consolidating my passions into one blog, rather than attempting to manage multiples (I don't have enough free time as it is...). However, I'm still committed to cutting the fluff and getting right to the point, no matter what the post is about. If you're like me, you're searching for answers, and not answers burred in some personal story. If you want the personal stuffs, then I'll share them in a separate topic/category/theme and you'll be able to find them ;).

It is my hope that, by claiming this small slice of the internet, someone will find my interesting or useful (although I make no promises). You'll find little bits of posts that reach across the whole gambit of my interests. So some of it may not be for everyone. But if you find my postings useful, feel free to subscribe. Also, feel free to reach out to me if there's anything posted that may be questionable.

Much obliged,

Larry...
Twitter: @LarryTheLeveler

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