Previously on Optimizing Video: 2021 Honda Odyssey RES I had a beautiful ffmpeg 1-liner to convert videos to “space-saving-letterbox-loving-USB-sized” videos to be played on my Vehicles Entertainment System. Unfortunately, some of the videos continued to fail to play to the point where the system would reset and would need me to cycle the vehicles power to cold reboot the entertainment system.
Suffice to write it’s led to much trial-and-error, with much more excitement on success.
Read MoreI had read a story awhile back about a 12-year young lady that wrote a letter to her future self 10 years later (today.com). Her name was Taylor Smith and she ended up making headlines not only for the novel idea of the letter but for unfortunately passing away from pneumonia.
That Christmas in 2014 I decided to start this as a family tradition, getting the kids down at the dinner table, telling them this story and informing them that they would love to hear about today much farther down the line from them.
It’s been 10 years and last night I read my letter. Suffice to say I’m proud of myself.
Read MoreToday my second child officially turns 21 years old. It’s another milestone in being a parent and watching a child grow to an adult. This reminded me of a spreadsheet that I created when I realized that, on my 43rd birthday my oldest son was exactly half my age.
It’s not a difficult calculation: Determine the difference in age in days between your child and yourself, multiply that by two, and add that onto your Childs age.
When determining my all my kids’ 2x birthdays (TwiceDays? Triple-Quad-D aka Double-Dad-Days?) I went ahead to find out when those dates existed for my parents.
For my Father our PairDemiJour is June 21, 2009.
For my Mother our HalfMomMirror is September 28, 2008.
In all this birth date calculation I learned that I fathered my first 4 children earlier than my parents fathered me. Nothing to brag about, numbers do that for themselves.
So, the point? Maybe to create another special day that bonds parents with their children? Maybe. I just think when I rolled the cosmic dice and realized that on my 43rd birthday I’d be twice the age of my firstborn it was a gift from myself half-my-life away that I was glad to discover.
Graduation is an amazing accomplishment, and getting quality photos is also another accomplishment.
This year our daughter walked the stage and the school hired a studio to take the Diploma-Holding photos. Today they provided us a link to their pixieset.com shop to view those photos.
These are great photos, and as much as we would like both of them at $27.00 per photo we just cannot afford it. They even went the extra distance of overlaying their advertising/copyright as well as adding in copyright and tag exif metadata within each photo to hammer it home that it’s their property.
…except they forgot one tiny thing about their Canon EOS R5 camera…
Read MoreDebra Louise (Riley) Everson, age 66, of Batavia, NY, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025. Born on October 11, 1958, Debra was known for her generous spirit, love for her family, and dedication to serving others.
Debra had a heart for community service. During her time in Batavia, she volunteered faithfully at the Salvation Army and Ken Barrett Auto, where her kindness and work ethic were deeply appreciated. She was always willing to lend a helping hand and bring light to those around her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Jean (Vanguilder) Riley, her husband Rexford “Grant” Everson, and her grandson, Rylunn Thompson.
Debra is survived by her brother, Steven Riley, and her devoted sister, Jan (Riley) Sandreth. She leaves behind her children: Shane (Angela) Thompson, Michael Thompson, and Jennifer Cejka, as well as her grandchildren: Ben, Emma, Kiela, Devon, James, Angelique, and Savannah, who brought her immense pride and joy.
Debra would like to express her deepest gratitude to her sister Jan, who lovingly helped her return home during her final days, and to her dear friend Ardell “Dee,” whose support and encouragement meant so much throughout her time in Batavia.
Debra’s legacy of love, faith, and service will live on through her family and all who were blessed to know her.
A Celebration of life will be held on June 7th at 3:00 PM at the family homestead.
Sourced from: https://hubertfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/2286/Debra-Everson/obituary.html
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