kulbe dot dev kulbe dot dev Portland techie. en Finding my voice… still looking for it. kulbe dot dev Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:18:00 +0000 https://kulbe.dev/31172/finding-my-voice-still-looking-for-it https://kulbe.dev/31172/finding-my-voice-still-looking-for-it <p><p>It's been 10+ months since I've written the previous post on finding my voice.</p> <p>Things have not improved with it. I am still only able to whisper.</p> <p>I have days where I am generally in good spirits about it, especially when I consider what the alternative(s) could have been.</p> <p>On other days, it is really discouraging.</p> <p>In some respects, I am coming to grips with the idea that this is my new reality.</p> <p>In other respects, I am not done fighting for relief.</p> </p> Finding my voice. kulbe dot dev Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:12:00 +0000 https://kulbe.dev/40433/finding-my-voice https://kulbe.dev/40433/finding-my-voice <p><p>It's kind of ironic to use the word "voice" since I am no longer able to speak above a whisper.</p> <p>I had a serious case of COVID and I had to be intubated. That experience left my vocal cords paralyzed.</p> <p>I am thankful to be alive. I almost didn't make it.</p> </p> New Chapter. kulbe dot dev Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:23:00 +0000 https://kulbe.dev/31189/new-chapter https://kulbe.dev/31189/new-chapter <p><p>I gave notice at my job today. I've only been there a few months, but I've also been doing side work in addition to that.</p> <p>The side work asked me if I'd be interested in doing it full-time. DUH.</p> </p> My head is spinning. kulbe dot dev Sat, 09 Jan 2021 21:29:42 +0000 https://kulbe.dev/31191/my-head-is-spinning https://kulbe.dev/31191/my-head-is-spinning <p><p>The goal today was to get started working with the API of some vendor tooling. Basic authentication worked fine, but in their docs, they recommended using token auth.</p> <p>It took forever to get anywhere. I gambled and decided to reach out to the vendor, even though it is a Saturday.</p> <p>They were gracious enough to respond. He said he thought it was just a bad copy of one of the keys, since he put his token in and it worked as expected.</p> <p>I tried with his provided creds, and it worked.</p> <p>I should have reached out for help much SOONER.</p> </p>