greataction.org

A blog about random nonsense

Welcome to greataction.org, the blog website of Devin Williams. I'm a software developer and family man from Humble, TX. This blog is just my random ramblings on whatever topics I'm thinking of at the time. It's a creative outlet for me so that I can be a content creator rather than just a content consumer. I've had the greataction.org domain since the late 1990's. It came into existence because "GREAT ACTION!!" was a rally cry used at the gym I worked at thoughout college. Feel free to peruse the site, read, ignore, etc. as you see fit.
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    Before you read any content on this site, it may be of benefit to know a thing or two about me. My name is Devin Williams. I live in Humble, TX with my wife and two (adult) children. I was born in Port Arthur, TX and raised in Nederland, TX. I'm a software developer by trade and primarily work with Python and Javascript for web development. I'm a middle-aged Gen X'er who - quite frankly - struggles with the world I find myself in at the time of this writing.

    There are a few things you may need to know about me before pre-judging anything I may write here. I am not particularly liberal or conservative. I'm independent of a political party. I'm ambidexterous. I'm neither predominantly left-brained or right-brained. I'm strongly ADHD if not mildly autistic. I'm saying these things to help the reader understand that I'm open to new ideas and at least attempt not to fall for modern propaganda. I suspect I don't think quite like the average person.

    In this age we find ourselves in, most would consider me to lean liberal. That is to say, I still have empathy for others - even people I don't know. I still believe there's value in the human emotion we call empathy. I see it as a strength - not a weakness. I don't consider money, power and status to be the goal of every move I make. I refuse to cede my own personal sovereignty to any individual person or entity.

    In some ways, I'm a walking contradiction. I'm a computer programmer, but I kind-of hate them - or at least the way they've come to consume our lives. I want to see progress in the world, but believe there's room for tradition. I despise the way modern politics have turned into a knee-jerk reality TV show drama, but I tend to be glued to it anyway. I have a damaged, goofy arthritic back but I'm into fitness. I love my family and my family life but lament that I stay busy all the time at work, commuting or working on broken things around the house.

    Enough about me. Just don't take anything I say here too seriously. I'm just a slightly old guy rambling on a blog about nonsense. I doubt much of what I write here will be read anyway. If you do wind up reading what I post though I hope you enjoy it. In the future, I'll create a forum for discussion if anyone has commentary or wants to discuss anything further.