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AndyBarber.com

Thoughts on technology, genealogy, movies, television, and life.

For many years, this page was just a straight blog. This new version brings the blog back with a clean, self-hosted setup fully controlled by me.

Topics

  • Systems administration
  • Genealogy and family history
  • Movies and television
  • Personal writing and updates

Latest posts

Clean, readable publishing without WordPress.com lock-in.

My Websites
December 20, 2023 1 min read

My Websites

This is a listing of my website "portfolio", per se. Building and web design, in general, is just something I do for fun. I do not do it for pay or as a vocation. I do it at my leisure, for things I find interesting. ht…

By Andy Barber
New Website
December 18, 2023 1 min read

New Website

For years, I have always used some sort of content management system for my personal website. Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, etc. This year, I have been doing a lot of work with Bootstrap and thought it might be nice to jus…

By Andy Barber
Happy 17th Anniversary!
December 9, 2023 2 min read

Happy 17th Anniversary!

So, normally I write a little something about my anniversary BEFORE it actually happens. Sorry about my tardiness. A smidgen over 17 years ago, I married the woman who, if she doesn't quite understand all of my littl…

By Andy Barber
Happy 15th Birthday, Megan!
September 25, 2023 2 min read

Happy 15th Birthday, Megan!

Fifteen years ago, tomorrow, our family welcomed to the World, Megan Elisabeth Goforth. I remember thinking to myself... "Oh man, another one?" As years would pass, ole Meggie would grow on us... kind of like that littl…

By Andy Barber
Happy 53rd, Sis!
August 6, 2023 1 min read

Happy 53rd, Sis!

So, WAAAAYYY back in 1970... August 7th, to be exact, the individual, responsible for some my most deeply engrained childhood fears, began plotting, on the off chance she might acquire a younger sibling someday. In f…

By Andy Barber