Won't you join my musings on all things web, better living through low-carb, and whatever else tickles my fancy. Your muse's experience may vary.https://kyle.skrinak.com/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-07-19-funmaxxing/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-07-19-funmaxxing/A board-certified guide to achieving maximum fun: the two paths, the four-step protocol, the metrics, and the twelve-week mastery course.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-07-13-from-stank-to-standing-ready/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-07-13-from-stank-to-standing-ready/After fourteen years as a Google Doc, my resume has finally moved home—wired into my blog with a pipeline that enforces the quarterly update discipline I knew I should have had all along.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-07-11-the-cathedral-and-the-kludge/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-07-11-the-cathedral-and-the-kludge/Two websites, two deaths, and what thirty years in electronic media finally made clear: nothing on the web is permanent — some things are merely kept.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-06-27-security-for-it-not-for-thee/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-06-27-security-for-it-not-for-thee/I tried to log into Google on a company iPad. Two hours later I had rebuilt my account security from scratch. Here is why the average person never gets that far.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-06-17-take-the-long-way-home/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-06-17-take-the-long-way-home/Part two of the Jackson, TN transmission saga: the Enterprise standoff, a lost license, the long solo drive home, and — at last — 'Habemus auto.'Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-06-14-last-summer-we-snowballed-jackson/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-06-14-last-summer-we-snowballed-jackson/A road trip to drop Katlyn off in Dallas turns into a transmission failure, a guitar store celebrity sighting, and two nights stranded in Jackson, TN.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-04-29-what-forty-years-of-displacement-looked-like-before-it-was-for-everyone/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-04-29-what-forty-years-of-displacement-looked-like-before-it-was-for-everyone/From PostScript in 1985 to AI in 2026, a career spent learning sideways through successive waves of technological displacement — and what that pattern looks like now that the wave is everywhere at once.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-04-19-sculpting-down/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-04-19-sculpting-down/A reflection on medical age bias, patient agency, and refusing to be diminished by demographic expectations — prompted by a fall on a running trail and the fall-risk bracelet that followed.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-03-09-the-middle-tract/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-03-09-the-middle-tract/What running a marathon taught me about sustainable health—lessons from Icarus, pickle juice, and the difference between what you can do and what you should do.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-03-02-from-squarespace-to-astro/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-03-02-from-squarespace-to-astro/How AI-assisted development made migrating a professional portfolio from Squarespace to Astro practical—documentation discipline, visual regression testing, and the new calculus of what's worth doing.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-02-02-fun-at-scale/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-02-02-fun-at-scale/How AI tools transformed my blog from languishing Jekyll infrastructure to a modern Astro site—and made computing enjoyable againMon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-01-01-ai-assisted-modernization/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2026-01-01-ai-assisted-modernization/How an AI-assisted sprint refreshed my decade-old Jekyll stack: asset vendoring, visual tests, workflow guardrails, and a renewed commitment to Minimal Mistakes.Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2025-09-19-modernizing-an-old-jekyll-blog-with-github-actions-and-ai/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2025-09-19-modernizing-an-old-jekyll-blog-with-github-actions-and-ai/Well, hello there, 2025. After years away, I rebuilt my Jekyll blog with GitHub Actions, CloudFront, and AI—streamlined publishing with modern tools and lessons learned.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2022-05-04-wohd/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2022-05-04-wohd/A summary of my experience and learnings from attending DrupalCon 2022 in PortlandWed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2022-04-07-code-presentation/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2022-04-07-code-presentation/My presentation to DrupalCon 2022 on Duke's Code+ cocurricular project, which promotes undergraduate diversity, equity, and inclusionThu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-04-02-in-the-jekyll-garden/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-04-02-in-the-jekyll-garden/Continuing my research on a static website workflow, I'm spinning up a new personal website as an excuse to try building...Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-02-20-loose-shorts-and-the-tsa/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-02-20-loose-shorts-and-the-tsa/“Sir, you better grab those shorts tightly, *no one wants them to drop*.” Thank you, captain O.Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-30-meet-holly/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-30-meet-holly/The Skrinaks adopt Holly from the Wake County SPCASat, 30 Jan 2021 15:03:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-30-gratitude-and-that-s-right/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-30-gratitude-and-that-s-right/Another day in the life of Kyle SkrinakSat, 30 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-19-my-hero-karen/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-19-my-hero-karen/My squatting calves, trembling and tiptoe, are eager to get me out of there. Karen and I agreed &mdash; my only option is for me to jump and for Karen to "catch" me.<br/><br/> The two adult men, across the street, continue to savor their evening’s spectacle.Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-19-shinleaf-campsite/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-19-shinleaf-campsite/When I was 8, I played alongside a lake, against a star-splattered night with my brother and sister.Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-18-two-guys-watch-a-burning-house/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-18-two-guys-watch-a-burning-house/I forget when in 1973 the Skrinak family house caught on fire. I’m guessing it was in late Spring, but that was so long ago.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-16-jekyll-hugo-and-me/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2021-01-16-jekyll-hugo-and-me/The battle for a better static website generatorSat, 16 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2020-12-03-drupal-multisite-on-a-dime/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2020-12-03-drupal-multisite-on-a-dime/How we Adopted CI/CD for TCA&S's Drupal Multisite Hosting for Trinity's 100+ Drupal websitesThu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2020-06-08-happy-third-lowcarbiversary/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2020-06-08-happy-third-lowcarbiversary/Join me as I celebrate three years of low-carb living. At the three-year mark, it’s safe to say the yo-yo dieting has stopped.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-10-31-lorraine-barbara-kubik-skrinak/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-10-31-lorraine-barbara-kubik-skrinak/My Eulogy for my Mom. October 31st, 2019, 11 AM, at St. Andrews Catholic Church, in Apex NCThu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-09-17-don-t-you-miss-carbs/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-09-17-don-t-you-miss-carbs/Imagine asking an alcoholic; "Don't you miss alcohol?"Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-09-14-my-windows-10-setup/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-09-14-my-windows-10-setup/Why Windows and how I like my default Windows 10 configuredThu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-09-02-diminished-zeal-with-steady-commitment/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-09-02-diminished-zeal-with-steady-commitment/Busy staying steadyMon, 02 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-05-22-2019-drupalcon-higher-ed-summit/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-05-22-2019-drupalcon-higher-ed-summit/The Higher Ed Summit organizers had considerably redesigned the schedule and makeup of the summit. I say to a significan...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-01-15-old-again-new-again/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2019-01-15-old-again-new-again/Low-carb living has given me the confidence to spend time and money on my professional appearance.Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-31-a-pound-of-flesh-and-a-hot-tub/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-31-a-pound-of-flesh-and-a-hot-tub/“Dad, can you pull your skin out, like a balloon?”Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-28-how-to-restaurant/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-28-how-to-restaurant/Asking about one common and simple ingredient can expose a restaurantTue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-20-my-morning-routine/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-20-my-morning-routine/How stumbling into a morning routine became surprisingly transformative and motivationalSat, 20 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-13-n-1/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-10-13-n-1/When the evidence is scant, the policy is misleading and the result is inversely fantasticSat, 13 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-09-30-my-first-lchf-post/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-09-30-my-first-lchf-post/Posts and logs from Kyle about foodSun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-05-21-5-drupalcon-nashville-take-aways/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-05-21-5-drupalcon-nashville-take-aways/For our Drupal @ Duke meetup, here are my top five take-aways from this year's DrupalCon Nashville.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-05-13-drupalcon-nashville-2018-video-playlist/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-05-13-drupalcon-nashville-2018-video-playlist/Below is my list of videos to catch up on DrupalCon Nashville 2018. The first is the youtube embed of my public playlist...Sun, 13 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-11-drupalcon-nashville-higher-ed-summit-day/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-11-drupalcon-nashville-higher-ed-summit-day/* Biography, startup failuresWed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-10-drupalcon-nashville-higher-ed-summit-day/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-10-drupalcon-nashville-higher-ed-summit-day/* New in 8.5Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-09-drupalcon-nashville-higher-ed-summit-day/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-09-drupalcon-nashville-higher-ed-summit-day/* Converting vb-script site to a modern, responsive heterogeneous site with Drupal 8Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-07-drupalcon-nashville-2018/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2018-04-07-drupalcon-nashville-2018/I will be leading two sessions at the DrupalCon Higher Education Summit on Monday, April 8th, 2018, and I&rsquo;m using ...Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-05-26-drupal-8-multisite-documentation/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-05-26-drupal-8-multisite-documentation/Documentation on Drupal 8 multisite configuration based on code review of Drupal 8.3.2Fri, 26 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-04-23-drupalcon-baltimore-2017-mdash-backend-security-notes/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-04-23-drupalcon-baltimore-2017-mdash-backend-security-notes/See the <a href="https://security.duke.edu/">Duke University IT Security Office</a> for comprehensive security standards...Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-02-13-duke-meetup/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-02-13-duke-meetup/Here are my hastily-assembled thoughts on Drupal 8 for 2017 at Trinity Technology Services.Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-02-09-vim-for-writers/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2017-02-09-vim-for-writers/Here's an excellent article on using Vim for narrative writing, as opposed to technical documentation. I love the idea o...Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2016-10-31-first-blog-post/https://kyle.skrinak.com/posts/2016-10-31-first-blog-post/Making static pages like Grandpa used toMon, 31 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT