On August 30, this site has been live for 365 days. Thank you, visitors from all over the world!

Here is the short story behind the website.

I wanted to have at least one personal website for many years. In 2017, I really felt the urge to start one. In early August 2017, my nephew completed his undergraduate study in Computer Science, and landed a Job in Dallas. I drove up to College Station to help him moving. He explained in great details on how to start a website, and suggested using Squarespace as a platform. I secured my domain name in mid-August, and started trial period on Squarespace.

At the end of August 2017, I went to Waco for SWAT Symposium. On August 27, against everyone’s advice I left Waco and headed home after lunch there. I knew that if I got into any kind of trouble on the road, there would be no rescue, as the warning on not driving has been broadcasted through every media channel. I ran into several road closures on Highway 290, Grand Parkway – SH 99 and local streets. I took several detours, and drove through water covered roads in heavy rain. I got home around 6:00PM. A 3-hour trip under normal weather conditions took me 5 hours.

There is no damage to my home from Harvey. I started working on this website.

During this time, I never watched any TV, not before or during Harvey. On August 29, the rain stopped and I went out for a walk. That was when I found out that many houses a few hundred yards from mine had been flooded. I started doing demolition work for impacted families. First job was for a friend, and then I joined a WeChat group, so that I did not have to look for volunteer works.

On August 30, I brought the site online.

I try to offer enjoyable, unique and concise content on the site. I still have a few interests to add and more content to the existing ones. But with every additional interest, others are watered down in the amount of attention. I will probably stay with the current ones for a while.