Category Archives: Fun Stuff

Nodes in the Network


So a funny thing happened on the way to my inbox… I received an email early last month through the “Contact” page on my website with the subject line, “Do you know a child named Kiera who would use a winter hat?” This caught my attention because, as luck would have it, I do indeed [...]

And Now For Something Completely Different


Fair warning: this post has nothing to do with any of the topics I usually write about.  I really just want to brag about my wife, and since it’s my blog, after all… ANYWAY – just putting it out there that my wife Stephanie was a contestant on the American game show Wheel of Fortune back in [...]

I’m Damian Bariexca, and This Is How I Internet


I can’t pinpoint exactly why, but five years after joining Facebook, I’m starting to sour on the service.  In my experience, it’s good for a few things like keeping up with people from my past or sharing jokes and kid pictures with friends and colleagues, but beyond that, it just feels like it’s kind of there [...]