Gordon McConnell
@gordonmcconnell.com
A fairly decent human that is hopeful BlueSky continues to grow and attract other fairly decent humans. Oh yeah I love my family, friends, volleyball, golf, technology, Ball State, and pickles.
I miss twitter only for better customer service. IMO, companies provided better service via social channels opposed to website/chat. Today’s issue - StubHub gave me 2 out of the 3 tickets I ordered and they have the onions to say that my order has been “fulfilled.” I’d rather get 0 tickets than 2/3.
October 7, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I miss twitter only for better customer service. IMO, companies provided better service via social channels opposed to website/chat. Today’s issue - StubHub gave me 2 out of the 3 tickets I ordered and they have the onions to say that my order has been “fulfilled.” I’d rather get 0 tickets than 2/3.
Tied my personal best today with a 75. Most my GIRs were within 15’ of the pin. Missed a 6’ eagle. Defensive putting got me a 75, defensive putting probably cost me a 73.
September 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Tied my personal best today with a 75. Most my GIRs were within 15’ of the pin. Missed a 6’ eagle. Defensive putting got me a 75, defensive putting probably cost me a 73.
I took the kids to the driving range for the 1st time. I was surprised that my oldest whom has never swung a club did pretty well. I hit the 100 yard flag on my third shot and stopped there so they could think I was awesome at golf (9.4 hdcp). Mosquitos were brutal but we ripped through 2 buckets!
July 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I took the kids to the driving range for the 1st time. I was surprised that my oldest whom has never swung a club did pretty well. I hit the 100 yard flag on my third shot and stopped there so they could think I was awesome at golf (9.4 hdcp). Mosquitos were brutal but we ripped through 2 buckets!
Shot my lowest round ever this weekend, a 75. Reality is Chick is a short course (5,800) and only a par 71. My wedges went cold the last 3 holes, could have been a 72. My handicap is now a 9.2 so I guess that technically means I’m a single digit. I can’t wait to play a hard course and shoot a 110.
March 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Shot my lowest round ever this weekend, a 75. Reality is Chick is a short course (5,800) and only a par 71. My wedges went cold the last 3 holes, could have been a 72. My handicap is now a 9.2 so I guess that technically means I’m a single digit. I can’t wait to play a hard course and shoot a 110.
Played my first round of golf for 2025 yesterday. 5+ hours, wet conditions, brutal greens. But it was so fun to be out with the guys again on an uncharacteristically nice March day. 79 to start the year was great. More than any swing change, focusing on enjoying the moment has helped me improve.
March 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Played my first round of golf for 2025 yesterday. 5+ hours, wet conditions, brutal greens. But it was so fun to be out with the guys again on an uncharacteristically nice March day. 79 to start the year was great. More than any swing change, focusing on enjoying the moment has helped me improve.
If the government cared about American’s and truly wanted to be, “America First” they’d bring back the 1990’s Market Day Italian Dippers. Sure, we’d still be a country heading in the wrong direction; but damn it we’d get this delicious circle of grease to soften the blow between tantrums! #America
March 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If the government cared about American’s and truly wanted to be, “America First” they’d bring back the 1990’s Market Day Italian Dippers. Sure, we’d still be a country heading in the wrong direction; but damn it we’d get this delicious circle of grease to soften the blow between tantrums! #America
1 hour into my new personal computer setup and I only have work programs installed and nothing fun. I’m looking forward to the weekend to get some classic #PUBG duos running. Also the power supply on this G16 is a behemoth! My only gripe thus far is no number pad on the keyboard.
February 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
1 hour into my new personal computer setup and I only have work programs installed and nothing fun. I’m looking forward to the weekend to get some classic #PUBG duos running. Also the power supply on this G16 is a behemoth! My only gripe thus far is no number pad on the keyboard.
I've decided to move over to @bluesky permanently at the end of the week and delete my twitter account. https://t.co/9ZiEveY5WY is where I will be at. I hope organizations in the future cross post to BlueSky as well as twitter. Thanks for stopping by! https://t.co/moTNJOou6K
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I've decided to move over to @bluesky permanently at the end of the week and delete my twitter account. https://t.co/9ZiEveY5WY is where I will be at. I hope organizations in the future cross post to BlueSky as well as twitter. Thanks for stopping by! https://t.co/moTNJOou6K
We saw Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the effects were amazing. Not amazing, chairs made for <6’ tall people. https://t.co/1JLLgu7Rgz
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We saw Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the effects were amazing. Not amazing, chairs made for <6’ tall people. https://t.co/1JLLgu7Rgz
Got my PC Sinden Light Gun recoil working today. I really wish I took electronics in high school.
December 30, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Got my PC Sinden Light Gun recoil working today. I really wish I took electronics in high school.
3d printed this grinch hand and had my daughter paint it. Love this in our “grinch” themed bathroom.
December 24, 2024 at 5:47 AM
3d printed this grinch hand and had my daughter paint it. Love this in our “grinch” themed bathroom.
I always enjoyed Bill Melton’s honest take on the Sox postgame show.
December 5, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I always enjoyed Bill Melton’s honest take on the Sox postgame show.
It’s great to see Women’s Volleyball (and other Women’s sports) getting their chance to be on TV more. It’s a shame it took this long and some great athletes missed their window. Young girls seeing female athletes and not just NFL/NBA games is so important.
on.ncaa.com/WVB24Bracket
on.ncaa.com/WVB24Bracket
December 2, 2024 at 3:15 AM
It’s great to see Women’s Volleyball (and other Women’s sports) getting their chance to be on TV more. It’s a shame it took this long and some great athletes missed their window. Young girls seeing female athletes and not just NFL/NBA games is so important.
on.ncaa.com/WVB24Bracket
on.ncaa.com/WVB24Bracket
Bold Thanksgiving moment - nephew Danger asked his aunts and uncles right as dinner finished to all move their cars out of the driveway so he could leave to go to his girlfriend’s. The collective groans better haunt him till Xmas.
November 30, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Bold Thanksgiving moment - nephew Danger asked his aunts and uncles right as dinner finished to all move their cars out of the driveway so he could leave to go to his girlfriend’s. The collective groans better haunt him till Xmas.
@netsolcares That is good to know, thank you. Chat support said you did not have any monitoring pages to use and I couldn't locate any on your website. Not to gripe too much, but the "Global DNS issue" tonight isn't reported on this at all, so this actually wouldn't have helped at all. https://t.co/
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@netsolcares That is good to know, thank you. Chat support said you did not have any monitoring pages to use and I couldn't locate any on your website. Not to gripe too much, but the "Global DNS issue" tonight isn't reported on this at all, so this actually wouldn't have helped at all. https://t.co/
Since Network Solutions doesn't have an outage monitoring tool and I like Blue Sky and think it could be a great resource, I'll share that Network Solutions had "(A DNS) Issue being faced globally by our customers." DNS was intermittent for about 2 hours at 8:30 CST. #networksolutions #dns #outage
November 22, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Since Network Solutions doesn't have an outage monitoring tool and I like Blue Sky and think it could be a great resource, I'll share that Network Solutions had "(A DNS) Issue being faced globally by our customers." DNS was intermittent for about 2 hours at 8:30 CST. #networksolutions #dns #outage
Since @netsolcares doesn't have a monitoring tool for services and twitter is a great resource, I'll share that Network Solutions had "(A DNS) Issue being faced globally by our customers." DNS was intermittent for about 2 hours at 8:30 CST. #networksolutions #dns #outage https://t.co/VWue3TbvOg
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Since @netsolcares doesn't have a monitoring tool for services and twitter is a great resource, I'll share that Network Solutions had "(A DNS) Issue being faced globally by our customers." DNS was intermittent for about 2 hours at 8:30 CST. #networksolutions #dns #outage https://t.co/VWue3TbvOg
My lowest golf round ever was last weekend. I wasn't even supposed to play, but my twins basketball was cancelled and the stars aligned for me. Not sure if BlueSky has memories like FB, but I'll enjoy seeing this in future years.
November 20, 2024 at 5:47 PM
My lowest golf round ever was last weekend. I wasn't even supposed to play, but my twins basketball was cancelled and the stars aligned for me. Not sure if BlueSky has memories like FB, but I'll enjoy seeing this in future years.
I remember reading about @bluesky like a year ago and forgot about it. This morning I saw it was number 1 in the App Store and it looks pretty dang solid. It was odd to scroll through a social media feed without seeing hate. The interface, speed, and setup look very mature.🤞 https://t.co/yglLMcW6YH
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I remember reading about @bluesky like a year ago and forgot about it. This morning I saw it was number 1 in the App Store and it looks pretty dang solid. It was odd to scroll through a social media feed without seeing hate. The interface, speed, and setup look very mature.🤞 https://t.co/yglLMcW6YH
I finally broke 80! Went under par for the for 9 holes for the first time ever as well. We played Countryside Traditional, a course I’ve only broke 90 once before. Feeling pretty good today! https://t.co/QSdYEgsDH3
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I finally broke 80! Went under par for the for 9 holes for the first time ever as well. We played Countryside Traditional, a course I’ve only broke 90 once before. Feeling pretty good today! https://t.co/QSdYEgsDH3
We finally were able to get the girls to the @artinstitutechi today. Thankfully we were able to see the Great Wave again after we last saw it 5 years ago. Bummed they didn’t have the 3 copies out this time though. The girls loved the museum and were very engaged visitors. https://t.co/HbYTwE0dpU
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We finally were able to get the girls to the @artinstitutechi today. Thankfully we were able to see the Great Wave again after we last saw it 5 years ago. Bummed they didn’t have the 3 copies out this time though. The girls loved the museum and were very engaged visitors. https://t.co/HbYTwE0dpU
Another Luau in the books. We’ll call top 10 in A a success. The wind was honestly our biggest opponent, it’s so hard to adjust when you aren’t used to seeing the ball move like it was. Ken mentioned it’s been 20 years since our Open title as well. Time goes by way too fast! https://t.co/sjTaE1apK0
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Another Luau in the books. We’ll call top 10 in A a success. The wind was honestly our biggest opponent, it’s so hard to adjust when you aren’t used to seeing the ball move like it was. Ken mentioned it’s been 20 years since our Open title as well. Time goes by way too fast! https://t.co/sjTaE1apK0
I power washed my house today. 42 years old is the point in which I never climb a 26’ ladder again. https://t.co/UQwK6rxSXh
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I power washed my house today. 42 years old is the point in which I never climb a 26’ ladder again. https://t.co/UQwK6rxSXh
I loved the @cosi communications room as an exhibit and liked this message on the rack even more. https://t.co/APrwFLvImg
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I loved the @cosi communications room as an exhibit and liked this message on the rack even more. https://t.co/APrwFLvImg
Had an awesome day at @KingsIslandPR today. The park and rides were age appropriate for my 10 year old (minus The Beast). Fast passes were exceptional, we never waited for a ride. https://t.co/Spnhl4sued
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Had an awesome day at @KingsIslandPR today. The park and rides were age appropriate for my 10 year old (minus The Beast). Fast passes were exceptional, we never waited for a ride. https://t.co/Spnhl4sued