Christian Krautwald

04/25/2026

Today was a treat to myself for my birthday and I was not disappointed. I came to a few times now. They tour around Atlanta and north side of Atlanta a lot. You need to follow them to catch where they will be next. It’s absolutely worth stalking them to catch where they are and plan your meal to try this. Toko’s food is a level above competitors. Better than Waikiki and L&L. Please consider following these guys and trying them out for yourself and if they have a any specialty drinks or side, get you some!

04/03/2026

I was looking around the Yelpverse for something nearby to eat and I found a local Caribbean restaurant. Looking through images, I found a post from 2021 where the Oxtail plate was $16.99. Alright, high then, but like not "TOO HIGH", if you know what I mean.

I then found a more recent picture of the menu from December of 2025. The same plate was now $23.99. Almost $8 increase from 2021.

50% markup.

What are we doing people? I remember in 2012 Oxtail being like $8.99. I expect inflation and increase due to demand, but to reach a 50% increase in just 5 years is insane.

04/02/2026

It's been a while.

I'm a Application Support Engineer and technically I'm a SME III with over 15 years in this field.

The last few months, I've been working with AI in my flow. Working with AI is very scary but necessary.

To give you an idea, my "DUDE" mentality. Think....Big Lobowski style "The Dude" Jeff Bridges style replies is about the equivalent of what my responses are. Sometimes I miss correct terminology because I never finished college. I still manage and customers love my work and I close more cases than anyone on my team most months.

With AI, it helps me think of new angles in my investigations to take and if I have a gap in knowledge, I can usually ask the AI and it gives me it's opinion on what to do next. Sometimes, it gives me the answer I need and then I'm able to interpret.

This isn't a lazy way of getting answers. Before this, I usually would dig into documentation internally and externally in order to get where I need to be. Sometimes, as with most companies, there are gaps in documentation or the documentation was written by a non native English speaker so the phrasing is out of context and you need to find clarity into what is being described to you. Sometimes, you just want the AI to summarize the document and give you the TL;DR.

This has been a time saver for me, but at the same time, I'm working more difficult cases and the cases are taking longer.

I don't know if anyone else out there is in the similar boat or path. Anyone else using AI on their day to day during work? If so, how is it assisting?

01/13/2026

10/05/2025

There is a Brazilian Steak House I go to that I love. It’s great when I get an insatiable desire for meat.

09/02/2025

Today’s first ramen of the season starting strong with Raul Ramen in Duluth, Ga. Pretty nice music inside, you order from your phone using a QR code. I got the Shoyu Ramen with extra egg and it hit the spot.

08/17/2025

Man I love being a turtle…

08/13/2025

It starts….

07/27/2025

is a great plate of food for the price! $22 for three meats, $20 for two meats. Hands down the best value for a food truck serving authentic Hawaiian food! Check them out!

07/09/2025

This print came out great. A lot better than I thought.

06/22/2025

Best sign I saw today.

05/04/2025

Tried Dave’s Hot Chicken for the first time. I think I’m good with Medium. 🥵

The Macaroni and Cheese was the stuff you get in buckets. Doesn’t taste homemade. Similar to KFC but with seasoning in it and the noodles being a little more aldente.

The chicken strips are tasty on their own. The powdered hot is a dry seasoning. I was expecting a more wet. Probably taste a lot better if you add honey. The seasoning has sugar in it, you can taste it behind the paprika and chili powder.

The Dave’s Sauce is more similar to a burger sauce than that of a Zax Sauce.

Service was as fast as can be considering its grand opening. The people were nice and attentive. The young lady at the door was also nice and informative.