Personal

Written on my walk this morning.

There’s a form on the Washington Post surveying what people’s social media habits are. It got me thinking and typing so I’m copying some of what I wrote down there, here. I lurk on Bluesky for the memes, use Mastodon to follow tech people and some locals,

Feels like a good time to put a few of my beliefs in writing. A very incomplete list. 1. I believe in a loving God that wants us to love others. This is something that I feel very strongly. I am a Christian and want to follow after the example

What happened? Lots! We moved to a new house in the Live Oak area of Santa Cruz. I visited Zambia, Morocco, and Albania (passing through South Africa, Dubai, and Germany). I had a lot of projects through work that I feel proud of. Our two-year-old became a three-year-old. I got

Christmas is a weird time of year for me. I flip flop between being excited/festive and being depressed/cynical. I think many feel the same. It can be an awful combination of high expenses, dreary weather, small talk with friends you once knew but can’t really connect with

As my daughter (who I’ll refer to as W) has grown up over the past (nearly) three years, there have been a lot of moments for nostalgia for my wife. She grew up with a much younger sibling, so she watched and read a lot of things targeted to