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September 2026 Check-In

It was a kind of crazy month with hockey, but I was able to enjoy it. I got a lot of writing done and went deeper down the fountain pen rabbit hole.

Found Something I Still Need Windows For (For Now)

Recently I had the desire to re-watch what is probably my favorite TV series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Because of David Ellison's takeover of Paramount and Bari Weiss licking Trump's boots, I no longer have a Paramount+ subscription to easily watch the series. Luckily, I have the entire series on DVD. Owning physical media for the win.


Whelp, Looks Like I Need a New Password Manager

I'm not sure how many years I've been using 1Password as my password manager. However long it's been, it's been a long time. Now, I believe that time is coming to an end, and it sucks because it's not because the product is no longer working great, but because the company has decided to start funding an avowed racist.


August 2026 Check-In

August was a mostly quiet month. Had a nice authors event and wedding, but other than that, just took it easy.




How I Work On My Side Projects

When I build my side projects, I will generally handle them the same way I would at work in my professional career. It might seem like overkill, but I find that it's been working for me pretty well.

Tackling a Redesign Can Be Difficult

So I'm currently working on redesigning my personal site. So far, I think the hardest part is integrating all the little things I've built into my site over the course of the 13 years I've been building and writing on it.

NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS AI

Unless you've been living under a rock, it seems like just about every application you download or use no matter what operating system or device you're using is wedging AI into them. Why can't it just stop?

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