Starlink Mini
My new Starlink Mini arrived today. It's not quite as "mini" as I thought it would be – smaller than a MacBook Pro, but not a lot smaller. Considerably lighter though. It is a bit wider than I had expected. I hope that it'll fit
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Bat House
Sunday morning we woke up and the kids quickly identified a bat, perched on the wall, near the ceiling, in our dining room. These same kids will step on, over or around their toys and clothes on the floor day after day without a second thought, but one little thing
The Money is not Worth It
I'm not going to name names or anything. Obviously.
I've had amazing jobs and I've had terrible jobs. I've had a lot of jobs. Throughout this month I've been struck by what a difference it makes to work in a
Affordable Luxuries
There are countless YouTube channels that get millions of views for showing us the experience of dining at a Michelin star restaurant, or what some $10,000 steak (?!?) is like, or the best Sushi in Japan. Some luxuries are expensive by their very nature.
On Fridays, we grill. I grill.
Pull-ups for Screen Time
I went trail running with H (8yo) this morning. This was our third such run. Running on paved roads is (1) painful, and (2) painfully boring. Trails include ditches, rocks, roots, puddles, branches and all manner of other things to occupy one's attention instead of wondering how much
The Perfect [Poop] Storm
One kid is having difficulties keeping her bed dry at night. Another has pooped in every pair of underwear he owns, in a single day. And another can’t seem to poop quite enough.
There’s a lot of parental challenges going on lately. It is good to have an
Driver's Licenses Around the World
We were stopping for gas at Kroger after doing the monthly pilgrimage to Home Depot for their Kid's Workshop when H asked me what my driver's license look like. I showed it to him, but I also recalled this guy, Glenn, I worked with at Bloomberg.
Kids and Office Work
I had the opportunity to talk briefly with an engineer at xAI about a software engineering job. Some things were certain:
1. You hit the ground running.
2. You don't watch the clock.
3. You're local (Palo Alto).
4. You're in the office every
Building vs Marketing
I can turn interesting ideas into high-quality, interesting, functional, problem-solving apps all day long. And no one will ever know because how in the world do you get people to notice your work???
I see similar laments online all the time. Decades of software engineering experience and zero idea of
Easter Sunday, 2026
Yesterday was good. Easter Sunday. The Sunday School hour was repurposed for brunch. Then church. Then over to the pastor's house for a brisket lunch. Egg hunt for the kids. The weather was perfect. Kids played outside all afternoon, games and climbing in trees. Passed out in the