Checking in for 2023-06-04:

• It's my dad's birthday today so if you see him wish him a happy birthday.
• I'm sitting in the living room with the most amazing breeze. I love this time of year when the mornings are cool and breezy. I like having the windows open when …

This morning I woke up at 4am to take JoDee and my mom to a day-trip. Had everything gone according to plan I would have been on the road a little after 5am.

Unfortunately at 5am I was still in the bathroom dealing with stuff. I couldn't complete my commitment …

This year I thought for sure that it would be my "Annus Mirabilis", or "notable year" because of my moving to disability and having the ability to focus on my creative goals. And in some ways I have: I've been putting in the work on some of my projects and …

Checking in for 2023-06-01:

• I think the theme for the day yesterday was "tired". Matt, the nurse administering my chemo looked tired. Once I was done with chemo I too was pretty tired. I didn't manage to get anything of consequence done yesterday, preferring to vegetate in front of the …

I woke up this morning thinking about craftsmanship and programming.

Specifically, I think it's time to put this metaphor to bed.

I remember advertisements for Optimized Software Solutions (later ICD) that used the metaphor of craftsmen in need of precision tools, and extrapolating that metaphor to programmers demanding better software …