December 2023

Mark put up a new Now page, so I feel like I need to catch up with him! Family Rory and I hung out all this past week together, just Read More …

August 2023 Now

FamilyLogan is almost 4.5 and just full of energy. He is starting junior kindergarten soon. He is a little socialite in that he’s constantly having playdates or asking me to Read More …

2022 Update

Mark turned me on to the idea of a “Now” blog post where you do a lightweight blog post about what’s currently going on in your life. I built it Read More …

Write Speak Code Salary Negotiation Practice Scripts

*Context: These are scripts to help during the workshop portion of my talk on Salary Negotiations at Write Speak Code. Feel free to practice with them yourselves. Always willing to Read More …

2018 Year in Review

*Posting this for specifically for attendees of my workshop on Salary Negotiations at Write Speak Code. If you need help writing something similar for a raise talk or a performance Read More …

Ten Years Ago

Ten years ago yesterday marks a special day in my life. I walked out of my family’s house wearing pjs and a coat with my iPod in my pocket. I Read More …

St. Louis Techies Project

Submission for the St. Louis Techies Project based on techiesproject.com.  The aim of the St. Louis Techies Project is to share the stories of people in tech in the St. Read More …

2016 Review

2016 was an awesome year for me personally.  I felt ashamed to say that it was a great year for me when there was so much sadness and disappointment in Read More …

The Art of Listening

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Admittedly, when I first heard that we got the day off of work, I didn’t really think about what the day was honoring, Read More …

Star Trek Making Me Cry

From the Star Trek DS9 episode Honor Among Thieves: “What choice do I have? How did I let this happen? I should have known. You were too good to be Read More …