work: Researched and participated in 2x2 exercises I subscribe to the approach of doing as much quantitative and qualitative analyse while researching decision-making possibilities Focused on greater relationship building Went for a couple of runs Continued to work on training Cooper He only had 1 accident in …

Short work week Pretty heads down on process improvements Invited family for MDW Really enjoyed bonding with my nephew and niece Took them to the beach which is always a hit Took a half day of self reflection at the beach for myself Captured some sunrise photos in the morning Even the journey of rolling out of …

worked on a lot of process improvements Built recommendation based on DORA research to reduce friction and toil in doing more releases A ton of catchup on toil like tasks encouraging folks to lean into the day of learning Attempted to run old playbook from college/startup days of grinding work through lack of sleep …

Work Really digging deep into OAuth, OIDC, and SAML Getting to know the dust of some old sequence diagram skills Watched some of the session from Red Hat and started getting excited about the future of open source and AI Made time for date night with Alaina, which was a nice change of pace Observed that Cooper has …

This week work was just work Focusing on productivity measurements and improvements Continuing to build base knowledge of underlying tech stack at work OIDC OAuth 2.0 Got another two sutures removed from my Cornea Spent most of the week fighting off a headache Need to implement better diet and exercise again I …

Work has been getting pretty busy Focusing a lot of energy and research into improving developer experience and productivity Leveling up my understanding of the systems we use on a regular basis Successfully integrated indieAuth.com on my website With a method of authentication, I was able to join the IndieWeb …

Introducing the world to our new mini Cooper After the passing of our previous dog, Linux at the end of the year, Alaina and I decided it was time to find our remaining dog Lexie a new companion. While we've raised puppies before, in many ways this will be a new experience for us. In the past we've always …

It's a Thursday night, and I'm looking for a great dining experience with my wife. A colleague is in town and wants to sample "a unique Charleston experience." Most common yet, friends are coming in from up north and are asking for a recommendation. What follows is my personal list of food recommendations for …