Tag: writing


  • Yesterday I had a call from a screener for one job and an interview at another. I went into the day hoping something would work out between the two, as I usually do, though it never happens. Well, it happened yesterday. The screen call went well and I’m waiting to see if they contact me…

  • Distractions!

    Indeed, distractions. Heh. I’ve been meaning to come back to this for the last 6 months(!) but life has kept me busy in a lot of ways. And of course I do this without checking my laptop battery and find it’s down to around 10%, so this won’t be a super long post, but I…

  • This might end up being a long post, but it’s something that’s been forming in my mind the last couple of days because of how my brain has played out, processing everything. So here I go, listening to 80’s music and up past my bedtime for the second night in a row, though certainly not…

  • 2026 Outlook, Part One (?)

    A couple of days ago I made a lengthy chain of messages on Bluesky and realized I should share it here, with some extra nuance and insight here and there. So, without further ado… I was waiting for John to come back from a meeting so we could head out to have a late lunch/early…

  • So it’s the 23rd of December, thew day before I am officially 45, and I’ve been thinking about this past year, how it’s gone, the good, the bad, the expected, and the surprising. So today I’m going to take a trip down that ol’ memory lane and just kinda figure out where things went, for…

  • The Inevitable Age

    So the topic of age came up on Bluesky a few minutes ago and it got me thinking about the effect it has on others’ outlooks and aspirations. Some folks welcome it because it’s just a natural part of life, while others dread it for one reason or another. Loss of youth, be it energy…