Round Top Retreat 2025

I spent a weekend alone in a log cabin in the woods. It was very peaceful and restorative.

Undoing the Enshitifcation of Music

I used to like music. But streaming services and reduced bit rates killed my interest without me even realizing it. Now I'm rediscovering physical media and Hi-Fi audio.

Bullet Journaling

I share my thoughts on note-taking, journaling, and digital minimalism.

Deliveries Box

With some of the leftover lumber from the pergola, I made a box for Amazon/UPS/FedEx deliveries.

DIY Pergola

In June 2025, Lily and I built a huge pergola over the back patio in four days for about $3,000.

Hubworld: Aidalon

Hubworld: Aidalon claims to be the spiritual successor of Android: Netrunner. My gaming group and I got some preview decks. Let me tell you about our experience.

Potato and Sausage Chowder

Another soup recipe that I have been enjoying recently. It's a hearty, creamy chowder with sausage, potatoes, and vegetables.

Greenlight Networks

Greenlight has been slowly installing fiber-optic cable in Rochester for a few years now, neighborhood by neighborhood, and last fall, they finally got to mine. Today they hooked my house up to the trunk line and it is amazing!

Florida 2025

The plan was to go to Disney World for a few days then Hollywood Beach, FL for a week. But it didn't got at all according to plan.