Embracing incrementalism
When I was working full time, I would have this burst of motivation and energy overtake me and often on days when I was really busy with work so I...
Notes from the Burrow
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Guestbook is open now
Internet commenting and interactions are pretty rough to moderate, so I didn’t want to have open comments on all my posts. Mostly, those end up being places where bots just...
Opening up my world
““ They’ve gone, gone to a new place, we yearn for them, they must’ve forgotten us. Come home, come to your country, come on back. You’ll be back when we’re...
In the winter we sleep with books
In the winter the night comes early so reading in bed is nice. In the summer, the sun keeps me awake so long I can’t read in bed because it’s...
Scents of olden days
I was walking with my dog today at the park, and Samson was just running ahead of us for a little bit. All of a sudden, my mind went to...
Three weeks in Portugal
I just got back from my trip to Portugal, and I wanted to jot down some thoughts about my overall experience. This is definitely not a guide to traveling in...
June 15th, 2026
I’m 36 now, this summer comes at an odd angle. I never know what the year entails. The past few weeks have been hung up in my head, like an...
Portugal so far
I finally got enough headspace to write this I’ve been here for almost a week now and I’ve been in Porto just hanging out not really doing any work, any...
On my way to Portugal
I’m starting my 3 week trip to Portugal today. This will be my first time traveling somewhere new by myself. I am not going to be working on anything work...
Subterranean
I have been working in an office in my basement. It’s halfway submerged underground in that there’s windows that let me see but most days I don’t see the sun...
Picking up plants for the season
We went to the edible plant sale in Portland today. We got around 35 plants and hopefully we’ll plant them tomorrow. A lot of herbs and peppers.
The hedge
The weather this spring has been swinging between cold and warm more than previous years. One day I’m wearing shorts and looking for ice cold water, the next day I...
Noticing
Last year, I started learning how to sew. So far, I haven’t sewn much stuff but every once in a while, I’ll sit down and sew something. The things I’ve...
Watermelon
I was eating a watermelon today, and the one I had was about a week old. While eating it, I remembered a memory of me being a young kid in...
Burrowing in the burrow
It’s always cold in the burrow. Below ground, subterranean, it’s always a bit dark here too. I’m writing this to let you know I’m trying to write more. Writing to...
2026 · Week 7 + 8: Options & Wheel Tracking (Feb 9 → Feb 20)
In the past few weeks I have been slowing down on trading a lot partly because I’ve been suffering a lot from holding things at very high entry prices like...
2026 · Week 06: Options & Wheel Tracking (Feb 2 → Feb 6)
I’m still here! But this week’s dips were pretty tough, at the worst I was down about 38% YTD but this goes back to my last week’s notes about me...
Life without good internet is boring
On Friday morning, my internet went out some time in the middle of the night. I woke up to my Unifi router with alerts and when this has happened in...
2026 · Week 05: Options & Wheel Tracking (Jan 26 → Jan 30)
I didn’t make as many trades this week mainly due to an internal thought process I’ve been going through. And I really want to hone in on the stocks I...
2026 · Week 4: Options & Wheel Tracking (Jan 19 → Jan 23)
This week’s trades were mostly rolls due to most things jumping after the no tariff news. The one ticker that’s moving against me now is RIVN, more about that in...
2026 · Week 3: Options & Wheel Tracking (Jan 12 → Jan 16)
I want to start sharing thoughts, wins and losses related to my options trading and I want to start slow and see if there’s any value for me and others...
Comparing Inter and Noto Sans
For years now, I’ve used Inter UI as my primary font for design, websites, printed labels, and anywhere else where the text needs to be legible over anything else. There’s...
Sewing a dog bag holder, v1
I wanted to make a dog poop bag holder for Samson because his old one broke so I decided to sew this one. It’s v1 so very basic but it...
Mazaaq raat
It’s 2026 and I still have a draft post from my mom’s visit. It’s going to take me awhile to actually sit down and finish the post, if I ever...
A year in review: 2025
Every passing year brings new unexpected things and each time it feels like those things were partly meant to happen and partly meant to test you as a person. For...