(Not So) Quick Note on the Title Fairly often I read aloud to my partner from a book when it is time to go to sleep, typically a children's book or a YA novel as the short chapters and the uncomplicated stories work well for someone who barely hears half of the content. Reading to them in this fashion works very well, as they will drift off into a slumber often before a section or chapter is…
In an effort to keep some sort of regular cadence in posting, I feel like I need to keep writing even if I might not have much to say in a given moment. I want to avoid talking about work directly for a number of reasons but mostly because I don't want to turn my writing into an on-going gripe-fest. I also fear that I don't have much to say, personally. I could talk about personal projects and…
I am not a software engineer. I know because I was told this 23 years ago back when I was starting. I was "a good hacker" according to my coworker at the time but not really an engineer. I'm Still not a Software Engineer 23 years on I'm being told what the software engineering is. I need to develop skills for the "new agentic paradigm". As far as I can tell, those skills are to ask the Waylon…
Things I did Today, Other Than Work I threw a log into the fire pit, lit it up, and sat staring at the flames, sipping a beverage. My phone was inside the house on a charger and I am not currently reading a book so I had nothing but my thoughts lingering as I sat in the cool evening air and watched the flames rise and fall. Maybe I should write something just to write something I thought. Just do…