Announcing the Return of the Half-Wit

A bird's-eye view of a wireless Mac keyboard on a rough, weathered wood-plank desk. Superimposed over the image is the word 'Blog' in script. Next to the keyboard is a latte and and a potted barrel cactus that is dangerously too close to the coffee — Yeah, you see how precariously close that cactus is to the café con leche?

After a break of … (checks notes… that can’t be right…) … a long time, I am returning to updating this thing.

Really, it’s not my fault. Well, it is. But not really. Being a relative neophyte to journaling, OK, a failed practitioner, but you see, while reaching for my coffee, I grabbed a cactus instead and it took a long time for my right hand to heal. Yes, I like that excuse. It’s totally what happened.

Suffering

So much has suffered since then, including:

Wallowing in the throes of burnout and ennui
Pandemic woes
Did I mention burnout?
Fears for the future

Growth

And yet, so much has improved since then, including:

Promotion at work and becoming a dev manager
Joining Merge PHP as a co-organizer
Rejoining the speaking circuit
I read a ton for joy and interest
One kid in college and another in high school
Spanish language skills have improved
First visit to Europe
Daily study of Talmud via Daf Yomi
- Yes, I’m behind. Don’t ask.

Future

I have plans for this site. I want to experiment with a few things, including moving to a new framework since Gatsby seems to be only in maintenance mode.

I would also like to share more about what I’m working on and what I’m studying or discover that I find interesting. Perhaps and old-school blog but without as much PII in regards to others. Stay tuned