Investments vs Costs. May 2026. My parents, children of the Great Depression, have an aversion to debt. Paid the credit card bill every month, never took out a car loan. I can still irritate my mom by pointing out that they carried debt for 30 years in the form of a mortgage. "That's different," she'll snap. "That's an investment." Read more.
The Grim AI Reaper. April 2026. AI is not coming for our tech jobs. Read more.
No One Died Yesterday. September 2025. One of my favorite books was given to me by my cousin David when he learned that I was getting serious about distance running: Tim Noakes' "Lore of Running". In the chapter on hydration, Noakes discusses a rare, life threatening condition called hyponatremia. Read more.
Chores, Habits, and Rituals. June 2025. Agile is often described as having a lot of ceremonies. We use the word "ceremony" because ceremonies are where rituals are performed. But what is a ritual in software development? Read more.
Bloomsday. May 2025. In 2016 I read an article in Runners World titled "The Five Most Popular Road Races in the U.S." The first three were obvious enough: NYC Marathon, Chicago Marathon, and the Peachtree Dash (in Atlanta, at the popular 10K distance). Read more.