Am I Building a Dream? Or Avoiding a Job?

Sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're doing something to gain a result or avoid a consequence. The line can get super blurry at 3am.

Creative Work: The Sound of My Feet… and My Doubt

That lonely sound of feet on pavement. When the cheers of the starting line have faded, and the only sound is the sound of your own breath. Your own thoughts. **Now** is when the _real_ work begins; and it separates the runners from the racers.

How much AI is TOO much?

I have a confession to make: I've been using AI to help create videos for this channel. I use it to help with the books I'm writing as well. Is that a _confession_? Is that **bad**? Should I be ashamed? Am I even a _creative_?

What Happened to the "Magic" of Making Software?

When I started in software development (1997), it was exciting. Everybody was just figuring it out as they went. There really was a kind of "magic" in it. Everybody worked together to find and fix issues, and they were all learning and building together.

Stop Trying to Steer the Ball (Thanks, Dad)

How a little thing my father used to say to me, changed my life forty years later.