Now

Last updated August 28, 2026 — this page changes whenever my focus does.

Where I am

I'm based in Colorado, working from a small, cubicle-sized room in my basement. I try to get outside for mountain air and whatever sunshine I can find.

What I’m working on

Most recently, I was Director of Software Engineering at nVoq. I’m now building small, ad-free, privacy-respecting apps under the hackerapps.com name — C2K, a Couch to 5K/10K trainer, and Jargon, an offline reader for the Jargon File. Both are live on F-Droid and Google Play for Android, and both native iOS versions are available on the App Store. See the projects page for details. This site is my outlet for things I love and lessons that might help someone else — posts, plus dedicated pages for Things I've Read and Things I've Watched (only the good stuff — there's enough negativity on the internet already).

Learning & curious pursuits

• Reading - I am a life-long reader. Always looking for more time to read for pleasure. Luckily my kids have picked up this trait too.
• Spanish — A lifelong quest I’ve fumbled around with learning since high-school and college. Recently I had the experience of struggling even with the basics on a trip to Mexico. I am going to keep at it. Trying to learn a little every day.
• Chess — When I worked at Honey we had a chess board always set up. I was often either too busy or afraid to play. I've been trying to learn the game. Reading some books, watching courses. I want to become comfortable enough to play.
• Guitar & Bass — Clumsy chord changes, but they’re getting smoother. Added bass recently and loving it.
• Photography — I now have a Canon R8 and a few lenses. My favorite is the RF 50mm - the Nifty Fifty.
• FOSS - I self host a lot of the services I use but I want to replace as many of the others as I can with ones that align with my values.
• Gadgets — Daily driving a Framework Laptop 12 on Fedora after ditching the Mac, and loving it. Carrying a Pixel 8 running GrapheneOS — minimal apps, no noise. Reading on a Kindle Colorsoft and a reMarkable Paper Pro (and its pocket-sized sibling, the Paper Pro Move).
• Physical Media - Real paper books (although I do use an eReader as noted above), vinyl records, 4k BluRays, physical game cartridges. Things ill be able to enjoy no matter what happens to the service providing them. Not to mention compare the quality of a 4k BluRay to any streaming service - no comparison.

Play & well-being

Trying to avoid news and anything that isn't good for my mind or well being. My local pinball league.Its nice to hang out with other humans and play games. Evenings with minimal screen time. Actually it might be more accurate to say intentional screen time. Love family movie nights or playing Mario Kart or Mario Party with the family. Really love doing puzzles and playing tabletop games with them.

Family life

Life with my wife and two wonderful girls is equal parts chaos and wonder, and they are my top priority. They teach me so much.

Looking ahead

Supporting C2K and Jargon now that both are available on the App Store. Beyond that, the goal is self care and intentional focus.

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See you around—until the next update!