• What you are aware of

    What you are aware of

    “What you are aware of, you are in control of, what your are not aware of is in control of you.” Awareness by Anthony De Mello. This is a line from Awareness (one of the very few books I reread annually and have posted about before) that I’ve been coming back to again and again…

  • Fabiano do Nascimento, SML, and more of my favorite albums from January 2026

    Fabiano do Nascimento, SML, and more of my favorite albums from January 2026

    January is a bit of a weird month for new music. It’s great because there are so many albums from last year still to discover (on best-of lists, etc) and there are always some gems dropping that tend to get lost in the mix. I’ve had a solid rotation this month though. Here they are.

  • Jim Carrey wisdom

    This graduation speech from Jim Carrey is really good. Sure, the background music is a little much, and the edits are a bit rough at times, but it’s worth 8 minutes of your life, I promise.

  • Notes from the trail 01.28.26: Headphones are ok

    Notes from the trail 01.28.26: Headphones are ok

    Three things I learned during my past few long runs.

  • Notes from the trail 1.13: Run the song

    Notes from the trail 1.13: Run the song

    Second marathon coming in < 10 weeks. “Moving the left leg and then the right leg is a lot and is enough.” Ben Ratliff, Run the Song

  • News diet

    I typically take a very spartan news diet of one email per day from News Items. However, I’m considering adding one of the following. Noting them here for reference.

  • Runner’s High

    Runner’s High

    I found an album called Runner’s High on the top albums list of DJ Noel Brass Jr (host of Jazz Theatre on KEXP). As a runner, it immediately caught my attention and I’ve been hooked ever since.

  • Vibe coding with Telex: An AI block builder for WordPress

    Vibe coding with Telex: An AI block builder for WordPress

    I heard about this new AI-based block creation tool that Automattic made (that’s the company I work with), and I’ve been wanting to try it out for a while now. Today was the day.