What I'm Doing Now
After a period of self-isolation, my brothers-in-law are descending upon their ancestral home for the holidays. That means my temporary home office is temporarily out of service, which works out well...
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I’m getting back in a groove. I rearranged my desk, assembled the adjustable monitor/keyboard stand purchased in September so I can sometimes not be sitting down, and am about to install the big...
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On Friday, I’m giving a talk. It’s my first time being paid to speak. An online retailer that had a great year needs to grow quickly, and is trying to add software developers who can help preserve and...
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Legacy Open Source Fridays, which kicked off in April, has immediately become a pleasant surprise: several regular participants are returning every week, and others are merely saying nice things in...
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We arrived in Nyack three weeks ago. (I know this because we got our first Pfizer doses the very next day, and tomorrow is my second.) We got out of the car and momentously lowered a barefoot Finias to...
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Daily piano miniatures
Since May, I’ve been posting a new video just about every day. What’s in the videos? A short piano piece, played as well as I can quickly learn it. “Short” means, based on a sample size of 72 videos,...
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Alex Bolboacă had me on his show to talk about the connections — some of which I’m aware of — between making music and developing software, an enjoyable professional life in legacy code, and how I got...
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I try to write once a month about what I’m up to, but it’s been five months. Well, let’s start the new year off right.One change since August that accounts for much of the above and more: after nearly...
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The boys are really getting the hang of school. The little guy walks just down the street. The big guy rides his scooter nearly a mile. When he gets home, before whatever comes next, he writes a...
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It’s been a few weeks since my last Weekly Piano Miniature and I don’t feel bad about it. That’s a strong signal.Why don’t I feel bad? Because Weekly Piano Miniatures lasted an entire year (and Daily...
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