Jul 23, 2018Lead Dev NYCTen minutes. One huge topic. I went into the Lead Dev conference with trepidation about doing a ten-minute lightning talk on the topic of “Better Incident Command.” This is a big topic, and I was whittling down the content for a forty-minute talk into a mere ten. The magic of…Public Speaking1 min readPublic Speaking1 min read
Mar 15, 2017Prufrock and the Dark CottageMy dad died four days after my birthday. There’s a bittersweet balance to that. I’m born; my father dies. I’ve always been aware of mortality. I’d chalk it up to Calvinism but really, you can only blame so many things on Calvinism. For whatever reason, I was always pretty aware…Poetry3 min readPoetry3 min read
May 21, 2016Waking UpOn February 23, 2015, I wrote this in a blog post draft: It’s the end of February, and I slept with the windows open last night. A gorgeous Florida night: cool and humid, followed by an unusually gray morning filled with birdsong. I sit here, preparing for the week, and…Life4 min readLife4 min read
