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The Theater That Stopped Ringing
I’m Gen X. I’ve been writing on the web since 1999. Let me tell you what changed.
JanuceTutu and the Great Xfinity Pilgrimage
When the AI Sounds Confident and I’m Running on Three Hours of Sleep
A Master Class in Caregiving Logistics
The AARP Hat My Dad Thought Burglars Left Behind
How I Got Owned by a Dim Sum Cart Lady in Front of My Boyfriend (A Tragedy in Mandarin)
When Your Mother Doesn't Know What a Pound Sign Is and You Realize You Don't Either
We Met Online Then He Pulled Out Our 1989 Yearbook
Wait, you’re actually paying for this?
I don’t even know what a state controller is
The two types of web developers
Nobody Knows My Father's Birthday (And Other Elder Care Surprises)
The King of Atmospheric Pressure
What Playing the Least Popular Street Fighter Character Taught Me About Being Mid
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The 4AM Doorbell Olympics: How to Lose Sleep and Alienate Neighbors
3 Brutal Lessons From Becoming My Parents’ Caretaker at 47
How AI Saved My Writing Practice
Why Do We Keep Paying Ridiculous Fees for Simple Things?
My job hunt, brought to you by Artificial Intelligence™
The Essay That Can Go Fuck Itself
The Problem With Your Personal Stories Isn't What You Think
Learning Publicly: Q3 2025 EDITION
You’re Not Tired—You’re Just Addicted to Dopamine
The Milk Story (Remastered 2025)
How I Turned a Weekend Project into an Existential Crisis
Notes from a Vibe Coding Experiment
How Many Productivity Systems Does It Take to Put on Pants?
From the Vault: Happy Pride Month
3 Hard Lessons From Replacing "Sorry" With "Thank You"
Thirty Percent Chance of Being an Earring Holder
5 Bizarre Lessons From Getting Your Car Stolen Multiple Times
(An Actual Blog Post I Wrote This Month, 23 Years Ago)
Claude’s <thinking> Tag — When AI Had to Remind Me I Had Superpowers
The Fast and the Filial: Oakland Drift
5 Lessons From Being Let Go Less Than 2 Weeks After a Year of Job Hunting
How I Avoid Being an Overall Terrible Person Using a Weekly Accountability System That Doesn’t Suck
Automate the $#!% You Hate (Live AI Workshop)
A Hole New Perspective on Shared Housing
Poll: should my older blog posts be available?
Note-Taking for the Chronically Distracted: An ADHD Guide to Obsidian
3 Brutal Lessons From Being the Child of Elderly Asian Parents (That No One Talks About)
4 Brutal Lessons From 356 Days of Unemployment (From Someone Who Should Know Better)
Minimal Viable Disaster, Episode #0
What 4,400 Obsidian Notes Taught Me About Managing ADHD Brain