I reflect on a year of challenges, successes, and adventures—from joining a startup and exploring debug toolkit ideas to writing a book and visiting the UK’s iconic landmarks. Looking ahead, I share my goals for 2025: job hunting, finishing my book, and resuming blogging about technical adventures. … More The Obligatory End of Year Post.
Sometimes, blogging has to take second place to other experiences. In this case, a trip to my homeland.
In between learning about historical, tourist, and preservation railways, I also spent time looking at other engineering feats in the UK. Oh, and I saw family and friends too. Here’s a quick post about my experiences taking a travel sabbatical. … More A Travel Sabbatical
The writer finds themselves in a rapidly expanding role, transitioning from a planned sabbatical to unexpectedly leading two startup projects. They grapple with defining their current status—sabbatical, entrepreneur, or co-founder—and navigating new technical and business challenges. The journey is likened to a winding mountain road, with unknown perils and rewards. … More The Runaway Project
Change is good. I am also a huge fan of stability. There are times when things happen and other times when life idles by on automatic. A recent weather event saw a king tide and an atmospheric river hit the region at about the same time (Jan 2023). That’s almost a good analogy for what’s … More Transitions
Ever since 2006, I have wanted to take a sabbatical. I wanted to take some time away from working on schedule-driven projects for my employer and do something for me instead. Why have I only wanted one since 2006? That’s a tale steeped in office politics and tech start-up financial drama. What I wanted to do during my sabbatical has varied, but it has always been more about writing (fact or fiction) or travelling than coding. The travel would have been a tour of India, to catch up with friends I met in Silicon Valley who have returned home. Fictional writing would have been purely for me, a complete shift away from work. Now I finally have the opportunity to take a sabbatical I have decided to try to write a book. … More How’s my sabbatical treating me?
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