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The Valley of Death is not so funny »

Here’s one I should have posted last September when it was written. It was never finished but alas, I post it now. btw.. the little prince still rests, bless his little Japanese mechanical soul.
The Valley of Death is Not So Funny.
I feel a little out of control now. A loss of control, a momentary loss of optimism, [...]

Navigating The Valley of Death, part I »

I wear my feelings quite clear on my face. A disappointment is sure to reveal itself between the brows, in troubled eyes, in the lack of a pure smile, in hesitant responses to “how’s it going?”

I look back over the past year and wish only that I had written more. Small paragraphs containing the [...]

The Door 64 Tech Fair, Matt Genovese, and a Café Americano please. »

I know this blog is very very late, the event mentioned below took place on April 30th… there is nothing like living in the past!
Last October, or was it November, I found myself alone, curious, and not really scared at an after-hours networking party thrown by one of Austin’s friendliest, most innovative dudes: His [...]

Painting Something New »

In January I moved into an apartment at 32nd and Guadalupe, a little two story corner home, built in the 1920s and amended by a few additions since then. At one point it seems that the owners attempted to turn it into a duplex by adding washer and dryer hook ups and a “door to [...]