I’ve been in tech for more than 20 years, and I’ve seen any variety of techniques trying to get me to interview with companies. Ultimately I want to know that I was chosen based on understanding who I am, not what metrics you know about me. If you want an easy interview with me, there’s 3 things... Read More

I’m very selective with writing back or paying attention to recruiting messages. I believe finding a job is similar to dating, and that we should have compatibility before it’s worth moving forward. Here’s a few things you might want to know before writing... Read More

It’s become tradition that when the due date of a child approaches, I start going Polyphasic again. It’s been about a week since I started acclimating, and I’m trying a very non-committal method. It’s been reasonably effective, so far, and I figured I’d share the ups and downs... Read More

The feeling is intoxicating. The knowledge that even though your day is packed and that you’ve spent 1:20 sleeping through the course of it, you have at least an extra 4 hours in the day when everyone else is asleep. It’s not that I get to be alone, it’s that I now have time to do things, or at least... Read More

Over the river and through the woods to Grandma Gale and Grandpa Richard!

The trip read mostly uneventful, though Malcolm thought it would be fun to extra poop at one of our stops resulting in 4 diapers and a new outfit, hooray... Read More

Charlie had a lot of fun running to and away from Roscoe.

He’s a nervous about all that dog coming at him for kisses, but first thing in the morning he tried to go directly from bed to share his writing board with “Wosco”... Read More

Not much to add here.. Had too much of a nice steak dinner, Chuck and Macs are asleep in the room with mom, while Aunt Cat gets a tutorial on... Read More

… And it’s a doozy! 4 states in 2 weeks. We are starting from home heading to Nevada and New Mexico, then over to Arizona, and back to California to hit 29 palms and Orange County. So far our little guys are being troopers... Read More

For a couple years now, our family has produced a little update letter around the close of the year. For those of you who didn’t receive a physical copy, here’s a PDF you can read to learn more about what happened to us and how we’re all doing. I hope the new year finds you well, we’ve all caught a cold here, but are feeling better. If you’d just like to read the text... Read More

I’ve read about how keeping your inbox at 0 is a major life accomplishment and that many people have a daily struggle with it. Having had my email well in hand for more than 10 years, I’ll share with you my secrets for how to keep things in balance and never have more than 10 messages in your inbox per day (if that’s what you want)... Read More