Fast forward, to 2021. The year that I had hip arthroscopy to repair a labral tear (but that revealed hidden bone spurs right where they couldn’t have been caught on camera). After years of being told that scar tissue from my endometriosis was what was warping my SI, I was astonished to find that repairing […]
Fast forward to 2020. In January, I had to face the reality that my dysautonomia was definitely manifesting like POTS, and was definitely a problem. I couldn’t go up the stairs without coming close to passing out, and certainly having my heart rate very high. But my resting heart rate was getting lower and lower. […]
Everyone talks about the stages of grief in different ways, but they all start out the same, that I’ve seen – denial, followed by anger/depression, before acceptance. I lived the first three decades of my life in denial. Sure, things weren’t always as bad as they are now, but I was in denial that things […]
It’s been a really long time since I’ve updated this blog. So, welcome to a new look and a lot of planned content for 2022. In 2021, I: Came out of strict isolation from COVID after vaccination left my job of 4 years at MinistryBrands to join Hitachi Solutions as a Senior Developer started submitting […]
One of the conversations that took me by surprise in the hallway at CodeStock was a developer from Europe (I believe from the Czech Republic, and I am very sorry I did not get his name fully — so if anyone knows who that was, please let me know — I was grateful for the […]
Abstract: CSS: Can you? !== Should you? Many developers have not taken the time to stay immersed in what CSS can do, and most take advantageonly of the most minimal levels of what it can do when applying styles to a project. However, CSS is capable of far more things now than many developers realize. […]
I’ve been distant on my blogging these last months, as we have had extensive family upheaval. After moving in January 2016, and spending a full year moving / working on the old house / finally selling the old house, my aunt was in a car accident in November 2016. This led to the most trips […]
What do I do when I am not reading about tech topics and entrepreneurship? History and genealogy, two of my biggest loves. After taking most of last week off to attend DAR Continental Congress, I must share what has engrossed me the most lately. The book I’ve been reading is Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit […]
I get a little frustrated when people think everything needs Javascript. I’m using a lot of Javascript these days, primarily React, but there are so many things you can do with CSS instead. It’s a magical balancing act — should you use Javascript? Should you use CSS? Should you even do it at all? Since […]
In this startup phase, I’ve been writing a lot fewer posts and articles than I ever have before, because it’s hard to start talking about my product without pitching — and it’s hard to pitch my product without it being ready for show and tell. We’re getting so much closer to a live launch. In […]