On one hand, it’s better to be alone than to be with someone who makes you wish you were alone. I learned this the hard way.

On the other hand, to have companionship is wonderful. I was almost 30 before I met the love of my life. She is a VERY quiet person. To the point where it was a little unnerving at first. One day, for some reason, she mustered the courage to ask me out on a date. I didn’t know how big a deal that was for her at the time. But I know from experience that dudes don’t get asked out often and I was impressed. That was almost 10 years ago.

She’s learned how to open up a lot more. She’s still quiet, quieter than me anyway, but she can also be a lot of fun. More importantly, she’s a good and honorable person, a good mom, and great wife. She’s my best friend and I’m grateful that I get to share my life with her.

I believe they’re referring to “Cantoring”, wherein parts of the liturgy are sung by the priest/minister.

Some Protestant churches also do this.

Found the IBM loyalist.

You can get away with a lot on a construction job site by picking up a 2x4 and walking with purpose.

Smith Corona Linux.

💍 Excited to Announce My Next Chapter

To my soon-to-be life partner and key stakeholder —

After extensive due diligence and a multi-year vetting process, I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted your proposal and am ready to onboard as your spouse, effective immediately.

When we first connected, I wasn’t actively looking. But sometimes the best opportunities find you.

You came into my life at a pivotal inflection point, and I knew — after just a few touchpoints — that our synergies were undeniable. Your core competencies complement my growth areas in ways I never anticipated. Together, our combined bandwidth is truly greater than the sum of our parts.

Today, I want to publicly commit to the following KPIs for our partnership:

• 📈 Continuous investment in your personal and professional development
• 🤝 Showing up as a collaborative thought partner, especially during Q4 of life
• 💡 Bringing my authentic self to every interaction, even the difficult ones
• 🔄 Iterating on our relationship with a growth mindset and radical transparency
• 🏆 Celebrating your wins as loudly as I celebrate my own — if not louder

I don’t take this role lightly. I know there will be challenges. Pivots. Moments where we need to realign on our shared vision. But I am fully committed to doing the work, leaning in, and never letting perfect be the enemy of good.

You are not just my partner. You are my north star, my biggest champion, and honestly? The best culture fit I have ever encountered.

I am so grateful to the mentors, connectors, and mutual connections who helped us get here. You know who you are.

Here’s to building something truly disruptive — together. 🥂

I’m open to questions. Let’s connect.

#Blessed #NewBeginnings #LifePartnership #GrowthMindset #Grateful #OpenToOpportunities (just kidding) #ForeverSeries #MarriedLife

I haven’t done the tour since I was a kid. Back when U-505 was still outside. Even got to watch them test fire the engines.

I need to do it again the next time I’m in Chicago.

TWO HANDS IS TWICE THE FUN.

YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STROKING YOHR CHIN IF YOU SPENT MORE TIME CRANKING YOUR HOG!

TIL my wife is a predator. At some point while we were dating, she made the absolutely disgusting move of turning 30 on my sweet, innocent little 29 year old self.

Oh God. How could I let it get this bad?

This drawdown has sparked a debate about the “Magnificent Seven” member: Is Microsoft stock a falling knife, or has the market overreacted, presenting a rare opportunity to buy a preeminent artificial intelligence (AI) stock at a discount?

First, “the market” overreacts about everything. Not surprising given that stock price volitility is mostly driven by speculation.

Second, who writes this crap? Anyone who thinks of Microsoft as an “AI stock” is clueless. The majority of Microsoft’s revenue comes from “services”, a big chunk of which is derived from subscriptions for Azure, Office 365, and other hosted solutions.

Microsoft has been racing to cram “AI” into as many areas as possible. Probably in an attempt to justify their substantial R&D and capital expenditures. But calling them an “AI stock” is insane considering “AI” is not their core business or even a profitable part of their business.

I honestly don’t care if we choose permanent standard time or DST. Either one would be better than having to switch twice a year. I’ll even propose a compromise: we can try one for a year, try the other for the next year, and see which one works better.

Not doing either because we can’t agree on which one should be permanent seems like the worst option.