Today is a special day in my family, the circle of karma has turned. To understand why, I have to tell something from my own story. You may know that currently, I am a Cloud Architect and contract technical author on Linked In Learning. I’ve authored over 30 courses total…

So many dimensions, so little time. Today, I took a journey into the realm of the quantum mirror. I share a very short story in pictures for your enjoyment. First I entered the chamber and let myself be immersed in lights, sounds and colors. Then I looked up and discovered…

Working with clients over the past twelve years, I’ve seen cloud services evolve more quickly than knowledge about how best to use them. To that end, my recent contracts have involved more and more modernization work of legacy cloud applications. We discover common opportunities for improvement across many of these…

Big birthday this month and I already got what I wanted — to see my waist again. What a difference a year makes. “Add, don’t subtract” in Feb 2020 the words of my food coach seemed impractical. “Does that mean eat more?” I impertinently asked. tl;dr Eat more, weigh less …

Social Audio Linguistics Late to the party, I recently accepted an invite to Clubhouse. From my expansive balcony on warm summer evenings, I have been curiously dropping in and out of culturally different rooms as a substitute for pre-pandemic global travel. Over time, linguistic patterns materialize. But first… Basic Taxonomy Clubhouse is…

Stop installing stuff on your laptop! — I work with a plethora of languages, clouds and tools. To that end I find myself setting up dev environments frequently. In this article, I’ll share patterns for efficiency in the process. 1. Cloud-based Laptops Long ago I stopped installing random stuff on my personal laptop. Rather, I have been using one or…

Reflecting and looking forward after a year of daily GitHub contributions Learning as a Serial Monogamist I tend to do each new-to-me thing for about a year at a time. Lifelong learning is my way. Fun fact: I’ve never owned a TV. For example, there was the year, when I did…

Creating a new home in the Midwest 1 year ago today I eagerly opened the door to my new home in Minneapolis. After having driven across the Western US to get here, I arrived with all of my possessions — two suitcases filled with clothes. The drive back to my…