My blog

Latest Posts

• Mussel Rock Park en route Las Vegas

  Posted on May 16, 2026

  Rory and I are in Las Vegas this weekend to visit my grandparents. Leaving a bit early for the airport, we made a brief stop at Mussel Rock Park on the coast. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • travel

• Idaho ski trip - McCall

  Posted on February 21, 2026

  We took a short trip to McCall, Idaho last weekend in search of snow with our friends Kincaid and Ellie. Why McCall? Mostly convenience - a cheap flight for us, a six hour drive from Bend for them, and two resorts on Kincaid’s Indie Pass. It ended up being a... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • trip-report
  • skiing

• Specmark: annotating markdown specs for AI feedback

  Posted on February 1, 2026

  The idea came to me in the AI coding frenzy this holiday season as I was burning through the extra Anthropic API limits and experimenting with development via my iPhone and Termius. For bigger features, I try to follow a spec-driven development model: Ask the agent to write a spec... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • AI
  • software-development
  • projects

• 2026 theme, objectives, and key results

  Posted on January 25, 2026

  For the past few years I’ve tried to set some year-long goals according to a theme. This year: Go deeper and finish things. I’m drawn to this theme because I tend to start a lot of projects, dabble in hobbies, and leave things 80% done. This year I want to... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • goals

• My favorite video games of 2025

  Posted on January 2, 2026

  Just like in 2024 I want to recap what stuck with me this year. A great year for games! [Read More]

  Tags:

  • videogames

• Older Posts