Building a Newsletter, Daddy-Daughter Day, and Too Much Heat (Week 31, 2026)
A week spent building The Defender’s Dispatch, a daddy-daughter trip to the movies and brunch, and more miserable heat that left me feeling worn out and sick.
📝 Notes
Shorter updates, weekly notes, and posts that do not need to be full essays to be worth keeping.
Walking the Stage and a Full San Antonio Trip (Week 30, 2026)
Finally walking the stage for my University of Phoenix graduation, a packed family vacation in San Antonio, plenty of good food, and a much-needed recovery day afterward.
New Apple Gear, App Plans, and Getting Road-Trip Ready (Week 29, 2026)
A new MacBook Pro and iPad, progress on a couple of apps, vehicle prep before San Antonio, and a steady week at work.
A Quiet, Hot Week (Week 28, 2026)
A quieter week with not much going on, still feeling off, a couple of too-hot office days, and a few posts worth sharing.
A quick note about how I use AI
I added a new slash page explaining how I use AI on this site and where it does not fit.
World Cup Upsets, an Old ThinkPad, and a Family Movie (Week 27, 2026)
A quieter week with World Cup matches, Germany's rough exit, an old ThinkPad becoming a Linux machine, Toy Story 5 with the family, and a Saturday with friends.
The small stuff still counts
A quick personal note about a heavier stretch, small bits of momentum, and letting a note just be a note.
Keeping Things Moving, Even When the Week Felt Heavy (Week 26, 2026)
A heavier week personally, but still one with site polish, privacy page work, practical security how-to posts, hiring thoughts, AI liability writing, and a little macOS 27 beta weirdness.
Hard News, Convention Weekend, and a New Apple Watch (Week 25, 2026)
A heavy week with my wife losing her job after 16 years, Regional Convention weekend, a new Apple Watch Ultra 3, the start of my first macOS app, and several Apple AI security posts.
WWDC26, Siri AI, Summer Heat, and a Ferrari Win (Week 24, 2026)
WWDC26 took over the week with new Apple betas, Siri AI security thoughts, a run of new articles, an EmojiCodec launch, brutal summer heat, and Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari win.