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Twitter Updates

For the past few years, I’ve been active on Twitter. However, the past few months have been a bit of a roller coaster, and I’ve been thinking about how I want to use Twitter in the future and how I want my online presence to reflect my personal values. What...
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A new start

It’s official: I’m starting a new job with General Dynamics (@GDMS). I have loved working for Barkley (@BarkleyUs, @BarkleyREI) for the past seven years, but it’s time to move on. So, as of April 25th, I will be signing out of slack for the last time. Barkley was a great...
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A New Dawn

A Fresh Start This site has taken many forms over the years, started in 1996 hosted as a simple Geocities site it has evolved many times and many ways. Most have been hosted at Dreamhost, my vendor of choice for the past 15 or so years. As of September 2020,...
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Advice to a former self

Stay curious! And other things I learned too late Stay curious about everything and anything that you can. Curiosity is the key to learning and knowledge, and will help you grow in ways you never imagined. Be kind to yourself. Self-love is the most important love of all, so treat...
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You have the right to be yourself

As long as you do not harm others, you have the right to stand up for yourself and defend your rights. On the other hand, if you bring harm to others, you may forfeit these rights. Following are some of our fundamental human rights You have the right to be...
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Good Doctors Matter

They told me that my son was a gift to science. They told me I should abort. They told me to donate his remains to the hospital for research so that some good could come from his condition. The best doctors’ care When my son was diagnosed with CDH. The...
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I'm still here

Where have I been lately it’s been quite a while since my last update. I haven’t stopped writing and I haven’t given up on the site (again). Life is an interesting bitch. I’ve had quite a few things going on too personal to share, but I do plan on being...
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Why I write

This isn’t for you. I have taken a hiatus and haven’t written–well, anything really–in the past few years. This site will have typos. I don’t care. This site will have grammatical issues and probably tense fluctuation. again. I don’t care. Sometimes I will give you something meaningful, other times I...