A reflection from an IT round table on separating practical AI usage from the real costs and concerns of datacenter expansion.

Trying to guide an AI toward a picture in my head, and learning to work with the surprising choices it made instead.

The next platform shift isn't mobile-first. It's agent-first. Why businesses need to start thinking about AI agents as users of their systems.

Why AI adoption usually outruns governance, and what that means for organizations trying to catch up.

A quick meditation on how one word can signal reverence--or submission--depending on who says it and why.

A rainy Saturday experiment with automating grocery coupons that turned into a broader reflection on build-vs-buy decisions, system boundaries, and when not to automate at all.

From vi to Codex, a personal shift from writing code to orchestrating it through conversation.

AI, the Wild West, and the return of experimentation.

A reflection on loss, job upheaval, family advocacy, and the foundations that hold when life delivers challenges faster than we can process them.

On focus, delegation, and learning to eliminate faster.

These were my most memorable whiskey sippers and RTD cocktails of the year. No particular order, just bottles that stuck with me.