The journal.
- 4 min readAug 29, 2026I was stuck on the right format for Echo Room, but I think I finally got it
Writing blog posts is one thing. Planning , recording, and launching a new podcast in September is a whole different beast. And just like with everything else I…
- 7 min readAug 29, 2026Cancelling Claude, it's the right time for me now because stupidity runs off the charts.
It's Saturday. I wasn't planning to write anything extra today. Then I sat down for what should have been a fifteen-minute pass on a file. A simple adjustment,…
- 4 min readAug 28, 2026I almost bought an Apple Watch, then changed my mind
For years I've been thinking about buying an Apple Watch. It came up again while I was putting together a spreadsheet for a full hardware overhaul . An Apple Wa…
- 4 min readAug 27, 2026My game plan for Study Brew: I almost blew it
In March this year, I started with a concept and a dry run: recording bedtime stories for English learners at a B1 to B2 level. I wasn't thinking much of it yet…
- 5 min readAug 26, 2026Building the BETA invite and losing a round to Claude
On Monday, I said I wanted to write more and build less . That's still very true. I got completely in the zone and wrote several blog posts for TWO in one sitti…
- 6 min readAug 25, 2026Claude got so dumb, so I stopped relying on it alone
Soooo.... I became a content creator, turned founder again, and lately someone who spends his evenings arguing with Xcode about why a button won't align. I did…
- 5 min readAug 24, 2026Less building this week, more writing, recording and planning
If you caught update #9 , you know where this picks up. And the short version for this week is: less building, more writing, recording, and planning. After sitt…
- 5 min readAug 23, 2026Progress, a brand doubt, and where I lost focus: update #9
It's been a productive week. Real progress, real thoughts that move things forward. But I also hit a few friction points, and I want to stay honest here about w…
- 4 min readAug 22, 2026How do you vibe code a Mac app? Fuck I don’t know.
Right now I’m deep in the fuck around and find out phase of building my flagship SaaS MVP. A big piece of that is the iPad and native Mac app, because my whole…