The Little Airtag
Once upon a time, there was a little AirTag. One day, it sprang to life. It was introduced to a nice woman by way of her phone. The phone told the AirTag it...
Indra Krastins (1952-2025)
buttondown-id: 43c64bcd-4986-4ab4-a0ed-1fafed8c3d5e Indra Krastins (1952-2025) My mother passed away around 1 am on August 14th, 2025. She was 73 years old...
Shapes
A few weeks ago I finally got Amelia to upgrade her boots. For those of you who don’t see her much in person, these boots are her brand. At some point she...
Effort
Here is that longer update. I started my new old job at Amazon, as a Principal Engineer in AWS Cryptography. It is good to be back and I am energized by the...
Thankful
There is a longer update email that I’ve been putting off writing, partially because the list of updates grows faster than my allocation of energy for...
I survived COVID and all I got was this email.
While COVID-19 has not ceased to be a thing in our world, for better or for worse, it does seem that we’ve largely settled into a kind of normalcy. And while...
Through the Trees
I: The birdsong is more pervasive this year. More penetrating. I don't know if this reflects an external or internal change. II: I am walking in Discovery...
Taking it back out of the box...
Hello Everyone! It has been a while. Allow me to compress the last 5 months into some rapid fire updates: Me Back in December, 2019, I left my role at Amazon...
Tweeting Through It
So far this year, work has really felt like standing in a muddy pond. My team is in the middle of a large reorganization of responsibilities. Feedback from...
Christmas 2023
Hello friends and family, This year the house is a little bit darker and the Christmas cards will be a little lower-effort and later than usual. Let me...
Being Aleks
6:15 - Alarm on my iPhone goes off. I've never changed it from the default sound. How many people start their day the same way? I mash buttons until it...
Old fashioned rain
The sound of rain mixed well with the clink of ice in my old fashioned, so it felt like time for another letter. Amelia is well into her PreK program at...
My Pedal Head
Amelia's riding has been improving day by day. She has been writing for about 2 weeks or so. The culminating achievement of this week was riding around Green...
Parental Leave - Epilogue
Greetings Friends! This week marked my glorious return to full time work! I took the first half of the week off before returning on Thursday to relearn what...
Parental Leave - Week 11
Aloha! This has nothing to do with Hawaii. Putting a bow on the final official week of parental leave. Tomorrow, Amelia and Jonny will both be in their...
Parental Leave - Week 10
Hello! On the home stretch of parental leave. Technically, this coming week will be my next, but I may be taking some additional PTO since Jonathan doesn't...
Parental Leave - Week 8 and 9
Bonjour! I am now on the second part of my parental leave for Jonathan, which will take me through the beginning of August. I will be providing weekly flash...
To SoCal and back
Ahoy-hoy, This special edition of Parental Leave updates (week 7) comes on the backside of our excursion to La La Land. But first... So, the movie Toy Story...
Parental Leave - Week 6
Greetings! I am now on the second part of my parental leave for Jonathan, which will take me through the beginning of August. I will be providing weekly...
Parental Leave - Week 5
Greetings! I am now on the second part of my parental leave for Jonathan, which will take me through the beginning of August. I will be providing weekly...