My Writing
Rocky Mountain Ruby - a 12-year Hiatus
This week, I attended the Rocky Mountain Ruby conference in Boulder. The last time I went was in 2012, and I have the faded t-shirt to prove it. A lot has changed since then...
How To Be Happier in a Tech Career
Most people I interact with work in tech, and the majority of these individuals are unhappy with their jobs. For someone with tech experience, it’s not hard to understand why. There’s pressure to deliver code despite endless headwinds...
My Lifelong Love Affair with Coffee
Today is International Coffee Day, making it the perfect time to express my gratitude to this longtime love. Coffee and I have a very long relationship. I got hooked as a toddler when my grandfather first let me sip his sweet, milky coffee one Sunday after church, and it was love at first taste...
Travel, Empathy, and Shared Humanity
While in Vietnam recently, a young woman asked me how many countries I’ve visited. It’s a question I’ve been asked in the past, but it hit differently this time. I felt a pang of guilt at the contrast of our lives just because we were born in two different, random places...