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A dark brick workshop: a plain steel sword rests on a worn anvil, an unused ornate blade glows green against the wall, and a CRT monitor shows a single green cursor

September 8, 20268 min readFeatured

Forging the 'Stronghand' Terminal — September 2026 Update

Sixteen months after building an elaborate Windows terminal, almost none of it is left. What sixteen months of actual usage revealed about this machine, and the small setup that survived.

Warm home kitchen with a caldero on the stove, ingredients on the counter, and the feeling of a meal about to come together

September 1, 20267 min readFeatured

I Didn't Start Cooking for Love

I didn't start cooking for love. A spreadsheet sent me to the kitchen; stacked hours, cast iron, and arroz con pollo are why I stayed.

Boy and a small robot kneeling on a wooden floor, building glowing miniature structures from carved wooden blocks in a sunlit attic workshop

April 10, 202614 min readFeatured

The Joy of Building My Own Digital Sandbox — April 2026 Update

Eight months, 550 commits, 26 new posts, and a full transformation of how I build this site — with AI pair-programming, spec-driven workflows, and the same stubborn love for artisanal code.

July 29, 20256 min read

The Joy of Building My Own Digital Sandbox

Why I spend hundreds of hours building a custom blog when perfectly good solutions exist. Because this digital art project—code and content together—is how I view the world.

April 30, 20251 min read

What Happens When You Leave the Algorithm Behind

Leaving Meta. Reclaiming time, clarity, and creativity.

April 28, 20254 min read

Forging the 'Stronghand' Terminal: From Chaos to Command

Guide to building a development terminal on Windows 11 using WezTerm, PowerShell 7, Oh-My-Posh, and Zoxide. Includes setup steps and configuration examples.

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