Category Archives: Personal Development

Getting Fit

September 1st, 2025

It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. –Socrates I set a goal for myself to become fit. Specifically, my primary goal is to reach a healthy weight. My secondary goal is to gain strength. To make the habits of diet […]

Riding Your Ride

April 26th, 2025

Six months and 3000 miles after purchasing a brand new 2024 Yamaha YZF-R3

Reading List: 2024Q2-2025Q1

March 20th, 2025

In an effort to develop and maintain skills, I read the following book over the last four quarters: Kleppmann, Martin. Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems Designing Data-Intensive Applications introduces concepts underlying database systems and leads readers through the general implementation of complex distributed systems. As is typical for […]

Resolution 2025

March 15th, 2025

Prioritize the attainable over that which is merely possible. After all, as a famous proverb states, one in the hand is worth more than two in the bush.

Reading List: 2024Q1

March 31st, 2024

In an effort to develop and maintain skills, I read the following books in the last three months: Gookin, Dan. Programmer’s Guide to nCurses Klabnik, Steve and Carol Nichols. The Rust Programming Language van Rossum, Guido. The Python Tutorial