Ten years away, and it felt like I never left
A week back with the Australian Mac admin community that gave me my name a decade ago - notes from X World 2026 in Melbourne.
Posts tagged "belonging"
I was afraid to go back to Penn State Mac Admins. I'm glad I did.
Seven years since my last Penn State Mac Admins, and after everything that happened this spring, I wasn't sure how I'd be received. I was wrong to worry.
Does Idaho's bathroom ban protect women?
Idaho's HB 752 creates felony penalties for using the wrong bathroom - harsher than drunk driving. Let's ask honestly whether it accomplishes what it claims.
Mourning missing milestones
Reflecting on what would have been my 10-year anniversary at my former company while celebrating 2 months at Fleet. On institutional betrayal, grieving what was lost, and why alignment matters more than tenure.
The thankless art of starting something that outgrows you
A reflection on the emotional cost of building an online community, how it feels to see your work forgotten, your role erased, and yet still find meaning in what remains.