// About me
Dad of 3. Developer. Always Busy.
Full-time dad. Hybrid athlete. Developer. Chronic over-committer. I write about building software, logging miles, and figuring out how to do too many things without completely losing it.
10+Years writing code
3+Kids keeping me busy
6+Hobbies at any given time
// Fresh off the bench
The last four things I published
// Coding
What I’ve Been Coding
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Latest
Claude Code MCP Servers: The 5 I Actually Use (and the 9 I Don’t)
I have fourteen MCP servers connected to Claude and I reach for five of them in Claude Code. Here’s what they actually do, how scopes work, and what every extra server quietly…
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GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code: The Honest 2026 Comparison
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How I Set Up the .claude Directory on Every Project
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Claude Code vs Cursor: Which AI Coding Tool is Actually Better?
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Building a Personal Dashboard with Claude Code (No Experience Needed)
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How I Use Claude Code to Build Small Tools That Save Me Time
// Things I’ve built
Small tools from the workshop
14Tools shipped
14Updated this month
Sep 18Last shipped
Trace
Type a word and print a worksheet for a child to trace. A name, a spelling list or a sentence, in eleven layouts and three hands. Paste a whole class at once. Nothing leaves this browser.
Sticker
A chore chart for a child who cannot read yet. A picture for every job, a page for every kid, a reward at the end. Print it, then mark it with a sticker. Nothing leaves this browser.
Goals
Landing page, privacy policy and support for Goals, the five-slot goal tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch.
// Books
What I’ve Been Reading
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Dungeon Crawler Carl vs ACOTAR: Two Cults With Nothing Else in Common
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Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
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The Shepherd King by Rachel Gillig
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The Kindred’s Curse Saga by Penn Cole
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Deep Work by Cal Newport
6 min read
// Health & Fitness
How I’ve Been Moving
612Miles this year
4Races run
118Lifting sessions
3PRs broken
// Parenting
How I’m Raising My Kids
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Disney Packing List: The 4 Things That Actually Earned a Spot in the Bag
One trip to Walt Disney World, one backpack carried around all week for nothing, and the four things that actually earned their place in it.
// Also on my mind