Skeptical Christian humanist | essayist | lover of family, trees, rivers, & books.
By day, I work as a technical writer and project manager. I live on seven acres in west-central Minnesota with my wife, some chickens and cats, and three human children. I write a newsletter on Substack.
Recently, I made a mini-site of historical-philosophical math explorations for my daughter.
Skeptical Christian Humanism (5% complete; last updated 03-Feb-2026) — Framework for a slightly odd religiosity
Improvisation, the Key (25% complete; last updated 03-Feb-2026) — What jazz has to teach us
Strange Life (1% complete; last updated 03-Feb-2026) — The more we learn about life & consciousness, the more we learn how strange they both are. What should we do with this?
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Justin Smith-Ruiu's The Hinternet. David Bentley Hart's Leaves in the Wind. Alan Jacobs, esp. his books. Robin Sloan, master cultivator. Ethan Iverson's incredible interviews. Gioia brothers Ted and Dana. My own brother is one of the Buddy-Buddy buddies.
One day, I hope to build a cabin in the woods just like the cabins built by Bush Radical.
Rob Beschizza, writer and indie web developer (cf txt.fyi). I loved his homepage, obviously, & cloned it as the template for my own. Manton Reece, esp. his Micro.blog and his book on the indie web. HTML Hobbyist, a great place to get started.
My zettelkasten organizes my reading, writing, and thinking. Learn from Bob Doto—book & blog, Chris Aldrich, or simply by browsing the OG Niklas Luhmann's digitized zettelkasten.
The Picard Principle (The Homebound Symphony)
excerpt from my Sent folder: Trek (The Homebound Symphony)
Dragoncatcher: The feed is the content (Robin Sloan)
Dragoncatcher: Marcin Wichary klaxon! (Robin Sloan)
Technically Acceptable (DO THE M@TH)
Morning in May (DO THE M@TH)