Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.

~ Joko Beck

Frenetic and frantic both mean fast and wild, but frenetic focuses on a fast, high-energy pace, while frantic focuses on deep worry, panic, or fear.

First day of school, 2026-2027.

Affluenza is a portmanteau of “affluence” and “influenza” that describes a social condition marked by overconsumption, materialism, and a lack of empathy. It is defined as a painful, contagious condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.

The paradox of limitation: the more you try to manage your time with the goal of achieving a feeling of total control, and freedom from the inevitable constraints of being human, the more stressful, empty, and frustrating life gets. But the more you confront the facts of finitude instead—and work with them, rather than against them—the more productive, meaningful, and joyful life becomes.

~ Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Lessons in Happiness

Add comments to your code under the assumption that the next person to maintain it is a homicidal maniac who knows where you live.

~ John F. Woods, 1991

I think with AI you’ve got to be building the software equivalent of escalators if you’re going to do it for prod. That way if the AI goes away you still have stairs, unless you’ve gotten too out of shape to walk up them.

~ https://alicebartlett.co.uk/blog/weaknotes-406

There is no such thing as “waiting”, only unexpected extra time to practice “presence”.

I’m a complicated human being. I have strengths and limitations. There are parts of me that need attention and growth. And none of that cancels my basic worth.

Be free where you are.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.

~ Marcus Aurelius

One of my favorite images from the Artemis II Lunar Flyby.

I had a date with destiny today!

Rumors are swirling again about the Apple TV (and HomePod Mini) launch this spring. I’ll believe it when I see it.

My AI setup for programming:

1. GitHub Copilot Pro for work (data sharing turned off), and
2. OpenRouter API key with OpenCode (CLI and desktop apps) and KiloCode VS Code extension.

~ https://www.joanwestenberg.com/members-only-wont-fix-self-help/

I’m honored to be elected a board member at the Red Clay Sangha, a Buddhist community in Atlanta.

It has been a week since I came back from the 5-day silent retreat. My takeaway from it was that I’d try to incorporate mindfulness into my daily life. It has not been easy but I’m going to keep at it.

I’m bummed that Microsoft is going to train their models on GitHub Copilot interaction data for free, pro and pro+ users by default unless opted out. I understand this for free but pro and pro+ should be opt-in, not opt-out.

I’m not planning to watch or follow IPL this year as two months of daily cricket is a little bit too much for me to handle.

I’m planning to use this as a micro blog. I’ll post anything from deep philosophy to what I had for lunch. Let’s see how this goes.

Hello world!