Based on a dream from January 2010

Recently, I found myself flipping through my journals from the past year. What caught my attention wasn’t just the content of my entries, but something more subtle yet equally revealing: the dramatic evolution of my handwriting. This observation led me down an fascinating path of analytical exploration.

Holy optimization, Batman! 🚀 This week has been quite the adventure - my first week on Lullabot’s Support and Maintenance team. And let me tell you, it’s been a blast.

Hot damn, it finally happened! 🚀 Bitcoin just smashed through the psychological barrier of $100,000, hitting an astounding $103,000. For those of us who’ve been in the crypto space for years, this isn’t just another price milestone – it’s the culmination of a vision that many thought impossible when Bitcoin was dismissed as just “magic internet money.”

I’ve been having way too much fun lately! 🚀 I’ve been diving deep into the world of WebSim.ai, creating interactive web simulations that blend mathematics, physics, and visual art. Today, I’m excited to share a new section of my blog dedicated to these experiments.

It’s funny how perspective changes everything. As I sit here reflecting during Thanksgiving week, I’m struck by just how different things feel compared to a year ago. Sometimes you don’t realize how far you’ve come until you take a moment to look back.

If you haven’t been sleeping under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably heard the buzz about AI-powered coding tools. GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, Anthropic Claude - these robo-devs are making waves and promising to revolutionize how we sling code. But are they really the game-changers they claim to be, or just overhyped toys? Let’s cut through the noise and see what’s really crackin’.

The landscape of web development is undergoing a profound transformation, one that reminds me of the early days of responsive design or the shift to mobile-first thinking. But this time, the change is more fundamental - AI isn’t just another tool in our toolkit, it’s reshaping how we approach the entire development process.

The world of technology never ceases to amaze me with its rapid evolution and unexpected convergences. Recently, I’ve been deeply involved with an exciting project at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency - the @ai16z/eliza project.

Things have been going really well as Jenney heals at home. She’s back to doing everything she was always able to do, and our latest scans have shown no signs of cancer growth! Praise God!

On Oct 21, Jenney started to get nauseous and diarrhea. She became very dehydrated quickly, and had a seizure. I called our oncologist who said we should call 911 and get her into the ER. We spent the day in the ER where they ran various tests and could find no real cause for the seizure. They started her on Kepra and sent us home. The diarrhea continued. Imodium had no effect. Stronger medications had no effect. I had to take her in every other day to get an IV for fluids, and her potassium keeps getting low. Finally, a week after having constant diarrhea (10-20 times per day) the oncologist said she needed to be admitted to the hospital.

Jenney was diagnosed in February of 2020 with stage 4 metastatic melanoma which had spread to her brain. The survival rate of stage 4 metastatic melanoma is about 25%. After 2 brain surgeries, a C-section operation to deliver our son Marcus, an extensive recovery from encephalitis caused by the immune therapy, and hives from a reaction to an antibiotic… there are now no signs of the cancer. We had a Pet scan and an MRI of her brain and they found no signs of the cancer or growth. The visible lumps under her skin in 5 different places are gone. The spot on her lung is gone. The spots in her brain are gone. There is still scar tissue from the surgeries in her brain but they show no signs of growth. 9 months after what could have been a death sentence, Jenney is healed!

It’s been a full three weeks since I last wrote. In that time Jenney was

• in the hospital for a total of 10 days,
• returned home on the 21st,
• spent time recovering at home,
• developed insomnia; and
• had an alergic reaction to one of her medications resulting in hives.

I believe that Jenney will be healed, fully and completely, and by the grace of God will see her children grow and meet her grandchildren.

This past month has been a blessing. It reminds me of April which was a calm in the eye of the storm as Jenney recovered from her first brain surgery. We knew there would be the other side of the storm to go through, knowing Marcus was going to be born and that we would have to start treatments, but we didn’t know it was going to be so extremely harrowing with the additional brain surgery. But this last half of June and first half of July have been like April, with not only Jenney recovering again, but also with Marcus growing so big and so strong.

Looking for words to describe the past couple of weeks; stressful, joyful at times, peaceful, some frustrations, a lot of gratitude. Overall Jenney continues to recover from her second craniotomy remarkably well.

Yesterday was a joyous day! For the first time in over 2 weeks my family was all reunited under one roof again. God is good, all the time.

Jenney’s second craniotomy is complete. The operation took over 7 hours. There was some complications in that they lost a piece of cotton during the operation and had to open her back up to search for it. They spent over 2 hours just doing that. It never showed on the X-ray and they never found it, so we hope and pray that it’s not still inside. If it is, there will be complications. But so far, Jenney has woken up and is speaking in full sentences. She’s ok. Praise the Lord!

This has been one of the hardest weeks yet. Jenney continues to have memory issues, and trouble controlling herself. Sometimes she won’t take her meds, but the steroids are at least helping. She’s confused a good bit of the time, and she needs help with personal care. She can shower on her own, though at one point she turned off the water before conditioning her hair. Small things. Yet last night she read a whole book to the boys for bedtime, and prayed with them.

Praise the Lord, all went well with the delivery and Marcus Ezequiel was born May 4th at 12:19pm. He weighed 3lbs 12oz and is 42.3cm or between 16.5 - 16.75in. He is strong and breathing on his own. They have a CPAP machine on him but have already lowered that to room oxygen and it’s only assisting him slightly. They plan to take it off today. He’s moving, crying, and being feisty already (almost pulled out his IV!). He’s a fighter, and he’s so so tiny. You should have seen him throw a fit when they took his temperature with a thermometer under his arm!

April was a blessed month. I’ve described it as the eye of the storm; peaceful and calm for us, yet with a storm wall on either side. The second wall is about to hit, yet during this time we’ve been able to recharge our batteries, to concentrate on those things that matter most; our family and our faith. God is with us, and no matter the outcome, all things work for good to those who love God.