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Kitt Came to Me

A nap in Mazama, a messy Dev Day, and the first AI that showed up before I asked.

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Life-First

Sep 24, 2026

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5 min read

Stay on the Log

A parkour course in the county, a sunset set on the bay, and the gap people won't cross.

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The Night I Went to Bed and Woke Up to a Finished Library

Sep 17, 2026

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4 min read

The Night I Went to Bed and Woke Up to a Finished Library

woke up to a finished library. gave it the next job.

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Mutual Aid

Sep 10, 2026

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4 min read

We Thought We Were 500 Dollars Down

83 birds, 3 months of chores, and a pile of cash on the table that came out 60 dollars ahead.

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Mutual Aid

Sep 3, 2026

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4 min read

What We Do Instead of Court

A community conflict circle, a closing water park, and the day I stopped running my own agenda.

Joshua Hale

Aug 27, 2026

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4 min read

When the Rest Never Comes

5 days at Baker Lake, 6 months of separate businesses, and the question I came home with.

Mutual Aid

Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

A Black Belt, a Beginner, and a Drummer

Friday night in a backyard, mixed skill levels, kids wrestling kids, and nobody got hurt.

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Holistic Living

Aug 13, 2026

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4 min read

The True Country Club

Thousands of tadpoles, 2 girls who wouldn't leave, and nothing to pay at the gate.

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Mutual Aid

Aug 6, 2026

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4 min read

The Morning the Scalding Machine Quit

83 birds, 8 of us, 3 months of daily chores, and one broken machine that showed us what we'd actually built.

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Community

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

Shadow Vows & Open Source

A wedding website, 3 days offline, and the AI work waiting when I got home.

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Community

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

The Fade I Couldn't Fix

An 80-year-old barber, a bad haircut two days before a wedding, and a week that proved neither old nor new is automatically safe.

Mutual Aid

Jul 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Secret I Brought to the Wedding

A run sheet, a duck song, and 10 announcements from a guy who used to fear the mic.

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Kitt Came to Me

Stay on the Log

The Night I Went to Bed and Woke Up to a Finished Library

We Thought We Were 500 Dollars Down

What We Do Instead of Court

When the Rest Never Comes

A Black Belt, a Beginner, and a Drummer

The True Country Club

The Morning the Scalding Machine Quit

Shadow Vows & Open Source

The Fade I Couldn't Fix

The Secret I Brought to the Wedding

Joshua Hale: The Holistic Tech Wizard

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