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"No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money." — Samuel Johnson

Questions of Identity

8/31/22

I opened my laptop in a coffee shop. This once cliche activity seemed exotic after nearly two years of COVID-19. Adding to the novelty, I was in Tillamook, Oregon. My wife and I had just finished camping on the coast, and I decided to practice algorithms.

From English Instructor to Software Developer

8/21/22

I, like Dante, “found myself/ In dark woods, the right road lost”, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the middle of a PhD program. In the dim forest of confusion, I had existential, but also very immediate doubts — like how I would pay bills.