Jul 18, 2026
Technology / AI / Operations
How We Migrated from pfSense to OPNsense with Codex
A practical case study in using Codex, the OPNsense API, SSH, backups, and packet captures to migrate a production firewall from pfSense safely.
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Original articles on building product organizations, leading technology teams, navigating change, using AI responsibly, and making complicated systems work in practice.
Mar 31, 2026 Featured
AI / Technology / Product
Vibe coding with OpenClaw. I thought I was the exception.
A practical reflection on agentic AI, vibe coding, self-hosted tooling, and the judgment still required when fast-moving tools become real business infrastructure.
Mar 6, 2025
Career / Leadership / Personal
Be Yourself: Like Breakfast for Dinner, Unexpected but Perfect
A career and leadership reflection on showing up as yourself, finding the right fit, and why authenticity often works better than a polished performance.
Jan 22, 2025
Consulting / Systems / Business
Starting Over. As a consultant.
What a short-term consulting engagement taught me about starting over, navigating ambiguity, and rebuilding confidence through small useful steps.
Dec 2, 2024
Leadership / Parenting / Teams
Leadership Lessons from the Potty: Chocolate, Chaos, and a Toddler's Hustle
A very human leadership lesson from potty training: incentives, assumptions, messy execution, and why every plan needs room for reality.
Nov 8, 2024
Leadership / Projects / Family
Superheroes, Legos, and Ikea Instructions: Lessons from Building a House from Scratch
Building a house from scratch became a practical leadership lesson in budgets, alignment, details, stress, and reflection.
Sep 30, 2024
Career / Leadership / Resilience
Laid Off: Some Unspoken Truths
A practical and honest reflection on layoffs, career resilience, and what people rarely say out loud.
Sep 24, 2024
Leadership / Change / Personal
Moving Back Home: Leadership Lessons from My Childhood Bedroom
Moving back home as an adult became an unexpected lesson in change, stress, comfort zones, and the kind of empathy leadership requires.
Sep 9, 2024
Leadership / Culture / Change
How to Be a Jedi in a Leadership Shift: Lessons in Navigating the Dark Side
How leaders can navigate culture shifts, new executives, and values conflicts without losing their judgment, integrity, or ability to move the work forward.
Aug 29, 2024
Leadership / Communication / Teams
Can You Hear Me Now? The Problem with Leadership Dead Zones
A leadership essay on communication dead zones, respectful pushback, and why teams need clarity before they can deliver good work.
Aug 20, 2024
Leadership / Culture / Teams
No Smoking: Are You a Workplace Arsonist?
A practical look at workplace behavior that creates unnecessary fires, weakens trust, and forces teams to spend their energy containing avoidable problems.
Aug 14, 2024
Career / Leadership / Resilience
Laid Off: Some Unspoken Truths (Part Deux)
More candid lessons about layoffs, professional identity, support networks, job searching, and rebuilding momentum after an unexpected career change.
Jul 31, 2024
Leadership / Operations / Service
Leading with the "Refill Washer Fluid" Approach
What a familiar dashboard warning teaches leaders about preventive action, service design, operational timing, and fixing small problems before they become expensive.
Apr 23, 2020
Consulting / Technology Operations / Product
Technology Services and Business Consulting
How TechBoot approaches practical business technology problems, product execution, operations, and growth.