Sovereign AI: Owning Your Model, Not Just Your Data
Centralized AI wants your data. Sovereign AI asks what you can do with your own. I’ll show how I actually run decentralized models and keep my data close.
My writings
Dispatches from a life spent online.
Scroll-snap in 2026: when it works and when it fights the user
Scroll-snap is finally stable enough to ship without fear, but it still loves to fight the user if you aim it at the wrong problem. Here is where I actually use it in 2026, and where I avoid it.
My Step‑By‑Step Local SEO GEO Strategy For Small Businesses
How I actually build a GEO strategy for real small business clients. From first audit to entity setup, llms.txt, schema, and content structure, week by week.
How I Actually Time Block a Week Without Burning Out
I tried to engineer the perfect calendar. Then I watched it get wrecked by reality every single week. This is the version of time blocking that actually survives contact.
Creatine At 57: My 12‑Week Strength And Focus Experiment
I ran a 12‑week creatine experiment at 57 with weekly strength tests and focus logs. Here is what actually changed, with numbers instead of broscience.
CSS Subgrid: The Layout Feature That Finally Made My Components Behave
CSS subgrid finally made my components line up without hacks. Here is how I use it for cards, forms, and editorial-style layouts in real projects.
The Mental Load After A Youth Baseball Loss (And How I Don’t Bring It Home)
Youth coaching looks light and fun from the fence. After a loss, it is not. This is how I decompress, process, and handle the parent dynamic without burning out.
I Asked 3 AI Tools The Same Question About My Client. The GEO Results Were Wild.
I ran a real GEO test on a client using ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude with the exact same query. The differences in what they surfaced are shaping how I now use each tool.
My 2026 Supplement Stack: The Short List That Actually Survived
In 2026 my supplement stack is boring on purpose. Magnesium, creatine, vitamin D, and a small anti-anxiety combo survived a ruthless purge. Here is why.
The Browser DevTools CSS Workflow I Wish I Had 10 Years Ago
How I use modern browser DevTools to untangle CSS, layout bugs, and paint issues in minutes instead of hours. The workflow I wish I had 10 years ago.
Quiet Leadership in Youth Baseball: Coaching By Asking Better Questions
I stopped yelling instructions in youth baseball and started asking questions instead. The dugout got quieter, the kids got smarter, and the results surprised me.
Schema.org For Non‑Developers: The One Markup That Makes AI Understand Your Site
Schema.org is the one markup layer that makes AI and search engines stop guessing what your site is about. Here is how I wire it up without writing code.