About me

Brain tumour survivor, self-styled "transformation architect", Pythonista, devops specialist, queer-spirited environmentalist, 12-step ally, aspie, Rotarian, musical theatre nut, MotoGP follower, husband, father, Canadian, and resident of the traditional territory of the K'ómoks people


Writings

Surviving a brain tumour

In the early evening of November 10, 2022, in a small room in the emergency area of North Island Hospoital Comox Valley, a doctor entered and showed me a picture of the inside of my brain. My world changed in an instant...

A vision of static

Colours appeared less vibrant, as I had noticed in the store. But I also saw static — like an old-fashioned television with a broken antenna — across my entire visual field, distorting everything...

The importance of dark mode

Consider using a dark background for presentation slides and other applications that support it. You might appreciate giving your eyes a break, even for everyday work, and it would certainly help when sharing with me...

The Transformation Architect

Rooms buzzed with creative energy and enthusiasm as individuals broke from their daily grind to brainstorm and collaborate in a deep, powerful way. Frank unleashed the genius within every individual in the otherwise boring corporate environment, as ideas flowed...

"Selling is so easy!"

Evan turned, looked me in the eyes, grinned from ear to ear, and shouted — SCREAMED at me — “I am by far the BEST EVER!!”...

My professional ethics

While attending Carnegie Mellon University in the late 1980s, I attended two on-campus presentations by author Kurt Vonnegut. At the time, the university received large research grants each year from the US military...


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