2022 Year In Review and 2023 Goals
It’s time again for a year in review – 2022 edition! This year has been a doozy for me, personally and professionally. Work-wise, I left my job of 9 years, …
Category: Personal Stuff
Posts about me
2020 and 2021 Years in Review, and Looking Forward to 2022
Like many folks, my 2020 and 2021 have not been ideal. 2020 had started pretty well! I spoke at CodeMash in Ohio in January, then at SWETUGG in Stockholm and …
My 2021 Health Journey Sure Has Been Fun!
TL;DR After 6 months of having various medical issues and not knowing why, I was diagnosed with a heart condition (nbd :D) and I have back surgery scheduled for the …
Welcome to the PEG Club!
I read an article not long ago about how they think a lot of people having allergic reactions to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are allergic to PEG or …
Being Prescribed Something I’m Allergic To aka Software Doesn’t Work
I should have gotten a colonoscopy today. My dad had colo-rectal cancer, my brother had some pre-cancerous stuff, so I thought it’d behoove me to get checked. But what, you …
Looking back on 2018, looking forward to 2019
It’s hard for me to think about 2018 with fondness. It went to shit before the halfway mark, and it’s really hard to think about any positives. But I know …
Introversion, social anxiety, and conferences
Just a warning that this is gonna get pretty honest and open about my introversion and depression. I’ve touched a bit on my social anxiety before, but not like this. …
Care and Feeding of Needful Conference Goers
I’ve been asked a number of times by conference organizers for some help with feeding gluten free folks. So I decided to write up a few helpful tips – if …
People always ask (Warning: Not Testing related!)
Edit 5/17/2020 Today is the 13th anniversary of my being diagnosed with Celiac disease. It also happens to be Celiac Awareness Month! I thought I’d revisit this post and update …