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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • On one hand, it’s better to be alone than to be with someone who makes you wish you were alone. I learned this the hard way.

    On the other hand, to have companionship is wonderful. I was almost 30 before I met the love of my life. She is a VERY quiet person. To the point where it was a little unnerving at first. One day, for some reason, she mustered the courage to ask me out on a date. I didn’t know how big a deal that was for her at the time. But I know from experience that dudes don’t get asked out often and I was impressed. That was almost 10 years ago.

    She’s learned how to open up a lot more. She’s still quiet, quieter than me anyway, but she can also be a lot of fun. More importantly, she’s a good and honorable person, a good mom, and great wife. She’s my best friend and I’m grateful that I get to share my life with her.



  • 💍 Excited to Announce My Next Chapter

    To my soon-to-be life partner and key stakeholder —

    After extensive due diligence and a multi-year vetting process, I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted your proposal and am ready to onboard as your spouse, effective immediately.

    When we first connected, I wasn’t actively looking. But sometimes the best opportunities find you.

    You came into my life at a pivotal inflection point, and I knew — after just a few touchpoints — that our synergies were undeniable. Your core competencies complement my growth areas in ways I never anticipated. Together, our combined bandwidth is truly greater than the sum of our parts.

    Today, I want to publicly commit to the following KPIs for our partnership:

    • 📈 Continuous investment in your personal and professional development
    • 🤝 Showing up as a collaborative thought partner, especially during Q4 of life
    • 💡 Bringing my authentic self to every interaction, even the difficult ones
    • 🔄 Iterating on our relationship with a growth mindset and radical transparency
    • 🏆 Celebrating your wins as loudly as I celebrate my own — if not louder

    I don’t take this role lightly. I know there will be challenges. Pivots. Moments where we need to realign on our shared vision. But I am fully committed to doing the work, leaning in, and never letting perfect be the enemy of good.

    You are not just my partner. You are my north star, my biggest champion, and honestly? The best culture fit I have ever encountered.

    I am so grateful to the mentors, connectors, and mutual connections who helped us get here. You know who you are.

    Here’s to building something truly disruptive — together. 🥂

    I’m open to questions. Let’s connect.

    #Blessed #NewBeginnings #LifePartnership #GrowthMindset #Grateful #OpenToOpportunities (just kidding) #ForeverSeries #MarriedLife









  • This drawdown has sparked a debate about the “Magnificent Seven” member: Is Microsoft stock a falling knife, or has the market overreacted, presenting a rare opportunity to buy a preeminent artificial intelligence (AI) stock at a discount?

    First, “the market” overreacts about everything. Not surprising given that stock price volitility is mostly driven by speculation.

    Second, who writes this crap? Anyone who thinks of Microsoft as an “AI stock” is clueless. The majority of Microsoft’s revenue comes from “services”, a big chunk of which is derived from subscriptions for Azure, Office 365, and other hosted solutions.

    Microsoft has been racing to cram “AI” into as many areas as possible. Probably in an attempt to justify their substantial R&D and capital expenditures. But calling them an “AI stock” is insane considering “AI” is not their core business or even a profitable part of their business.


  • “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” – Psalm 66:18

    “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.” – Isaiah 59:1-2

    “If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.” – Proverbs 28:9

    "When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil. – Isaiah 1:15-16

    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” – 1 Peter 3:12

    Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. – Proverbs 21:13

    “The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.” – Proverbs 15:29

    He’s got a pretty solid basis for that claim.