I was lucky enough to stumble into a career as a Software Developer just out of college, and it provided me with many years of rewarding challenges. After spending more than 20 years developing, I decided to pursue my other passion: writing.

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Jumping into technical writing was a no-brainer. As a developer, I'd created plenty of user guides and written volumes of documentation. But I've also discovered another avenue for my writing skills: marketing. No one is more surprised at that than me! I always thought marketing was the driest writing I could image, but the digital revolution has changed that. Turns out that social media content and SEO blogging are right up my alley, so I'm now focusing on those endeavors, while continuing to keep a toe in the software world. Best of both!

So, how does all of that relate to this website? I built this blog originally to give myself some practice in writing and publishing. I keep it going because I like encouraging people to be adventurers. Not the big kind, like south pole explorers or cliff divers. I'm all about the little adventures. Discovering state parks, exploring local museums, kayaking quiet rivers, treasure hunting at thrift stores -  you see what I'm talking about, right? Life is full of tiny adventures. As A.A. Milne said in Winnie the Pooh, ​​