This Is Where I Put All This
This is not my desk. In 1998, I DID have a lamp that looked a lot like that one, though. (AI-generated photo)
This Is Home Now
I’ve been looking for a place to land online for several years. I’ve started and abandoned more personal websites than I care to admit. New and improved social platforms kept promising a shortcut to connection, visibility, and even potential permanence in exchange for my attention and browsing history. I took the deal more than once. Turns out the shortcut was a detour
This is home now—a place for me to live online.
About The Em Dash
Before moving on, a quick note on the em dash—that dash right there. I’ve used it for years in my writing. While generative AI didn’t invent it, it has certainly popularized it to the point of suspicion. I suspect it’s now a leading indicator of work generated by AI. I do use generative AI, but everything you read here always begins in my own head.
So I’m keeping the em dash—you’ll have to pry it from the cold, dead fourth finger of my right hand.
None Of This Looked Like A Plan
For most of my life, my interests were scattered across what I always thought would be separate careers: broadcasting, media creation, and information technology.
Computers. Broadcasting. Writing. Audio production. Technology. Music. Systems. Stories. Signal. Noise.
None of it seemed to follow a straight line. For the longest time, I assumed it wasn’t supposed to. I considered each skill a fallback should the others fail to deliver my next paycheck, quietly hoping that one of them might deliver my first million-dollar payday. (I’m still waiting to see which one has been holding out on me.)
I’ve yet to meet a career counselor who would have predicted that these supposedly unrelated interests would eventually click into a coherent skill set…but it fits, and it’s kept me doing work I care about for a few decades.
This site is where my work and interests in technology, media, culture, and politics come together—and what it feels like to navigate all of it in the second half of life and career personally, professionally, and otherwise.
The Through-Line
I've spent 30 years in tech—building computers, fixing problems, translating complexity into something humans can actually use. I've never stopped trying to make things better than I found them.
Along the way, I’ve never completely abandoned broadcasting, audio, or writing; I’ve carried them quietly into everything else I've done.
Turns out those 'separate' careers weren't separate at all. The technical work shapes how I think. Broadcasting taught me how ideas land with my audience. Writing helps me make sense of it all.
What This Space Is For
I love to write, so most of what I publish here will be readable. But when audio or video is better suited, I’ll put on a nice shirt, fire up the cam and mic, and put the broadcasting hat back on.
If this site does anything well, I hope it reflects a few simple truths: skills add up, curiosity grows, and clarity often arrives later.
Glad you’re here— GD
