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LATEST ✺ NOV 7, 2026

Saying hi to strangers

Sometimes it just feels good to say hi to other people.

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EST. 2023 ✺ PARIS ↔ TEXAS ✺ 15 POSTS ✺ 2 LANGUAGES ✺ 0 THEMES

Recent stuff

Tacos, scripture, keyboards, reading apps, public speaking, quitting jobs. Whatever.

Aug 25, 2025

Creating a Scout Troop AI Policy

Our AI policy for BSA Scout Troop 112 in Paris, France.

personaltech
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Jul 9, 2025

Mentava review - how my opinion of the early reading app has changed a year later

My experience teaching my daughter to read with the iOS app Mentava and how my opinion has changed in the past year.

personalparenthood
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Jul 4, 2025

Sh*t Coding - Where sh*t posting and vibe coding meet

Let's not take ourselves too seriously here.

personaltech
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Mar 25, 2025

This Isn't a Post About Keyboard Layouts

I switch to Colemak, but this isn't about keyboard layouts.

personal
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Feb 12, 2025

Public Speaking Book(s) Review - The Presentation Coach, Lend Me Your Ears, & The Elements of Eloquence

Wherein I look at public speaking advice from three books - The Presentation Coach, Lend Me Your Ears, and The Elements of Eloquence.

personal
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Dec 22, 2024

Boyhood is a different movie ten years later

Boyhood is perhaps my favorite movie. I was surprised to find how much it had changed since my last viewing.

personal
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Nov 22, 2024

The Last 90 Days - Quitting My Job In France

In France, you are expected to give 3 months notice when quitting a job. How does that work in practice?

personalprofessional
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Aug 7, 2024

La Bible comme la littérature - entre les lignes

Deux exemples de La Bible des histoires riches en détails omis.

francais
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Jun 26, 2024

Les breakfast tacos à Paris

Comment je cuisine des breakfast tacos loin du Texas.

francais
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Jun 16, 2024

Mentava review - my first experience using the learning to read app

My experience teaching my daughter to read with the iOS app Mentava and why it didn't work for us.

personalparenthood
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Jun 14, 2024

Using LLMs to learn foreign language vocabulary

How I prioritize my vocabulary learning using LLMs.

personallanguage learning
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Mar 13, 2024

Misplaced Nostalgia

Nostalgia and its folly.

misc
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Feb 25, 2024

Learning a Language When You're Bad at Learning Languages

How I, the person the worst at second languages, managed to learn French to a fairly decent point.

language learninglearning
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Dec 28, 2023

My 2023 Year in Review

I look back at my 2023.

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Nov 7, 2026 Saying hi to strangers READ → Aug 25, 2025 Creating a Scout Troop AI Policy READ → Jul 9, 2025 Mentava review - how my opinion of the early reading app has changed a year later READ → Jul 4, 2025 Sh*t Coding - Where sh*t posting and vibe coding meet READ → Mar 25, 2025 This Isn't a Post About Keyboard Layouts READ → Feb 12, 2025 Public Speaking Book(s) Review - The Presentation Coach, Lend Me Your Ears, & The Elements of Eloquence READ → Dec 22, 2024 Boyhood is a different movie ten years later READ → Nov 22, 2024 The Last 90 Days - Quitting My Job In France READ → Aug 7, 2024 La Bible comme la littérature - entre les lignes READ → Jun 26, 2024 Les breakfast tacos à Paris READ → Jun 16, 2024 Mentava review - my first experience using the learning to read app READ → Jun 14, 2024 Using LLMs to learn foreign language vocabulary READ → Mar 13, 2024 Misplaced Nostalgia READ → Feb 25, 2024 Learning a Language When You're Bad at Learning Languages READ → Dec 28, 2023 My 2023 Year in Review READ →