Previously
Past versions of my /now page, newest first. Kept as they were, typos and all.
September 12, 2026
Working on
Releasing Valencia — A WordPress Theme
A clean-room recreation of a favorite blog silhouette, rebuilt as a modern block theme.
Next milestone: shipping it to production and writing up what porting a design between themes actually teaches you.
Reading
The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici
Re-reading this again. how a Florentine family bankrolled the Renaissance by turning interest-bearing loans into something the Church could tolerate. No family in my opinion (east or west) had a more lasting impact on the world.
Listening
Indigo Park
Bruce Hornsby at 70, making a concept record about where he came from. I love Bruce Hornsby as both an artist and a man. He tries new things. He brought in Bonnie Raitt and Ezra Koenig. Recommend!
2026 in three words
Ritual — habit with emotional intentionality. The sensory details matter.
Strength — body, will, voice. Getting harder to knock over.
Intention — protecting focus, curating inputs, acting rather than reacting.