About

Who

My name is Jared, I'm a [redacted] year old software engineer. Most of my career has been spent in service of various distributed compute platforms. I have a wife, four lovely daughters, and two irrepressible grandchildren.

What

I honestly don't know what I'll be yammering about. My day job is software engineering (my dad, and every other professional engineer, cringes when I say that), but I find myself inexplicably entertained and fascinated by a wide variety of topics. My opinions are just that — mine, and do not necessarily represent the views of the company I work for.

When

Short answer — when the urge to write overcomes my natural inclination towards sloth. Slightly longer answer — I'm going to try and commit to at least once a week. I've tried journaling before, and never ended up making it stick for more than a few days/weeks. Reckon we'll just have to wait and see how it goes this time...

Where

I currently reside in the great city of Chicago, but I was born, raised, and spent almost all of my life in Texas, where most of my family still resides.

Why

I have always had the urge to write, and I often have opinions, so those two facts sort of dictate that sooner or later, I'd have a blog. The fact I got to create this with my new best friend, Claudius (my co-worker Tim's name for Claude Code, which I shamelessly stole), is just icing on the cake. Why a beach bar theme? Well, Jimmy Buffett is basically my hero, so that seemed like reason enough.

How

As I alluded to earlier, I have been heavily using Claude Code this year, with most of my better work being accomplished via GSD. That powerful assistance is why this blog exists and isn't still languishing on my to-do list.

The Wild Meridian

Every good bar needs a name, and every good blog needs one too. Mine comes from Jimmy Buffett's classic tune, The Pascagoula Run. Pull up a stool, order something with salt on the rim, and stay a while.

Thanks for reading.