Everything was front loaded this month... SXSW, my app, Game showcase, waiting on Kickstarter to release the funds. South by went smoothly, but my app blew up... 7200+ users in 12 days... Very cool! Lots of great comments on the features and over 11k sessions, so a significant number of users came back. The game showcase was very cool, I rolled out my game prototype "Sweep the Sector!" and had a b...

February finished strong. My woodworking Kickstarter project finally crossed the finish line, funding at 156%, but most of those final pledges came in during the last 24 hours after weeks of radio silence. Classic. I was targeting a sellout raising 15k and only ended with a little over 1k, but unlike my last kickstarter, I budgeted correctly and every pledge was profitable. :) The big lesson: the ...

It's been a busy start to the year. January flew by faster than I expected, but I managed to ship something meaningful: my first Kickstarter campaign in over a decade.The Kickstarter JourneyThe big news is that I launched a Kickstarter project on January 29th! This was my white whale for the month—it consumed most of my creative energy and threw my usual routine completely off track. The project i...

November was getting back in the groove... I was a little concerned about Thanksgiving and football game keeping me from a strong finish, but generally, it was mostly good and I got back on track.  My health numbers continue to trend in the right direction.My health goals for the last 6 months of 2025 are to average less than 2500 calories a day, sleep 7.5 hours, and beat 11,000 steps a day.Curren...

I was hoping to run the first sale for bandCam in the next month...  But the band director I had been working with had to bow out...  It was primarily a scheduling issue.  One thing I didn't realize until recently, band program plan their fundraisers a year in advance.  This meant that it probably never was going to this year... I can build an application quickly, but the Directors have to juggle ...

October was a mess in many ways... in terms of meeting my goals, but generally, it was mostly good things that got me off track.  I was able to rally the last week and my health numbers continue to trend in the right direction.My health goals for the last 6 months of 2025 are to average less than 2500 calories a day, sleep 7.5 hours, and beat 11,000 steps a day.Currently, I am burning 3,235 cals a...

September was busy.  Had the film screenings, got another credit on my IMDB page. :)My health goals for the last 6 months of 2025 are to average less than 2500 calories a day, sleep 7.5 hours, and beat 11,000 steps a day.Currently, I am burning 3,295 cals a day. I have started another run at losing weight.  I am down 5 pounds in the last two weeks to 225... The changes I am making are to do a 36 h...

So... 10 years ago I was interviewed to be in a documentary... The doc was completed this year and was accepted it into the Fantastic Fest film festival... Woohoo!  I had an idea and pitched it to the director... a friend of mine...  he has a lot of different clips that couldn't make it into the film...  What if we made a player that allowed people to see some of them... better yet... What if we m...

August was a busy month, but I was still able to make progress on bandcam.io.  It's close to be able to invite some bands into a closed beta.  I should be talking to them already, but I wanted something to show with the conversation. My health goals for the last 6 months of 2025 are to average less than 2500 calories a day, sleep 7.5 hours, and beat 11,000 steps a day.Currently, I am burning 3,341...

OK... My health goals for the last 6 months of 2025 are to average less than 2500 calories a day, sleep 7.5 hours, and beat 11,000 steps a day.Currently, I am burning 3,300 cals a day, up from 3,161 in Jan., I have lost 10 pounds during July based on the calorie restriction... In July I slept an average of 7h 19m up from 6h 11m in Jan., and I averaged 11,907 steps per day in July up from 10,548.I ...