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Mike Zornek

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Series: Journals

88 posts, newest first.

June 2024 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about June 2024 (and some early July things too).

May 2024 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about May 2024.

April 2024 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about April 2024.

March 2024 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about March 2024.

February 2024 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about February 2024.

January 2024 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about January 2024.

December 2023 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about December 2023.

November 2023 Review

A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about November 2023.

Journal -- June 12, 2023

Time for the regular check-in to braindump what I've been up to and what I'm thinking about. Who reads this stuff?

Boston 2022 Trip

After hosting a Christmas Eve party and visiting my Aunt's house for Christmas Day, my sister and I went to Boston for a few days.

2022 Phillies Recap and Thank You!

I look back on the 2022 season with immense pride for my team and offer particular thanks for giving me so much enjoyment during a time of personal need.

Journal -- September 18, 2022

A short recap of the last two weeks since ElixirConf. A review of project progress and what's on tap for next week.

Baseball Hall of Fame Trip Recap

I just returned from my trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, and I thought I'd share some notes and photos.

Extended Vacation (Again)

Repeating last summer's choice, I am taking an extended vacation from consulting to catch up on learning and side projects.

Quantum JIRA

Random crossover that occurred to me during a morning walk.

Mom's Passing

Over the last few months, I have had to increasingly step back from friends and work to help take care of my mother. She passed away on Friday, February 4th.

Casual Updates (Video 7m)

A short video where I catch you all up on my various project: Guildflow, Android Book Club, consulting work search, ideas in my head.

Personal Lockdown Update

A lockdown check-in. I am thankful for savings and privilege, and mindful that this relief program is reaching nobody yet.

Things Change Fast

My personal record of how fast early 2020 changed, from canceled conference trips to a household settling into lockdown.

Spinning Plates

A personal update on new iOS contract work, side project progress, and the plates I am trying to keep spinning this month.

Rainy Monday

A short video journal. Rain washes out my ride to work, a Riker flashback lunch, and WoW patch day.

Neck Surgery Recovery Update

My neck surgery ran longer than planned but was a success. An update on the cyst, the stitches, and the recovery ahead.

Fever Dreams

A few days lost to a sinus and chest cold, some strange feverish dreams, and a reminder that your health is worth appreciating.

Dongle Emotions

Cleaning up the office, opening a pile of new USB-C dongles, and a funny story from my early self-employed contracting days.

Mid-week Checkin

A midweek check-in from the Front End Web class, with the full table of contents we have been working through.

Summer Hiatus Update

Back after a summer away. WWDC in June, a week down the shore, and my first time writing Swift in production.

Phone Names

I name my hardware after video game characters. A short history of my phone names, starting with an iPhone 4 called Dex.

July Recap

A July catch-all. A packed CocoaHeads WWDC meeting, growing Side Project Saturdays, and what else has been going on.

November 12, 1955

On the cosmic significance of November 12, 1955, and the Back to the Future quote that has lived in my head ever since.

Catching Up: How Have You Been?

Three months without a post. Catching up on client work, Shindig development, and what has been eating all of my time.

A New Beginning

Restarting this blog after folding it into a company site. Why I want one place for all of it again, not just the tech.