Then: 2025 First Half
Then pages are a way to look back on what has happened over the years.
You can find the latest updates on the Now page.
Family
- Looking forward to family trip to Europe. Europe 2025
- Tyler is graduating Middle school this year. Off to high school next year! š³
- Max is graduating elementary school and will be starting middle school.
- We are working on some big landscaping projects and are excited to have our yard returned back to normal soon.
Personal
- Trip planning for Europe
Learning Stretch Goal
Every 6-12 months I challenge myself to a unique learning goal: something that is not necessarily related to a need for work or in my personal life, but also something that is still indirectly beneficial.
My Current Learning Goal: Learning German!
Continuing to learn German for our trip. Iām somewhere in the middle of Level 3 on Pimsleur. I think I could hold a 30-60min conversation over coffee entirely in Germanā¦ although, my limited vocabulary would make it quite the random discussion.
MN Chaser
I launched MN Chaser site earlier this year. I built that site almost entirely from scratch.
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
MCP is š„
MCP (Model Context Protocol) - invented by Anthropic is a new open-standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives, including content repositories, business tools, and development environments. It provides a universal, open standard for connecting AI systems with data sources, replacing fragmented integrations with a single protocol.
n8n
Might be my favorite tool of the year. Iāve built my own own self-hosted server and am already starting to automate some favorite un-favorite tasks.
Iāve recently created an MCP Server on n8n and am now treating it as my own person AI agent.
"Check my availability next week Tues afternoon. If I'm available schedule a meeting with (person)"āVibe Codingā is a thing.
Vibe Coding - development that leverages AI to automate parts of the coding process. Itās characterized by focusing on the overall intent of the project and allowing AI tools to handle the syntax and structure
Career
Client Partner at 66degrees
Every day, having conversations on bleeding edge AI-related adventures!