It Seems Like Forever

It’s been nearly two months since I last posted anything of substance to my blog. Life has been a whirlwind with the new promotion. Between that, the new app I’ve been working on, and other life stuff, it’s been go, go, go. I somehow managed an afternoon without any meetings today, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to write.

First, the promotion transition is going well. I was thrown into the deep end of the pool with very little guidance, which is okay with me. I’m the type who learns by failing once or twice. I’d rather do it my way than someone else’s. Getting up to speed with my new direct reports and the projects they’re working on has been like drinking from a firehose. There’s been a whole new level of meetings too. I don’t get to do hands on much now. I’m not sure how I feel about it.

I spent all last week in Bentonville, Arkansas. Since VIZIO is owned by Walmart, I got to go the home office for their Associate’s Week celebration. I’ve worked for “big” companies in the past, but Walmart is a machine. The new campus is quite impressive and very modern. I had the opportunity to meet several people I’ve been working with virtually for the last year and a half too. Oh, and I got to swing a golf club for the first time at a team building outing. I think I’m hooked.

I’ve been grinding really hard on my new Mac app, Cache Out, for the last month. I started work on it more than six months ago, and as I saw it beginning to take shape, it became more and more of an obsession. I’m really pleased with where it’s ended up and I’m looking forward to where it’s headed. Keep an eye on it if you’re a Mac user who uses different browsers and would like to use a tool for clearing caches, history, downloads, etc. easily.

The Cache Out work has me thinking about resurrecting Yasu too…

In between, I released an Obsidian to OmniFocus task sync plugin. It already has a small user base that’s slowly building. I’m kind of proud of how this one turned out. I use it almost every day and it’s been a huge time saver. That’s all that matters.

I’m coming up on the anniversary of my CABG X4 on June 30, 2026. It’s amazing to think that it’s already been a year. I’m back to the crazy life I was living prior and it almost seems like it never even happened – if it weren’t for the scar on my chest I look at every day in the mirror. I thank God for the new lease on life every single day.

My wife is going on month three of her retirement. She’s happier than she’s ever been and is really glad she made the choice. So am I. Life has been pretty good lately.

That’s enough of a brain dump. There’s more happening, and this is the top of mind things. Hopefully it won’t be another two months before I publish more than just a handful of words.