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Alicia Mae's Legacy: Building a Memorial in Code

When we lost our daughter Alicia Mae at just four months old, we knew her story needed to be told. Not just for us, but for everyone whose lives she touched and everyone she continues to help through organ donation. This is the story of building aliciamae.org —a digital memorial, a celebration of life, and a testament to how technology can preserve what matters most.

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Tech Leadership

From fixing printers to leading engineering teams—lessons learned about mentorship, technical growth, and what it means to be a lifelong learner

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Full Stack Parenting

Adventures in raising five kids (four here, one watching), navigating grief, finding joy in chaos, and why work-life balance isn't optional

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Infrastructure Tales

Real stories from the trenches—server migrations, cloud deployments, VoIP upgrades, and the art of near-zero downtime

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Gaming & Life

Why gaming matters, Project Zomboid modding adventures, and how virtual worlds teach us about real problem-solving

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Perspectives

Reflections on loss, resilience, community, finding meaning in both code and cemetery inscriptions, and what really matters

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Building Things

Project walkthroughs, technical deep-dives, development stories, and the journey of creating solutions that matter

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