Writing

An Elegy for August

Libertine freedom is nonsense. Freedom isn't unlimited choice. It's the ability to choose to do what's right. It's indistinguishable from avoiding sin and following God's commandments.

The Catholic Mass and its sacraments are a microcosm of all good life. They involve memorization and habituation, but require intentionality to fulfill. This is just like the good life.

Prayers are better than thoughts

Focus your work on areas that will accumulate success, rather than small things that never pay off.

A modern principle ought to be to avoid manipulation.

An article describing my thoughts on users with no data and how HATEOAS / hypermedia can fix the errors I've encountered.

Sharing some basic information regarding MVC and CRUD I have learned from web development with htmx.

Alec and Claudia's Christmas letter to the family.