Photography has always been a part of me. I love capturing moments and working with people who are passionate about what they do. I am available for onsite and studio projects.
I've been building commercial software and web applications for more than 25 years. I specialize in mobile and web technologies with a strong focus on end user experience.
PLAYING. WRITING. LISTENING.
Music is a universal language. It has the unique ability to move us. As we embrace it, we get emotional currency that connects us to something greater than ourselves.
Smooth flavor. No calories.
There are moments in the creative process where something unseen flows through you like a rushing stream. You learn to embrace these moments.
This is your day. A beautiful new canvas of possibility.
What will you create?
May you choose joy in every moment as you discover new ways to paint your masterpiece. May you find happiness with each color you choose and take the moment to experience each layer you add.
May you find your voice with each stroke of the brush. May you gain strength as you contribute the movement and energy to your creation.
There is something I have to get off my chest Google.
I am a small business owner and entrepreneur that has spent a good part of my life writing a health club management application called FirmPOS. Our website has been on the Internet since 1998.
As an introvert, this is something I have struggled with my entire life. Sitting on the sidelines evaluating the odds of failure, rejection or even someone hurting you. All the while, everyone else has "jumped in".
After a harsh break up with someone I loved dearly, I made a good many adjustments in my life. There were several things I had to do for me and lots of questions that needed answers.
If I were asked to leave a few final words that might be found by another seeker, I would say the number one thing I have learned in this life is to be generous.
Do it big. Do it to the best of your ability. Do it quietly.
Be generous.
Be generous with your time, talents, abilities, resources, energy, forgiveness, mercy, patience and money. Don't wait to be asked for help. Focus on becoming sensitive to the needs around you and then give what you are able. Do it quietly and as anonymously as humanly possible.
🤯 This is right where I am in my journey... it's freaky finding this video right after writing my entropy entry yesterday. The whole "sitting still on that little raft in the ocean" feeling seems more resolved now. OMG. I had no idea that "sitting still" was so important in this stage. I have been feeling so lost too. SO grateful!!
I guess I am not alone. lol - And neither are you my friend! I love you!!
I've been thinking a lot about entropy lately. More specifically, how entropic states arrive dynamically on a linear timeline. - you know... when it rains it pours...
An interesting, yet simplified explanation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics by chatGPT... goes like "In an isolated system, entropy never decreases. Left alone, things naturally move toward more disorder."
The probability of a room becoming messy is much greater than it becoming clean and tidy.
For me, it's like sitting still, isolated on a raft in the ocean and not having one move left. - In the spirit of transparency, I've felt that way for several years. Like sitting hopelessly alone on that tiny raft. It's frightening at times.
Probably why I started this whole entropy journey in the first place... lol
Why would I mention this publicly? Because sometimes you have to show your work. In five years of journey entries, I've typically shared the conclusion in hopes someone else will find value in it. So many of those entries came with much suffering (and no one needs to see that shit. lol)
If you feel this way my friend, you are not alone.
If it feels like everything is out of your control... you are NOT alone. The world is chaos right now. (high entropy → lots of unpredictability) - It's pretty easy to lose your voice and fall through the cracks.
I just want you to know... I also know how this hurts.
You are not alone.
Here's something I do to survive some of the worst moments. - I challenge you to focus your attention right now on helping another person.
Take this moment to enter a state of gratitude. Focus on a few items you are grateful for and say them out loud, over and over. If you are sitting, stand up! If you are standing, start moving! Clap your hands, smile big and become thankful for each of those items.
It might take a moment but your state will change. You will feel that heavy feeling leave and almost magically, you will be ready to help another person.
Start small. Think about the people in your life. Do it. You got this!
Nine words that will help heal deep emotional trauma.
"I am light. I am energy. I am love." - This beautiful mantra is part of my current healing. I wrote this song to help me in this process. Here's "Light"
Excited to announce Beautiful Moment V1.3 was released for iPhone! 🎉 Grateful for Apple's kindness in the review process. App reviews can be brutal.
This version: made a few UI improvements, changed the product branding to focus less on spiritual mysteries and more on discovering beauty in every moment :-)
Woohoo! Beautiful Moment was released today to the App Store! There's beauty in every moment :-)
A fun lofi remix of Still. So chill...
Here's the live version of "Still" :-)
My latest music... "Still"
I've always wanted to create an Asteroids game where you blast everything for as long as you want. Introducing Blasteroids - Ash's Revenge.
Invincibility. Rapid fire weapons. Force Fields. Black Hole Bombs that drag everything into you. (did I mention everything blows up when it hits you) Nuke IT bombs take everything out. RAMPAGE Mode adds additional ships to help you blast everything. Rampage as much as you like!
I just broke 6,000,000 on the scoreboard... and there had to be 10,000 asteroids on the screen. It was so much fun going as fast as you can, shooting rapid fire cannons, pulling all the objects into you with a Black Hole Bomb and then hitting NUKE 4 times to clear the screen. Then... more appear. Once you get the controls down, you can use them all at once for maximum damage! Yes please.
(You'll need a pretty fast computer for this one... it's just Javascript :)
Introducing... Simontaneous. My new retro groove box that can sample and play 4 hooks from a song. Create cool new grooves. And... you can play Simon too! Fun for hours :-)
