“Bravery is just the determination to do a job that you know has to be done.” – Audie Murphy Writing this is bringing me back. I started a newspaper in college called “The Pineapple Press”, writing culinary and hospitality articles for our school. The first half of my career was spent in kitchens and on event … Continue reading Radical Hospitality

I think it’s important for fathers to teach their kids. While Ani does a great job curating curriculum and teaching the kids for homeschool, there are lessons I want to teach our kids off curriculum. I came up with what I call Daddycademy. The idea of dads teaching their kids isn’t new, and there are handles online with similar titles. But I wanted to create my own with a focus on five categories – Faith & Theology, History & Civics, Business & Money, Trades & Skills, and Gam

People are worried about this, including many pioneer developers who have lamented the fact that we’re going too fast and with too little guard rails. Many have left the field entirely because of this already getting out of control. Imagery from Skynet and Matrix to economic industry replacements or opportunity – the hope and fear is that an efficacious AI will be capable of making big changes to life as we know it. We’re already seeing incredible changes, and we haven’t even

The scramble of Lent, family, dreamings, doings – it’s time to just reorient as we square up with the Triduum. This is the biggest happening in history nd we’re reflecting on it. The reason we’re Christians, Christ-ians… Jesus changed everything. Let’s really spend some time engaging with it.

Today, I’m going to write about the models I use as a company of one to expand my productivity as I grow as a company of one. Large Language Models (LLMs) This is the popular commercial line that everyone has been buzzing about. Aside from large industry and defense, a lot of money is going into this space to the race for AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), a coveted trophy in the AI wars. Think of it as the internet personified. Anthropic, xAI, OpenAI, Alphabet are huge p

I’ve been training and learning with a number of AI programs the past number of years and utilizing them (or not) along the way. There is a lot to say about it. Here’s what I’ve learned so far… When ChatGPT came out, I signed up for their Playground model, it was an early access iteration of the Large Language Model so people could see what it could do. There was no direction, just a prompt box to start writing and it would respond. The one thing OpenAI did say was that you,

I was talking with a gentleman yesterday about the discipline in our lives and how important it was to have a support system to keep it going. The conversation inspired me to write a 101 about what it looks like to have an effective support system. Or like a president, build your cabinet of strong and experienced voices to give you insight, challenge perception, and encourage your growth. Consider the following team.

A father encourages his son to declare ‘I am good enough’, reflecting on building confidence and self-worth to inspire parents to speak life into their kids.

Kick off Lent with courage and reflection—explore Ash Wednesday’s call to journey deeper with Christ and transform your spiritual walk.

Encouragement for when you’re feeling beat up—embrace the climb, persevere through challenges, and trust the journey to fulfill your God-given purpose.

Confront evil head-on—explore spiritual warfare, challenge complacency, draw inspiration from Ephesians 6, and stand firm in faith against darkness.

Discover how to harness your finances with prayer, goals, and discipline—choose the right economic engines to fuel your vocation, generosity, and legacy.

Explore the Catholic roots of All Hallow’s Eve—learn why Halloween is part of Allhallowtide, the vigil of All Saints and All Souls, and how to celebrate with faith and joy.

Discover Allhallowtide—the season linking Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Understand its purpose of honoring saints, praying for the departed and purifying souls.

Rebuild your financial engine: learn why revisiting and tuning your economic engines is essential for personal growth, business momentum, and leading with purpose.

Discover how Jesus’ wineskin metaphor inspires renewal in today’s turbulent times—rebuild society, strengthen faith, and embrace fresh leadership for transformation.

Reflect on activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the state of civil discourse—calling for courage, faith, and a return to core values.

Encourages you to push past fear, trust God’s call and take action—reminding that all worthwhile things lie on the other side of fear.

Celebrate ministry milestones and Independence Day—remember your ‘why’ and keep fighting for faith, family, and freedom.

Reflecting on watching the 2013 papal election, this post celebrates the Holy Spirit’s guidance and hopes for unity and renewal with Pope Leo XIV.