Updated 12Mar2026, from my tiny apartment in the Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine, where winter and spring are arguing about who is in charge. Spring will be the victor. Soon.
But I’m not putting my coats and gloves away. Yet.
The Big Picture
I have returned to Maine. Again.
And I am making this beautiful city my home. Again.
Why?
Being part of my grandchild’s life, getting back into being part of a family again.
Projects
ProfessorJRE is working on a book, a workbook to help engineering student thrive, not just survive. I’ll be posting drafts of this here on this website.
My programming agency slowCode is working with Infinite Canvas Consulting to develop visual tools for Enneagram coaches and HR professionals. We have an online tool that produces personalized visual presentations of your Enneagram information, based on CoreType (and Sub-type, if you have that info).
Try it out at EnneaGraphix.com
We are also building a YouTube channel about using visuals to enhance coaching. Learning the tools to do that efficiently is a lot of fun and frustration.
slowCode is also exploring how to use AI to learn better, faster. And to build systems to take friction out of my sYstems.
Learning to draw, exploring watercolor, tangling for equanimity.
Yet another round of smallification. For this year, I’m living in a very small but posh apartment in Bayside. It’s … interesting.
plus seeing old Maine friends and finding new ones, planning for summer in my new camper, eating seafood, visiting the ocean, … all the Maine things.
On the back burner
- Geeking and making
- Playing music (though I did join the Masterworks chorus of Choral Arts)
- Printing
TODO: The What I’m Doing page should be regularly updated, and included in the nownownow listing …
look at https://sive.rs/now for more info and as an example.