A commonplace book · est. 2026

Veranotes

Notes in the margin — my own takes on life, systems, and faith, plus a bench of tools I built for myself.

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Life
Stream 02
Systems
Stream 03
Faith
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Recent thoughts

Scripture · Opinion
May 2026
What I think the Prodigal's father was actually risking

An opinion piece — the kind I keep out of Project Context — on shame, running, and the cost of the welcome.

Systems
May 2026
Why I stopped over-engineering the design submission deck

Field notes from federal solutions work: the simplest architecture that survives the panel usually wins.

Life
Apr 2026
On building things only you will ever use

A small defense of the personal utility website, the unread journal, and the tool with exactly one user.

Faith
Apr 2026
Eldership, governance, and the limits of a spreadsheet

Where board duty meets shepherding — and what numbers can and can't tell you about a church.

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The Bench

Utility
The Collector

Capture, sort, and keep the scraps — links, quotes, references, half-ideas.

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App
Vibe Apps

The little built-for-me tools that don't belong anywhere else yet.

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App
Spanish Drill

Daily A2 practice — scheduler-fed, quick, no excuses.

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Add a tool

Drop a new vibe app onto the bench.

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About this place

Veranotes is my commonplace book — a place for opinions, half-formed ideas, and the tools I build for myself. Where Project Context stays disciplined and expository, this is the margin: where I write what I actually think.

The main text is for everyone. The margin is for me.