September Notes

A Place to Wait

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Long Biên Bridge — May 23, 2019

In a way, this summer has been an ordinary one, apart from the floods. Perhaps El Niño had something to do with it.

My son is now nine months old. He smiles a lot. Cries a lot, too. He's already cruising along the furniture nonstop. Already?

So with that little life update out of the way, I’d like to share a project update.

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Terraform Kept Killing My Home Internet

Why Terraform Runs Froze Everything

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Yoro Park, April 2025

A quick personal update. Our baby has been born and doing well, but isn't home yet. I'm taking paternity leave in a few days. It's going to be a long break, several months, maybe longer. When I told my manager, he accepted it immediately. No hesitation. No drama.

Still, I can't shake the guilt. Maybe it's just me, but I'm anxious about stepping away from my career for a while.

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