Hobbies & Interests
Pursuits outside the terminal — some spanning decades
Primary Pursuits
Martial Arts
since age 5
A lifelong practice that began in childhood and has continued for decades.
Martial arts has been the most consistent thread outside of technology—a
discipline that teaches patience, precision, and the value of showing up every
day to practice fundamentals. The parallels to software craftsmanship are not
accidental.
Skydiving
10,000+ jumps
10,000+ jumps logged
What started as a curiosity became a serious pursuit. Ten thousand jumps is not
a number you reach casually—it represents years of weekends at drop zones,
equipment maintenance, weather watching, and the particular kind of risk management
that comes from doing something where the consequences of error are absolute.
At this volume, skydiving stops being about the thrill and becomes about mastery
of a craft. Canopy control, formation flying, weather reading—the
vocabulary shifts from recreational to professional.
Motorcycling
ongoing
Two wheels, open road, deliberate attention. Motorcycling demands the kind of
sustained focus and situational awareness that makes it genuinely restorative.
There is no multitasking on a motorcycle. It is the closest thing to meditation
at speed.
Craft & Culture
Woodworking
Hand tools and joinery. The satisfaction of building something physical after spending all day in the abstract.
Horology
The study and appreciation of mechanical timekeeping. Watches as engineering artifacts, not fashion accessories.
DJing
Mixing and live performance. The technical side of music as a form of real-time creative expression.
Music
Listening, collecting, and the broader culture of sound. A constant backdrop to both work and leisure.