THE NOTEBOOK / SEPTEMBER 2026

Work in
progress.

A collection of working tools, experiments, and lessons. Status is part of the story.

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Guru — making work with AI accumulate

Working personal system; continuing development.

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02

The local librarian — the next question for Guru

Research direction; results not yet established.

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03

Research tools — keeping the evidence attached

Working internal tools; continued reliability work.

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04

Homebase — returning to unfinished work

Working personal workspace.

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05

Ghostwriter — keeping judgment in AI-assisted publishing

Working creative toolset; undergoing refinement.

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06

Maker Library — designing for the workshop

Working local tool.

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07

ForgeCAM — the distance between a screen and a machine

Desktop development builds; physical-machine qualification remains.

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08

Walk Your Land — making uncertainty useful

Application in development; buyer and device validation remain.

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09

TaddMap — when the numbers work but the interface does not

Usable local application; some mapping checks remain.

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10

Looks Cool — remembering something you saw

Local iPhone prototype.

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11

The Countrytyme website

Professional website work; Countrytyme intellectual property.

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12

Family Tree Studio

Working personal application.

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13

Trading research and coaching experiments

Personal analysis tools and simulation work.

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14

SaltSEO

Audit-tool build; current external service readiness needs review.

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15

SVG cleanup

Working local utility.

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16

Math practice

Personal educational tool.

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17

Chert

Collector-app prototype.

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18

GoScram

Outdoor-discovery prototype.

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19

NashGid

Directory project; current activity is limited.

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20

Scholarship discovery

Application work; current content and availability need revalidation.

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21

Communication practice

Voice-interaction prototype.

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22

VoiceBridge and TimeWalk

Separate research concepts.

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23

SeshMap

Personal logging-app prototype.

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24

Household Budget

Personal analysis project.

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25

Publishing and illustrated stories

A mixed body of completed work, revisions, and developing manuscripts.

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26

Biography and personal storytelling

Interview tools and private creative projects.

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27

Music, video, and production tools

Creative experiments and supporting tools; completion varies by project.

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28

Small tools and ongoing experiments

Internal utilities and early product ideas.

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29

Survey document review — making discrepancies easier to act on

Working review capability; separate from the Countrytyme website.

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30

Land Planner — giving an evolving plan room to change

Mapping application in development and use; separate from the Countrytyme website.

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31

Tract Explorer — helping people understand a piece of land

Mapping application with deployment history; separate from the Countrytyme website.

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32

Printmaking — when the research meets the block

Research, a book draft, and the test of ink on paper.

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Working with AI — useful output takes supervision

Claude, continuity, corrections, and the judgment behind the output.

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A song for every property