Notes

Working With a Friend on Something New

Aug 10, 2026 · 1 min read · ♥ 5

Update, August 22. The Rendered Digital-built website is now live and accepting email addresses to be notified when it’ll be open for business this fall. Sign up at beach111.com to be the first to find out when Mike’s opening the doors. Rendered is giving me…

Notes, by Email

Jul 3, 2026 · 1 min read · ♥ 2

This site has always been a one-way street. I write, and you happen to wander by. As of this week there's a mailbox at the end of the lane. If you'd like new notes to land in your inbox, there's a quiet little form at…

The Page That Didn't Exist

Jul 3, 2026 · 1 min read · ♥ 2

Someone asked me for a scheduling link the other day, and I didn't have one I could send. The only booking page on my site sells one specific paid session. What she needed was simpler: a free twenty minutes to talk. The normal move is…

Sometimes the Right Answer Is "Don't Bother"

Jun 28, 2026 · 1 min read · ♥ 5

I run my own business on AI tools I built myself, so I'm the last person who'd tell you to be afraid of it. Which is exactly why I'll say the quiet part: most of what you've read about AI for your business is hype.…

The Wire Reads the Room Now

May 29, 2026 · 2 min read · ♥ 2

BOOM?, the Rendered Digital community app I built for the Metro East, has a new home-page panel that reads the room. Quiet hour? It says "Quiet on the wire." Things in motion? It says "What's Happening." A mystery cracks while you're sitting on the page?…