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I am an experienced programmer and musician.

Development

I am a professional web and application developer.
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I have worked with several technologies including Swift, SwiftUI, TypeScript and React.

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I also have other hobbies beyond programming.

Music

I am a drummer and bassist with over fifteen years' live and studio experience. I have made and released my own music with my solo project and in several bands.
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I am a trained historian who has written a number of articles about a range of historical topics. These can be found on my history blog, History Rhymes.
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Latest Blog Posts

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Are male skirts about to be the next fashion essential?

It’s amazing how often this question is asked on fashion blogs or in the news, but then nothing ever comes of it. This article is from 2022 and I think we know the answer to the question. Of course, that doesn’t mean we should give up though!
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J.Crew’s Pink Men’s Sweater Stirs Up Online Debate

This particular article doesn’t have anything to do with skirts specifically, but is certainly relevant when discussing gendered clothes. J.Crew introduced a pink men’s sweater which seems to have kicked up quite a debate with plenty of toxic masculinity.
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Version 2.0.0 of sequelize-migration-wrapper Released

Version 2.0.0 of sequelize-migration-wrapper Released

After almost five years of no updates, I finally released version 2.0.0 of sequelize-migration-wrapper, my npm package for Sequelize migrations.
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Week Notes #5

Week Notes #5

A lot has been going on in the past couple of week, but not a lot concerning skirts. I did get a new pair of heeled boots though!
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Are Men Becoming Accepting of Wearing A Skirt?

This is an interesting post from 2021 that discusses the fact that there are more men embracing wearing skirts.
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Should Men Wear Skirts in Street Style?

This article doesn’t have a whole lot new to say, but it’s always good to see about men wearing skirts and other gender-non-conforming clothing.
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Profiles of Beskirted Man: KJ

Profiles of Beskirted Man: KJ

Today, we welcome KJ from Ireland to Profiles of Beskirted Men!
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“Why Trucks Keep Getting Bigger”

“Why Trucks Keep Getting Bigger”

I’ve noticed this trend every time I go back to the US and have wondered why it happens. This video explains it.
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One Blog vs Many

One Blog vs Many

I am currently running five different blogs, but is it really better to separate them or just have one blog with everything?
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