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Every Tuesday morning. Real things I'm doing with AI this week — what worked, what broke, what I learned.

№ 02 April 22, 2026 6 min

How I Got Started With AI at 54

Or: how an inheritance, a dead aunt, and 300 dog rescues led me here

My aunt died and left me a small inheritance. I spent it rescuing street dogs in Mexico for 18 months — and AI made it possible.

origingetting started
№ 01 April 21, 2026 7 min

Change This Default in Claude Code

Or Your AI Will Develop a Split Personality

I named my AI "Charlie" in one project. Two hours later, Charlie in another project had no idea who I was. Three CLAUDE.md rules fix it.

claude codememory

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