Just A Thought

Selected Projects

Some thoughts become essays. Others become things I build.

Just A Thought is primarily a place where I process faith, life, relationships, leadership, culture, and technology through writing. Sometimes, however, an idea begins to take the shape of something more practical: a prototype, a digital tool, or an experiment designed to solve a real problem.

These are selected projects that have developed far enough to share, use, and continue refining. They are not finished commercial products, but they represent another part of how I think: noticing a need, asking better questions, and building something that may help.

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Featured Projects

These projects are at different stages of development. BlueGreen Guide is currently in invitation-based alpha testing, PawPath remains an active proof of concept, and EpochLex is a living open-source reference that is available to use now and designed to keep improving as the language around AI changes.

BlueGreen Guide shown across laptop, tablet, and mobile interfaces
Featured Project Invitation-based alpha testing

BlueGreen Guide

Discover better outdoors.

BlueGreen Guide is an outdoor discovery and wayfinding app designed to help people find practical experiences across blue spaces and green spaces. It brings together an interactive map, search and filters, curated collections, and place information intended to help people understand where they can go, what they can do there, and what they should know before heading outdoors.

The app is currently in alpha testing with a deliberately curated set of outdoor locations across Southern and Central California, Arizona, and Nevada. The location set is intentionally limited while I test the experience in real-world use, gather feedback, refine the wayfinding and place information, and determine what should change before expanding into additional areas and regions.

Alpha access is currently by request. If you are interested in helping test BlueGreen Guide, submit an access request. Approved testers receive an email invitation with access information and instructions for providing feedback during the alpha.

  • Interactive outdoor discovery map
  • Search, filters, and curated collections
  • Real-world alpha testing and tester feedback
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PawPath — Pet-care preparedness for the road
Featured Project Active proof of concept

PawPath

Pet-care preparedness for the road.

PawPath is a mobile-friendly project for campers, RV travelers, road-trippers, and others who travel with pets.

Instead of waiting until something goes wrong, PawPath helps travelers identify nearby veterinary-care options, choose a primary and backup facility, and save essential trip and pet information before leaving home. It also includes a separate experience for finding nearby care when it is needed more urgently.

The project grew from a practical question: when you are traveling with a pet, how prepared are you to find appropriate care in an unfamiliar place?

  • Trip planning and immediate-care search modes
  • Primary and backup veterinary-care selections
  • Locally saved care plans without an account
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EpochLex Dictionary of the AI Era
Featured Project Living open-source dictionary

EpochLex

Dictionary of the AI Era.

EpochLex is a living lexicon of artificial intelligence, capturing the terms, concepts, and ideas shaping how we work, create, communicate, and think. It is intended to be more than a static glossary: the public site is a searchable reference for exploring the language that continues to emerge around AI.

The dictionary can be used now. It supports instant search, category filtering, A–Z browsing, list and grid views, audible pronunciation, and dedicated term pages with definitions, examples, provenance, history, related terms, sources, and research status.

EpochLex is deliberately a vibe-coded, open-source project. AI tools are part of how the site and dictionary are built and maintained, while the work remains human-directed and human-reviewed. Contribution is not limited to developers: researchers, writers, designers, accessibility testers, editors, documentation contributors, and developers can help strengthen terms, sources, corrections, pronunciation, testing, design, documentation, and code.

  • Searchable AI-era terminology with A–Z and category browsing
  • Dedicated term pages with provenance, sources, and research status
  • Vibe coded, human-directed, AI-assisted, and human-reviewed
  • Open-source contributions across research, writing, design, accessibility, documentation, and code
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Why These Belong Here

Building can be another form of reflection.

These projects are not separate from the ideas explored throughout Just A Thought. BlueGreen Guide grows from a love of creation, camping, and practical discovery. PawPath grows from traveling with pets and thinking ahead about the ordinary responsibilities that come with caring for them well. EpochLex extends that same kind of practical exploration into technology by turning fast-changing AI terminology into a searchable, sourced reference that other people can use and help improve.

Writing helps me understand an idea. Building sometimes helps me test whether that idea can become useful to someone else.