THE PERSONAL WEB IS ALIVE AND WELL

Scripts, stories, and a lot of breakfast.

I'm Wes. I fix and build things for a living, then come home and build more things. This is where I write it all down.

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Air Fryer Cheat Sheet

Temperatures and times for fresh and frozen food in the air fryer, a few quick meal combos, and the four habits that matter more than any number on the dial.

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A plate holding an omelet with baked beans and fresh salsa.

Short-Order Kitchen01

Border Fiesta Omelet

A ring-cooked griddle omelet piled high with fiesta mix, cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and green onions.

Hands lacing up a pair of running shoes on stone steps in the sun.

Personal Thoughts02

Waiting for My Real Life to Begin

Somewhere past 40 I decided time was short and answered it by working harder, and now I'm working my way back.

Three printed reference pages in a strict black-and-white serif layout, fanned out on a beige background.

Design & Identity03

The Vignelli Document Engine: Every PDF I Make, in One House Style

A small Python library that turns plain data into Word documents with a strict Vignelli-style grid, black-and-white charts and zero color, so every reference sheet I print looks like it came from the same shop.

A hand writing a letter in ink with a fountain pen in low light.

Prompt Library04

How to Keep AI-Drafted Emails and Messages From Sounding Like AI

The tells that make people ask "did AI write this?" in short emails and messages, a paste-in style block to hand the model, and a 30-second checklist to run before you hit send.