the prelude

There are in our existence spots of time, That with distinct pre-eminence retain A renovating virtue, whence, depressed By false opinion and contentious life, Or aught of heavier purpose, which with daily growth Doth subject us to the petty cares Of more intellectual being, our minds Are nourished and invisibly repaired...

— from Book XII of The Prelude by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth

When I started this blog on June 1st, 2026, I only planned to recount my thoughts regarding the era known as 'The Second Coming of Steve Jobs,' as it shaped a great deal of who I am and what I love. Now, let's see what comes NeXT for this blog.

Photo by Samantha Moore (March 2001)

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.

— from Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech on June 12, 2005