The first half of July 2025

Detroit New Tech, July 9. I have far to go before I can be smooth on stage. I prepare, prepare, prepare Powerpoints and demos. I practice. But on stage, I am still in ‘deer in the headlights’ mode. Last week, that’s how I felt.

However, this piece of writing… well just read it. I am humbled and grateful and shocked at how perceptive the writer is: https://www.thebarefoot.dev/blog/what-i-heard-sitting-in-the-crowd-a-decade-of-ar-from-crunch-time-to-qr-codes ‘Thankful’ doesn’t cover how I feel.

That morning, I was at Incubizo, attending the weekly One Million Cups.

Then the Detroit Public Library, checking out the venue for my event on September 24.

On the 8th, I was at Toledo Tech Night. Before that, the 4th of July, which I worked throught.

Black Tech Saturdays!

The first half of July was basically preparing and testing. I will do a presentation in Ann Arbor MI next week, and will present in Chicago on August 6th.

My last post I forgot Sparkes of the Week. Oops. The following is not from Mr. Sparkes, but he posted this on Facebook last week: