Now Page
A quick intro and what's going on "now" — last updated August 27, 2026.
This is a now page. Derek Sivers 
has inspired a growing number of "nowers" to create these. If you have your own site, you should consider adding a Now page too.
🛫 Detroit ⇄ Krakow 🛬
I am an American traveling back and forth from Detroit to Krakow, Poland (yes, legally — I have my Polish Karta).
Poland is more beautiful and more relaxed than any imagination I had when I was young. Living in Krakow gives me the luxury of walking to the cafe, riding my bike through any number of parks, maybe taking the tram into the square for a nice meal, then capping it off with a drink at our local beer garden — with live music on the weekends. The people are wonderful, laid back, and there is just a lack of manufactured stress for most people. I highly recommend a visit.
🎰 Working at DraftKings 👑
Claude and I write a lot of Elixir code these days at DraftKings. Although I have the same job I had last year, I would not recognize my day to day work from a year ago. AI is here, like it or not — I choose to like it, and I am having more fun!
👨💻 Solo Projects 🖥️
- 🏈 Sprytna League
- I am so excited for the start of the football season. Especially because of sprytnaleague.com, a "price is right" style of weekly football fun. A friend and I prototyped it last year, and now we've automated the process and let others join.
- 📈 Sprytna OKRs
- I built my own OKR application. It does everything I want and nothing I don't, tailored to a minimalist take on OKRs (I have strong opinions on this): sprytnaokrs.com. If you use OKRs personally or with a small group, feel free to request an invite.
- 🎲 Any One Will Do
- A randomizer built with the features I actually wanted: no ads, random group formation, and a cleaner experience. I am seeing some really nice traction on repeat usage, half the visitors coming from direct links. If you are tired of "wheel of names" (a very good randomizer, but with ads) give anyonewilldo.com a try.
- 📇 Sprytna Cards
- I loved this little project — private-first NFC business cards. It helped me learn a lot about what to do and what not to do when launching a technical product. I still have active users, but the project is in maintenance mode: sprytna.cards
- 📍 Sprytna Maps
- A way to share your city with people who matter — build a personal map of your favorite spots and send it to friends visiting your town. sprytnamaps.com
- 🧘♂️ Sprytna Meditation
- My personal online (PWA) meditation timer. Minimalist design, no ads and all data is private and local. I use it every day. Help yourself at sprytnameditation.com.
- ✅ 99 Days Of
- My personal online (PWA) habit tracker. Built on my belief that habits can form in around 30 days, but they become fully integrated in 100 days. Minimalist design, no ads and all data is private and local. I use it every day. Help yourself at 99daysof.com.
Personal Writing
My Shorts are the more personal corner of this site — quick notes, observations, and things from daily life in Krakow, side projects, and whatever catches my attention. Think of it as a personal blog in compact form.
- Video Poker with EV Display
8-bit online video poker game with expected values display
- Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories
My favorite book of 2025
- 30-Day Launch Check-in
Our first 30 days with Any One Will Do
📖 Currently Reading
My favorite read of 2025 — still savoring it. As an American in Poland, it gave me real insight into Polish thinking and culture. My Polish partner reluctantly agrees with most of my takeaways.
Explores the narratives of persons that have memories of rather mundane past lives, and the process of collecting and analyzing those accounts.
Exploring consciousness. Do we even know what it is yet?
A book I needed to read 30 years ago. I did not have awareness on quickly I dismissed other people's ideas.
Finally getting around to reading this classic. Fits well with my ongoing zen aspirations
📚 Just Finished
🎶 Heavy Rotation
Lang Lang
Emmylou Harris
