What I’m doing now.

My Derek Sivers-inspired now page. I’ve bucketized my nowness for easier consumption: infosec, software, business, music, fiction, health, faith, gaming, and miscellany.

InfoSec

  • Serving as the Director of Security Development Operations at a nonprofit hospital system
  • Leading teams of engineers that defend the enterprise and develop custom applications
  • Implementing new analytics capabilities to safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) and detect drug diversion

Software Projects

  • Planning the next round of features for dvvy, rqst, and kvkit
  • Seeking devs interested in collaborating and contributing to the apps above
  • Testing a WordPress website mirroring concept that may become a thing

Business

  • Rebranding and rebooting RedFactor as Fancher Black
  • Kicking around some specialized web offerings for creatives

Music

  • Playing lead guitar in FTL
  • Going to as many concerts as my calendar and wallet permits
  • Laying down tracks for a song concept that might become a single
  • Fleshing out a setlist of modern Christian rock

Fiction

  • Focusing most of my writing time on a fantasy novel to be released in 2025
  • Fighting the urge to work on several other sci-fi/fantasy projects

Health

  • Embracing month ten of “dry January”
  • Returning to the Body for Life program after too much Keto yo-yoing
  • Transitioning from Harley-Davidson Street Glide to Trek Marlin
  • Continuing my quest for ADHD knowledge and community

Faith

  • Leading a support group at my church for people going through divorce
  • Writing a book about divorce for people in its blast radius
  • Looking for new service and volunteer opportunities

Gaming

  • Teaching my 11yo son the art of dungeon mastery
  • Playing in a monthly D&D game with friends
  • Making plans for PAX Unplugged
  • Itching to try out several TTRPG systems collecting dust in my bookcase
  • Kicking it old school playing Trade Wars 2002

Miscellany

  • Trying to get in a good writing and posting groove with my blog
  • Starting over on social media after nuking my accounts a while back