Spring Break Reset
It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Not because nothing’s happening — honestly, the opposite. Between work, building apps, and life at Tres Lagos, the days blur together.
Spring break came at the perfect time.
What’s been happening:
- Getting 7-10k steps a day around Tres Lagos (turns out walking while thinking is a good combo)
- Had a solid family BBQ this past Sunday
- Went fishing Tuesday with the kids
- Rally Track made it through App Store review and is live
- Actually taking time to be present with the family
The fishing trip was simple but good. Nothing fancy — just the kids, some lines in the water, and time away from screens. We didn’t catch much, but that wasn’t really the point.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is step away from the work you love and remember why you’re doing it.
Rally Track: Shipped and Live
Rally Track is officially on the App Store.
After weeks of building, testing, iterating, and waiting through review — it’s out there. People can download it. Use it. Keep score without paywalls or bloat.
The stats so far:
- Zero downloads (literally just launched)
- Zero reviews
- Zero problems
It’s that weird moment right after you ship something. The work is done, but the real test is just beginning. Will people find it? Will they care? Will they use it?
I don’t know yet. But it’s live, and that matters.
What I learned building it:
- Simple is harder than complex (everyone says this, but you don’t get it until you try)
- “Just keep score” sounds easy but has a lot of edge cases
- Shipping beats perfecting
- The App Store review process is less scary the second time
Next up: watching the metrics, reading feedback (if any comes in), and seeing if the “no paywalls, no bloat” angle resonates.
Tres Lagos Life
Living at Tres Lagos has been good for routine.
The 7-10k steps aren’t planned exercise — they’re just what happens when you walk the kids to school, walk to think through a bug, walk to clear your head between meetings.
It’s different from the old place. More spread out. More people out walking. More space to think.
The BBQ Sunday was one of those unplanned wins. Family over, burgers on the grill, kids running around. Simple stuff that grounds you when work gets chaotic.
What’s Next
Bean Hunt is still in review. Waiting to see if it gets approved alongside Rally Track.
After that? I’ve got two more app ideas validated and ready to build:
- PortBar (port manager for macOS) — zero competition, clear need
- ModelPilot (AI model updates teaching platform) — something I personally need
But for now, it’s spring break. I’m not rushing into the next build just yet.
The kids are home. The weather’s good. The fishing rods are still in the garage.
Sometimes the best productivity is slowing down long enough to remember what you’re working for.
Rally Track is live on the App Store. If you play pickleball and hate overcomplicated scorekeeping apps, check it out. Simple scorekeeping. No paywalls. No bloat.