I’m currently reading (okay, listening to) the audiobook of Shareware Heroes.

First off, I’m just glad someone documented this era of my youth, the days of dial-up bulletin boards, sharing games, pirating software, staying up late, and making sure my computer was always uploading or downloading something. I’ll probably write more about it once I finish.

Update: I originally thought it would just be cool to hear about the old shareware scene during my daily walks. But, man, this book has been way more than I expected. It’s got me so excited and so hyperfocused that I actually started building my own game, I’ll be ready to share that soon!

You can check out the Shareware Heroes site here, it’s also really cool.

So here we are, the first post on ericslog.com.

You’re either early, or you’re deeply invested in the blog and have scrolled all the way down to the beginning. Either way, appreciated.

Let’s start with the why behind ericslog.

I’ve really been enjoying sharing projects and lessons learned over on my oneprojecteveryday site. It’s been a solid outlet, but it’s also got some limitations:

1. It’s only project-focused, which boxes me in when I want to talk about other things.
2. It’s hard to keep up with doing projects and documenting them daily, so updates don’t happen as often as I’d like.
3. It didn’t allow comments or likes, which made it feel a little one-sided.

And then there’s a fourth thing, the word “daily.” Once you talk about a “daily” project online, it starts to carry this pressure. Like you’re letting someone down if it’s not updated. That kind of weight can suck the fun out of it.

So, enter ericslog.com.

This site’s just me posting ideas whenever I feel like it. Could be music, projects, AI stuff, learning notes, Jeeps, whatever’s rattling around in my head.

I once heard Merlin Mann say your personal blog should be like one of those nerdy basement model train sets. You go downstairs and tinker, not because anyone’s watching, but because you enjoy building your own little world. That idea stuck.

The design here is meant to handle short posts, longer posts, and everything in between. Sometimes it’ll feel like Twitter. Sometimes like a full blog. It’ll stay structured, no matter what I throw at it.

Will I use AI here? For images, yes. For copy, kind of. I’ll always write my own posts. Sometimes I’ll ask a prompt like “help me refine this and check grammar, but keep it in my voice,” but I’ll never say, “write me a blog post about fishing on a Thursday morning.” The world doesn’t need more AI slop.

I’ve got some AI predictions coming soon, by the way.

I like writing, I like sharing, and I like having a place to collect my thoughts and file them away on the internet. There’s no deeper meaning behind “ericslog.” I just needed a short URL, and it ended up sounding a little like Star Trek. Nerdy, but not that nerdy.

Anyway, that’s the intro. Nothing fancy. Just a new little corner of the internet I’m carving out for myself. Let’s see where it goes.

So I needed to test embedding a YouTube video, and I’m posting one of my favorite series: Ronald Finger’s Fiero Revival. It’s a multi-part series, and honestly, I loved it.

Ronald Finger is an amazing creator, but he’s also just a guy filming himself tackling big projects, making mistakes, and learning along the way. I’ve watched him rebuild his garage, restore cars, DIY frame repair and beautifully documenting the all the projects in an amazing package.