# Hi, I'm Bill. This is where I share things I’ve created, experienced, or gotten curious about. It's not a personal brand website, a portfolio, or a manifesto. No ads, no monetization, no tracking (that I know of). It's just ... stuff I like. Take a meander and enjoy. ## Projects Many moons ago, I created [[getting sh-t done]], a **pleasantly simple approach to productivity**. No apps, no subscriptions, no Sunday evenings spent organizing things. It's been used by people from documentary producers to astronauts, and you can use it too. I like beer: the year-over-year consistency of known brands (Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Guinness, Spaten Optimator) and the novelty of new-to-me beers (Cigar City Maduro Brown, Ölgerð Icelandic Toasted Porter, Mahou Barrica). And I've been [[beer list|taking notes]] for several decades now. Come, fall in love with a [[1967 galaxie|1967 Ford Galaxie]] with me. Purchased to replace a 1968 Ford Custom my grandfather gave me, [[july fourth massacre|almost massacring an entire dance troupe]], and now being passed down to my son for the next 50 years of repairs, it's a beautiful machine. (Check out the sitenav for 7 more projects.) ## Stories Ever since I hit puberty, I've been [[too damn tall]]. For the longest time it was all fun and games, but lately I'm kind of done with it all. And no, I don't play basketball. I love driving. Grindy commutes? Cross-country hauls? Twisting my WRX through the California hills? I'm in. And with all these miles, I've collected a few stories, like [[bare knuckled]], [[dark and stormy]], and [[tech bro versus traffic]]. (Check out the sitenav for 20+ more stories.) ## Art Both of my parents are artists, and I grew up surrounded by art and creativity. They don't have their own websites, so I've created pages for my [[dixie westerman artist|Mom's art]] and my [[bill westerman artist|Dad's art]]. One of my favorite things to do when traveling is look for [[street art]], especially stickers and small drawings. I've started a page to show some of my favorites, and I've geotagged a bunch of them so you can see them for yourself (if they're still there.) I'm not a capital-P photographer by any means, but I do like to take photos: mostly with my phone, sometimes with my wife's DSLR, and rarely with a drone. Check out some of my favorites: [[infrastructure]], [[1967 galaxie]], [[balkans]], [[iceland]], [[yosemite]], [[california drought]]. It started at 1:30 in the morning at a massage parlor in Taipei and continued everywhere from the Peruvian jungle to Silicon Valley conference rooms: a penchant for drawing [[dotbots|little robots full of emotion]] on the backs of business cards. Speaking of drawing, I've also got my [[black and white series]], my [[color series]], the [[color box series]], and from my childhood, an obsession with cars: [[02 when i was wee|early blobs and wheels]], [[01 drawing cars|cars]], [[04 fast cars|fast cars]], [[03 volkswagens|vw cars]], and [[05 callouts|cars with callouts]]. ## Technolush Tesla, Waymo, Cruise, Mercedes-Benz, everyone is chasing the self-driving car. But have we collectively stopped to think about the [[the flipside of autonomy]]? All I know is that when I retire, I want a self-driving RV: "Take me to Yosemite! Take me to the mountains! Take me to bingo!" In the meanwhile, I my goal is to avoid getting run over by one. (Check out the site nav for 20+ more technolush bits.) ### Elsewhere Other things on the web worth [[elsewhere|checking out]] Various [[reference|technology websites]] I've found useful ∎