About Aeon
Hi, I’m Donald. Or Aeon, depending on the context.
This site is a bit of everything — notebook, sandbox, signal flare.
It’s where I sort through the things that matter most to me: how we think, how we work, how we grow — and how we don’t lose ourselves along the way. Some of it’s personal. Some of it’s professional. Most of it lives somewhere in between.
Who I Am
I’m a Houston-based human with a background in product and project management, a lifelong love of systems, and an irrepressible weakness for worldbuilding, AI, and well-designed workflows.
I’m also a dad, a husband, a gamer, and someone learning — finally — how to stop shrinking their world and start expanding it again. This blog is part of that expansion.
I’m optimistic, ADHD-wired, purpose-driven, and endlessly curious. I like figuring out how things work — and more importantly, how they feel when they do.
Why I Write
I think in motion.
One thought leads to another, connections spark, and eventually an idea emerges — one I want to explore, understand, expand. Writing is how I shape those ideas. It's how I think.
This blog is my workshop, my thought forge.
A place to write, even if no one reads it but me.
I’ve needed this.
For too long, I’ve had to carry ideas with nowhere to put them.
Sparks and insights, lost to time because I wasn’t ready to act.
Now I have a place to keep them.
Yes, there's professional value here — I won’t pretend otherwise. Even when I'm writing about video games, they echo with strategy, systems, signal. That’s just because that's where my head is at.
But that’s not the Why of it all.
I write for me.
I would still write even if no one was watching.
Especially then.
What I Do (And Have Done)
Professionally, I’ve spent the last two decades navigating the space between business, tech, and people. I’ve led software development projects, built product strategies, and translated complex systems into clear roadmaps.
I thrive where structure meets creativity — where you need a translator between vision and execution. If you’ve ever said “I just need someone who can actually make this happen,” we’d probably get along.
What This Site Is
You’ll find four main kinds of content here:
- @life — reflections, family, identity, personal growth, and just general culture
- @play — games, art, joyful detours, and fandoms
- @work — career thoughts, systems, product thinking, leadership
- @tech — tools, automation, AI, and software-y rabbit holes
There’s also a @gallery of AI-generated art I’ve co-created — often inspired by characters, songs, or side quests from my own life.
Some posts are polished. Others are messy on purpose. All of them are mine.
Fun Facts & Contact
- I play World of Warcraft (Classic timeline, currently in the Cataclysm to Mists of Pandaria transition)
- I produce all of the art for this site with the help of AI image generators.
- I think good questions are better than fast answers
- I believe purpose → vision → execution
- I occasionally name my AI copilots.
Want to get in touch? Drop a comment, find me on LinkedIn, or just send me a DM on Discord (@aeonwyn)