Add weeknote for Feb 21-27, 2026; update temporal pages for career change

Last day at Infinity Interactive; joined Natera as Staff Software Engineer.
Updates now/then/upcoming to reflect the job change and past events.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

content/now.md

@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ title: Eric in the Present
 [pics]: https://pix.kestrelsnest.social/@eric
 [locallygrown]: /posts/locallygrown-origin-story/
 [randomrecipe]: https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject
-[conpossible]: https://www.conpossible.com
 
-This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on December 25, 2025, and will be edited as things change.
+This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on February 28, 2026, and will be edited as things change.
 
 ## Where I am now
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ We [lost Charlie](/posts/2023-07-24-goodbye,-charlie/) but our two remaining cat
 
 ## What I am doing now
 
-I'm the Vice President of Technology at [Infinity Interactive][infinity]. Our whole industry is in turmoil, so work is hard. We're doing a wide range of consulting—from technical infrastructure and software development to workflows and solving both simple and complex problems. Basically, all things having to do with technology and helping organizations organize what they have.
+I just joined [Natera](https://www.natera.com) as a Staff Software Engineer. Natera is at the forefront of cell-free DNA testing, with work in oncology helping detect and fight cancers earlier and more effectively. After more than ten years at [Infinity Interactive][infinity]—the last several as VP of Technology—this is a big change, and a deeply personal one. Cancer took my mom. Writing code that plays even a small part in that fight is not something I could turn down.
 
 [LocallyGrown.net][locallygrown] has settled into a rhythm of steady improvements after the massive six-month migration from Rails 3 to SvelteKit. The infrastructure work is behind us; now it's about new features, better tools for market managers, and growing the platform that serves 70+ farmers markets.
 
@@ -56,8 +55,7 @@ After months of silence, I'm writing regularly again—both here and at the [Inf
 
 ### Upcoming Events
 
-- **[Inuhele](https://inuhele.com)** (January 23–25, 2026) — Atlanta's annual Tiki Weekend. I'm on staff.
+Nothing on the calendar yet — just getting settled into the new role.
-- **[CONpossible][conpossible]** (February 6–8, 2026) — I'm the Costuming Track Director. This year's theme is "Through the Faerie Ring"—magic mixed with technology.
 
 ## Where my head is
 

content/posts/2026-02-28-weeknotes.md

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+---
+title: "Weeknotes: Feb 21–27, 2026"
+date: 2026-02-28T09:00:00-04:00
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - Weeknotes
+  - Work
+  - Cooking
+  - Family
+description: Last day at Infinity Interactive after ten years, a training program for the team, bones from an expo, biang biang noodles, and the announcement of what comes next.
+---
+
+*One door closes. Another opens before I've had time to take off my coat.*
+
+## Shipped
+
+You could say I shipped this stage of my career. Friday was my last day at Infinity Interactive after more than ten years.
+
+I squeezed in one final client task just under the wire and then spent the rest of the week building out a hands-on training program for my team on effective use of Claude Code for building web applications you could actually be proud of. The training walks developers through a structured workflow — plan, assign, build, retro — with a mock client project to follow from start to finish. I wrote about the methodology in [my last post on the company blog](https://iinteractive.com/resources/blog/plan-assign-build-retro-a-replicable-workflow-for-ai-augmented-development), and the [demo application](https://iinteractive.github.io/community-board-eric/) I built using the program is up on GitHub Pages.
+
+A strange feeling, writing a goodbye blog post for a company you still believe in. But I wanted to leave behind something useful, not just a clean desk.
+
+## Read
+
+The first of what I'm sure will be a flood of onboarding documents. I'm told there are many more where these came from.
+
+## Played
+
+On Saturday, Juniper and I drove into Atlanta for the traveling Oddities & Curiosities Expo — three whole floors of convention center space filled with booths of artists selling all sorts of whimsical or macabre (and often both at once) items. Juniper has been getting into art made from bones, and she was thrilled to come home with a box full of them sourced from a farmer who had her own booth there. I have questions about the interior of my child's bedroom that I have decided I do not need answered.
+
+## Cooked
+
+Made more biang biang noodles. They're so fun, and easy, and delicious. I might have a problem. After the Oddities expo, Juniper and I walked a few blocks over to meet my eldest, Vivian, at their apartment, and then we all walked to [Trader Vic's](https://www.tradervicsatl.com/) for tiki drinks and Polynesian-ish food. Both delicious and fun.
+
+## Thinking About
+
+Change. Voluntarily leaving an employer — especially a good one — seems like a foolish choice in this climate. I'm not someone who jumps from job to job. I've held only two positions between July 1997 and February 2026. But as great as Infinity Interactive was for me, I couldn't pass up what Natera was offering.
+
+Here's the announcement I posted publicly this week:
+
+---
+
+After an incredible chapter at Infinity Interactive, I'm excited to share that I'm joining Natera as a Staff Software Engineer.
+
+Leaving Infinity was one of the hardest professional decisions I've ever made. In many ways it was a perfect job. I came in as a developer and grew into a leadership role I never anticipated: managing a talented team, shaping technical strategy across multiple client engagements, and learning more about myself as both an engineer and a leader than I thought I had left to learn. The company gave me room to stretch, and the people gave me reasons to stay every single day.
+
+I'm proud of what we built together. If you're curious about some of the thinking I got to do there, my [blog posts live here](https://iinteractive.com/resources/blog/author/eric-wagoner).
+
+So why leave? Because this one is personal.
+
+Natera is at the forefront of cell-free DNA testing, and their work in oncology is helping detect and fight cancers earlier and more effectively. Cancer took my mom. The chance to put my skills toward that fight, to write code that plays even a small part in making sure fewer families go through what mine did, isn't something I could turn down. The expectations are high, the work will be demanding, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Call it purpose, call it mission. I'm calling it revenge.
+
+To everyone at Infinity — Jeremy, Tommy, Rob, and the whole team I hate leaving behind — thank you for years that genuinely changed the trajectory of my career. I'm not disappearing, and I'm not done being grateful.
+
+On to what's next.
+
+---
+
+## What's Next
+
+Honestly? I don't know what the next few weeks or months will look like. The interview process was quick, and I knew enough about the company and the general kind of work to feel good about the fit without getting into the specifics of what exactly I'd be doing day-to-day. They seemed sold on me before I even started the process, and the same was true from my side. I doubt there will be a slow ramp-up, but the work doesn't scare me.
+
+What does scare me is having to switch insurance providers. Everyone in the household is in the middle of various treatment plans that have us seeing an unusually high number of providers right now — nothing serious, just coincidentally timed — and I am not looking forward to cleaning up whatever messes get caused by changing insurance mid-stream.
+
+## Vibe Check
+
+I can't afford to take time off between gigs, so I'm immediately walking out of one door and into another. The coat stays on.

content/then.md

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 title: Eric in the Past
 ---
 
-This page is all about what I have done. As things roll off the [now page](/now), they'll show up here. It was last updated on December 25, 2025.
+This page is all about what I have done. As things roll off the [now page](/now), they'll show up here. It was last updated on February 28, 2026.
 
 ## What I finished building
 
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@ Recent reads (see my full [BookWyrm shelf](https://books.kestrelsnest.social/use
 
 - All episodes of [Taskmaster][taskmaster] [on YouTube][taskmaster youtube]. Nothing has lifted my spirits quite like this show.
 
+## What I finished working on
+
+- **Infinity Interactive** (2013–2026) — More than ten years, starting as a developer and growing into VP of Technology. Shaped technical strategy across dozens of client engagements, built and led a talented team, and learned more about myself as both an engineer and a leader than I thought I had left to learn. Left to join Natera.
+
 ## Events attended
 
 - **Wild Rumpus 2025** — Athens' big outdoor Halloween parade festival
-- **Inuhele** and **CONpossible** — annual Atlanta conventions where I'm on staff
+- **Inuhele 2026** (January 23–25) — Atlanta's annual Tiki Weekend. On staff.
+- **CONpossible 2026** (February 6–8) — Costuming Track Director. Theme: "Through the Faerie Ring."
 - **The B-52's Farewell Concert** (January 2023) — in Athens, where it all started
 
 [taskmaster]: https://taskmaster.fandom.com/wiki/Taskmaster_Wiki

content/upcoming.md

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 title: Eric Yet To Come
 ---
 
-This page is all about what I am planning on doing in the not too distant future. As I get to them, they'll leave here and appear on my [now page](/now). It was last updated on December 25, 2025.
+This page is all about what I am planning on doing in the not too distant future. As I get to them, they'll leave here and appear on my [now page](/now). It was last updated on February 28, 2026.
 
 ## Where I will be
 
-- **[Inuhele](https://inuhele.com)** (January 23–25, 2026) — Atlanta's annual Tiki Weekend at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park. I'm on staff and it's always a blast.
+Nothing on the calendar yet.
-- **[CONpossible](https://www.conpossible.org)** (February 6–8, 2026) — I'm the Costuming Track Director for this annual convention at the Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta. This year's theme is "Through the Faerie Ring"—magic mixed with technology should be a lot of fun.
 
 ## What I will be building
 
@@ -28,11 +27,10 @@ This page is all about what I am planning on doing in the not too distant future
 
 ## What I will be exploring
 
+- **Natera onboarding** — A new codebase, a new team, a new domain. The ramp-up will be steep and I'm here for it.
 - **n8n automations** — The standup prep workflow opened my eyes to what's possible. I keep noticing small friction points that could be automated away.
 - **Claude Code workflows** — Finding new ways to collaborate with AI on rapid prototyping. The two-hour pantry app was an example of what's possible when you're sculpting code instead of typing it.
 
 ## Where my head is going
 
-The LocallyGrown marathon consumed everything for six months. Now I'm slowly emerging, rediscovering equilibrium, and reconnecting with the creative projects that feed my soul. The self-hosting work continues to expand Kestrel's Nest. The making and creating is resuming. The writing is happening again.
+New job, same me. The coat stays on.
-
-Forward motion, one project at a time.