The Rigie Family

Compiled from session conversations. This is biographical context — personal details, preferences, routines, and lifecycle stage that inform recommendations and decision-making. Not a replacement for garden notes (trips, purchases, etc.).

Household

David

  • Works at Noah Medical in San Carlos, CA (975 Industrial Road)
  • Daily commute: Alameda → San Carlos (via 92/San Mateo Bridge or 880/101)
  • Desk worker
  • Broke plateaus with dumbbell bench press
  • Prefers lbs for all weightlifting and bodyweight discussion — any kg data auto-converted
  • Uses en-GB-RyanNeural TTS voice (Edge)
  • Communicates via Telegram (primary), email (Gmail)

Molly

  • David’s wife
  • Has access to riginski.org (Google login — authorized on Cloudflare Access)

Oscar

  • Age 3 (as of June 2026)
  • 99th percentile for size — big for his age. Sizing/longevity is a recurring concern for purchases
  • Attends ViVi Daycare in Alameda
  • Loves the movie Cars (influences event recommendations — NASCAR, drag racing)
  • Shopping budget: $50 firm max, prioritize items that last (years fit estimate required)

Extended Family

  • NJ Summer 2026 trip: visiting parents-in-law in NJ

Vehicles

VehicleYearModelNotes
Hyundai Ioniq PHEV2018Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid~74k mi as of Jun 2026, regular maintenance tracked in garden

Home

  • Address: 1312 San Antonio Ave, Alameda, CA
  • Notable install: Solatube WHF3000 whole house fan in attic with PPA401S 0-10V dimmer module

Preferences & Personality

  • Communication style: Direct, concise. Prefers honest “nobody makes that” over fabricated options
  • Values: Source accuracy (will call out conflated reviews), deterministic calculations (not LLM mental math), trailing-edge honesty over false precision
  • Shopping: Wants sourcing attributed per-reviewer (Wirecutter’s pick ≠ PCMag’s pick), longevity estimates for kid items, under-$50 max for Oscar
  • Tech stack: Obsidian vault + Quartz + GitLab + Cloudflare Pages, Hermes Agent via Telegram, BWS for secrets, Hetzner VPS

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