Really good phone call with Steve. By the time the phone call was over, I was feeling better. I was able to express a few things and we had a great talk and chat. Here are some of my notes.

- Steve was telling me about all of the AI projects that he and Eric are working on. He was talking about planning and how it's hard to out plan AI.

- The current goal seems to be get the data from the user as quickly and easily as possible, then get it into the database. The user is not limited to the normal interface. That part of the system seems to be changing.

- More talks about the converging POS system and ecommerce. It is also tied in with menu boards and other touch type interfaces. Along with this convergence, Steve was talking about customer functionality like customer favorites, loyalty points, and other CRM functionality stuff. Everything seems to be mixing into joint or interconnected systems. That is exciting. That's what we do. If you mix all of this with AI, you can get some super cool results.

- Business is not static. If yes, it is dead. Business is dynamic.

- Using AI to rewrite some of our older code. Big time savings.

- Steve was talking about using AI to help with code, display stuff, and refactoring of older legacy code.

- We talked about new plans for certain features and more bulk tools. That seems to be what people want and/or are asking for.

- Steve wants me to come back on the inside and work on code and projects. We had a good chat and I explained what I am doing and where I am heading. I need a break right now, if for nothing else, mental health. I am bringing value in different ways. Including planning, content creation, graphics, AI work, meetings, and helping to pitch the vision. It is all part of the same project. I need to keep doing what I am doing.

- I told Steve that I will be cheering for him and will be helping where I can. I'm on purpose on the side. That's where I need to be right now. It's allowing me to do things that I have wanted to do for years and years but haven't been able, because of demands, budgets, and other factors. This is where I need to be.

- By the time the phone call was over, I felt like a small weight was lifted off of my shoulders. I have put thoughts, reasons, and needs in emails, texts, and have stated things before in meetings and over the phone. Steve may not fully understand, but we were able to talk about things in a very nice and civil way. I'll take it! We will keep building from there. I honestly felt better after the call.