About Me

I’m Shannon Snowden. I live in Kentucky and write about the things I find genuinely interesting — which turns out to be a fairly specific combination: cars, history, and technology.

Cars

Cars show up here a lot. I go to local car shows when I can and I’ve developed a deep interest in early American automotive history — the era before Ford consolidated everything, when hundreds of companies were stamping out motorcars from machine shops in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. The story of all those manufacturers who tried and failed is one of the most interesting chapters in American industrial history, and it doesn’t get nearly enough attention.

I also appreciate a good working machine. My dad’s Ford 640 tractor — painted blue, powered by the Red Tiger engine — is the kind of thing that earns your respect over decades of honest use.

History

Kentucky has more history per square mile than most people realize. I’m drawn to the stories you find on roadside markers, in local archives, and buried inside niche industrial histories. The kind of history where you pull on one thread and end up somewhere completely unexpected.

Technology

I run a homelab. Grok Bot is my primary tool for it: a messenger-style UI, dedicated agents for tasks, and Chief of Staff managing them. They share one permanent Linux machine. I put Tailscale on that machine so they can actually work in the lab, not just talk about it. I wrote about the switch: From OpenClaw to Grok Bot .

I’m interested in AI as practical infrastructure, not just as a demo. The question that interests me is: what does it actually look like to integrate these tools into how you work day to day?

You can find me on LinkedIn .