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I spent the weekend geeking. Was up till 2 am Sunday morning working on the new place I’ve alluded to recently. I spent several hours later that morning upgrading the WordPress sites I maintain. And followed up with some tweaking on the new place.
I’ve been fortunate to have several volunteers do usability testing on the […]

I read an article in a local weekly today about crime and violence in the school system. (I’ll update this page to include a link to the story.) The changing role of public education–and the politics of that role–are always fascinating to me. So I was interested to see a quote from the local police […]

I keep having discussions about communities…specifically online communities. (If you’re in my immediate circle, you’re tired of hearing this, but don’t let that put you off!)
People join together to discuss common interests. Or people fall into crowds and end up accidentally engaged in conversations. It becomes a story of its own (like this one here) […]

Without a doubt, here is the best explanation of net neutrality I have ever read.

We’ve been working on the house this weekend. Specifically, we had all the interior doors replaced with prehung, panelled doors. We also got new brass lever door handles.
We both helped the contractor with the work. I did the doorknobs, Sdalek helped rip out & replace the doors. The contractor left then, and we’ve been painting.
The […]

One of my first loves was type, as in fonts. I was a graphic designer for several years and type fascinated me.
I still love typography (even though I have little to do with it now). So when I come across a site of type-nuts, I feel at home.
I encountered Typophile while researching a sideline project. […]

I had a pretty bad cold last week that I am recovering from. As usual, the cold is lingering and sapping resources.
This week, I’ve had a number of situations requiring me to extravert and expend additional energy. I’ve been exhausted at the end of the day, pretty much depleted.
Although I have made several notes […]

The BBC Headlines had this story on rains of dead birds in two towns–Esperance, Western Australia, and Austin, Texas.
I don’t have anything to add, really. Vets haven’t come up with a reason for either event.