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The Survey for People Who Make Websites
Hello neglected blog readers. Just thought I’d let you know that I participated in A List Apart’s annual Survey for People Who Make Websites. If you make websites, you should too.
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Friday Funnies
Alright, I know, it’s Thursday. Still, we’re cutting ourselves some slack this week because tomorrow is a day off. Happy independence day everyone. Enjoy these: I know, random, right? Posted by flickr user hhhitshayley
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Here’s to Marty!
A group of folks from the Indiana University School of Informatics (my alma mater) put together a video for Marty Siegel, my favorite professor. I think the video is great, and says a ton about the impact Marty has had on all of his students: For those of you who are interested, I make an…
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Animals we’ve seen in Costa Rica so far
Tico Turtle in La Fortuna The Costa Rican Army (Ants) carrying leaves & whole flowers Howler Monkey (butt) Pigs Holstein Cows Jersey Cows Quetzal birds Yellow Booby birds Dogs Lots of strange bugs Tilapia fish Owl Costa Rican Air Force (Vultures) We’re also on the lookout for: Sloths Capuchin Monkeys Squirrel Monkeys More Howler Monkeys…
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I’m in Costa Rica!
Hola readers, I am writing to you from cloudy (and rainy) Monteverde, Costa Rica. Karen and I just arrived to the country yesterday, and am already having a blast. It is gorgeous here. The drive to Monteverde was 4.5 hours long and the end was extreeeemly bumpy. We climbed to the top of a mountain…
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The Elements of Design (Part 1)
(If you’re reading this from a feed reader, you’ll want to jump to my site so you can see the images.) Today I want to talk about something a bit academic. More of a thinking game than anything else. I chose to start with Graphic Design because, well, it seems a bit more established as…
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Who’s My City?
The last few days I’ve been reading Richard Florida’s Who’s Your City? In this book he talks about how populations centers have changed since the rise of the creative class. For the most part, Florida refutes Thomas Friedman’s theories in The World is Flat. Florida believes that where you live still matters, despite today’s advanced…
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Karen says I haven’t blogged in a long time
And she’s right. I haven’t uploaded pictures in a long time. I’ve slowly stopped putting myself out there, up on the web. I don’t know why. Mostly I think it’s because I’ve been busy. I’ve been spending far too much time on planes. And at work. My brain has just spent too much time running.…
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Rock & Roll Star
Counting Crows via Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers via The Byrds: So you wanna be a rock & roll star? Well listen now to what I say: Just get an electric guitar, take some time, and learn how to play.” Well, when you put it that way, it seems pretty simple really. Now I should…
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Still got it
And it felt good. I ran through downtown Nashville this evening. Good stuff. I can feel the shape getting back into me.