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2024
/ May 2024
The final XOXO is a go

The final XOXO is a go

About 15 years ago, I'd say I was at my high point of weird internet fame, where a
2024
/ May 2024
How to enjoy retro Nintendo games on your iPad

How to enjoy retro Nintendo games on your iPad

The Delta game emulator was recently released for the iPhone and it's pretty great. But it takes some
2024
/ May 2024
Remember "free" airport WiFi? Also: LAX has always been a trash fire

Remember "free" airport WiFi? Also: LAX has always been a trash fire

I flew though LAX yesterday and forgot how hostile free airport WiFi used to be in the mid-2000s.  LAX uses
2024
/ May 2024
Apple's message falls flat

Apple's message falls flat

You've probably seen the tone-deaf ad from Apple about their new super thin iPad (update: they apologized for
2024
/ May 2024
Dear Fiona…

Dear Fiona…

The thing I remember most about your first few days on this planet was the anxiety. The actual birth was
2024
/ Apr 2024
My new book project is officially a go

My new book project is officially a go

I mentioned a book I was planning to write in my "Embrace the weird" post a couple weeks
2024
/ Apr 2024
Even more CMS talk

Even more CMS talk

After writing my previous post about my dream blogging content management system, the folks over at Shop Talk asked me
2024
/ Apr 2024
Feeling duped by Amazon's "magical AI" bullshit

Feeling duped by Amazon's "magical AI" bullshit

Back in the Summer of 2019, I was in Seattle doing customer interviews for work, and I stopped by a
2024
/ Apr 2024
Embrace the weird

Embrace the weird

The other day I was complaining to a friend how I've been spinning my wheels lately, having trouble
2024
/ Apr 2024
A sandwich so good I nearly wept

A sandwich so good I nearly wept

I'm a big fan of food and I'm always looking out for new places to eat,
2024
/ Apr 2024
Everyone should try and experience a total solar eclipse at least once in their lives

Everyone should try and experience a total solar eclipse at least once in their lives

Today's total solar eclipse features four minutes of totality stretching from Texas to Vermont, but I didn‘t
2024
/ Apr 2024
Ideas for my dream blogging CMS

Ideas for my dream blogging CMS

Ever since I changed over from Wordpress to Ghost to power this site, I've gotten emails and replies
2024
/ Apr 2024
The annual visit to the Woodburn Tulip Farm

The annual visit to the Woodburn Tulip Farm

Every year around late March/early April I check out the Woodburn Tulip Farm website to see what their field
2024
/ Mar 2024
NWSL week 2: The good, the bad, and the ugly

NWSL week 2: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Instead of a rundown of every game in week 2 of the NWSL season, I thought I'd instead
2024
/ Mar 2024
Some tips for road trips

Some tips for road trips

Since the pandemic began, I've been taking lots of solo road trips around the western US in lieu
2024
/ Mar 2024
NWSL opening weekend recap

NWSL opening weekend recap

Women's pro soccer in the US finally kicked off their 2024 season this past weekend and I tried
2024
/ Mar 2024
The weird world of altruistic YouTube

The weird world of altruistic YouTube

It all started innocently enough. I bought a new lawn mower and searched YouTube to figure out how to use
2024
/ Mar 2024
Giving a pill to a cat vs. a dog

Giving a pill to a cat vs. a dog

Our pets have small ailments right now and we're giving pills to both a cat and dog and