2025 Woodburn Tulip Farm visit
An annual highlight of Spring in Oregon is going to the Woodburn Tulip Farm to visit at its peak bloom.
Predictability and trust is key to American business, and they're disappearing quickly
Running a small business is tough. It's so unpredictable that most people have to run them as side
Google products are shit for meaningful collaboration
A couple months back, I started freelancing with a new organization, helping people dealing with natural disasters. Getting access to
Hawaii, 30 years later
In 1996, I took my very first trip to the state of Hawaii, where I spent 5 days in Oahu
Links for March 27, 2005
Working in the open
Waldo Jaquith writes about why he works in the open, and it's a great
A great podcast episode
I've been a fan of Alex Goldman for years, going all the way back to when he was
A marathon trip
Years ago, my brother started volunteering at running races as a support guy and eventually turned it into a part-time
Links for February 27, 2025
Make yourself less valuable to tech companies is a great, step-by-step guide to removing personal details from all your accounts
A sign of things to come?
I heard there was a big announcement today from Trump's secretary of transportation about California's high
Links for February 18, 2025
Gina Trapani uploaded a visualization of her entire life, broken down by weeks, with milestones called out throughout. It'
Cory Doctorow's Picks & Shovels is out today (and it's great fun)
I seem to have acquired a new annual tradition. For the past couple years, every winter I go on a
The first broadway musical you saw as a teen is the greatest ever, even if the story is terrible (and that's ok)
I've always enjoyed plays and musicals and I have a couple friends in the business so I often
A guide to using Signal for government workers
šEditor's note: A friend of mine works in the federal government and wrote a guide for their fellow
Pixelfed should be designed like a lightly gated garden
Pixelfed is a federated instance compatible with Mastodon and geared towards photographs. Their website and iOS app feels a lot
When everything becomes a profit centerā¦
A few days ago, the smoke alarms in my house went off at 3am, so we got up and took
Answering the blog questions challenge
Naz tagged me in a blog meme, and honestly? I haven't done a blog-related meme in over 20
Remembering Pableaux
I was utterly shocked a few hours ago when I read a post from a friend saying Pableaux Johnson died
Comedy in Portland
A couple nights ago, I got to see Kyle Kinane do an hour at Helium Comedy Club in Portland and