A stupid Internet of Things story
Recently my Nest thermostat started getting aggressive about going into Eco or Away mode to save energy. Normally, it'
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One Moto
I went to the One Motorcycle Show in Portland this past weekend. It was an interesting mix of bikes of
Emoji magic
This Emoji Mosaic site is really incredible. I don't know how someone on a free github install created
Cars are boring af now
At the Portland Auto Show last night, I spent hours jumping into and out of pretty much every car on
Advanced operators, still useful in this day and age
While Google increasingly tries to guess at what you're searching for, it's good to be reminded
The sharing economy
I stayed in my first airbnb in SF last night (hotels were sold out because of a urology conference)
Thoughts
My year in movies
Late in 2017 I remembered I'd always had an account at Letterboxd, but I barely used it in
How are stories kept a mystery in your mind?
I woke up from a nightmare where my daughter was injured and it “shocked” me awake. I was having a
A visit to the Olympic Peninsula
I've lived in Oregon for over 15 years now, and I realized in all my trips to Seattle,
X-treme BMX Mary Poppins
The new Mary Poppins has been out for a week so I'm gonna talk about the only WTF
The Great War
I saw Peter Jackson’s WWI movie They Shall Not Grow Old where they restored clips frame-by-frame and colorized them,
hashtag rich guy goals
Lately I've thought of all the ways my life would change if I ever became a rich guy.
My first second line
One of the best experiences on my recent trip to New Orleans was getting to witness a second line brass
Visiting the Whitney Plantation/Slavery Museum
When I read Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy a few years ago, I remember being shocked not just by
Nine years
It was nine years ago today that I fell at home after passing out, and later learned I had a
What do the new emoji mean?
I've been a fan of emoji for many years, and every year I love seeing the new ones
*Spoilers* for season 2 of Patriot on Amazon
Don't open this post until you've watched the entire second season of Patriot, and then only
New Hobby Horse with Erin McKean
I just uploaded a new episode of Hobby Horse with Erin McKean. If you've never seen her blog