Journal
Writing on design, development, and whatever else strikes my fancy
2026
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15 Jan 2026
2026 Theme: Explore
On tinkering, learning, paying attention, and trying things again
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4 Jan 2026
3D Prints for the Printer
A few easy projects to improve your 3D printer
2025
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31 Dec 2025
2025 in Review
On a wild, rollercoaster ride of a year
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30 Dec 2025
Holiday Hullabaloo Update
On the end of the year and holiday mayhem
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30 Dec 2025
One Year Review of Bambu Lab P1S
Thoughts on a 3D printer I’ve been using all year long
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28 Dec 2025
2025 Podcast Update
More podcasts I’ve enjoyed recently
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15 Dec 2025
Visited Link Styles Are Limited
Or why visited links can’t have styles other than color, including transparency
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1 Dec 2025
Christmas on Wendhurst
On tacky lights, annual traditions, and the passage of time
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10 Nov 2025
Autumnal Anniversary Update
On the changing of seasons and anniversaries
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8 Nov 2025
On the Pesky Question of AI
A review of the tech trend du jour
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7 Nov 2025
How I Rate Media
On my personal mental model for rating media
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18 Oct 2025
A Brief Trip to the Valley
We took a whirlwind tour in the Shenandoah Valley.
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3 Oct 2025
St. Jude 2025 Recap
On the incredible generosity and kindness from friends and strangers
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18 Sep 2025
The Node Pill Manager
On a better analogy for managing packages in code
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6 Sep 2025
Ste for St. Jude
I encourage you to give to St. Jude this September.
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25 Aug 2025
Summer 2025 Site Refresh
On the details behind the latest version of this site
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17 Aug 2025
End of Summer Update
On the end of summer and beginning of a new chapter
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19 Apr 2025
Spring Healthcare Update
On learning a lot in the healthcare industry
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13 Apr 2025
A Bite of the Big Apple
We took a very quick trip to a very big city.
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24 Mar 2025
Coping Through Cozy Pursuits
Relaxing hobbies that help in the hard times
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14 Feb 2025
2025 Theme: Revive
Restoring life, joy, and health after a hard year
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7 Feb 2025
Hello Kaladin
Say hello to the furriest new addition to the family.
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5 Feb 2025
On Blogging
Answering the challenge on how and why I blog
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4 Feb 2025
2024 in Review
Only a month late, because life keeps happening.
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29 Jan 2025
To a Wonderful Mom
A few thoughts to remember an amazing mother
2024
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22 Oct 2024
Inspiring XOXO Videos
Even if you missed XOXO, the videos are amazing.
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31 Aug 2024
The Firsts and the Lasts
On the precarious, bittersweet nature of fleeting moments.
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3 Jul 2024
A Banner Moment
For a brief instant, something I created appeared in an Apple keynote
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29 Feb 2024
The Wax and Wane of the Web
I wrote a little something about the web for A List Apart.
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10 Feb 2024
A Whole New Vision
On how the Vision Pro could let us see the world through others’ eyes
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5 Jan 2024
2024 Theme: Rekindle
How to go from burnout to burning again
2023
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31 Dec 2023
2023 in Review
A quick look back over 2023
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16 Dec 2023
Goodbye Izzy
In which I remember our good girl
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5 Dec 2023
Making a Hatbox Ghost Costume
When the costume doesn't exist, it's time to DIY
2020
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17 Jan 2020
Select Entire Elements With CSS
How to make the entire contents of any HTML element selectable with 'user-select: all'
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3 Jan 2020
My 2020 Theme: Explore
The name of the game for this year is exploration!
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2 Jan 2020
2019 in Review
Revisiting what worked and what didn't in 2019
2019
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20 Sep 2019
I Started a Web Comic
About design and making things for people
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27 Aug 2019
Hide False Spell Check Errors
How to use spellcheck="false" to prevent showing spell check errors
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3 Aug 2019
Link Shortener With Netlify
How to create a super simple link shortener with a single _redirects file and Netlify
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28 Jul 2019
Changing Color Formats
Shift+Click on colors in Chrome Dev Tools to change the color format
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23 Jul 2019
Loading Styles Asynchronously
How to load CSS asynchronously with print media styles and a dash of JavaScript
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3 Jul 2019
The Best Way To Skip A Stone
How to angle your throw and stone for optimal skipping
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2 Jul 2019
Count Files In Terminal
How to to get a count of items in a directory from the command line
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1 Jul 2019
Better Screengrabs
How to take a screenshot of a full window with a transparent background on MacOS
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18 Jun 2019
My Favorite Podcasts
Stories, interviews, and conversations I enjoy
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14 Apr 2019
One Magical Moment
Remembering a visit to Notre Dame
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22 Jan 2019
My 2019 Theme: Rebuild
Getting back to building the things I’m passionate about
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4 Jan 2019
2018 in Review
Where I made big plans for 2018, but they all went out the window.
2018
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22 Sep 2018
My Favorite Music for Focusing
Sometimes you just need some tunes without lyrics to get down to work
2017
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15 Sep 2017
A Whole New Me
For 30 days, we gave up sugar, gluten, dairy, and legumes.
2016
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24 Dec 2016
Happy Holidays 2016
A quick recap of our year and a new tradition we’ve started
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22 Dec 2016
Starting the Year Fresh
A few tips and tricks I use to prep for a new year
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29 Sep 2016
Introducing ColorBot
Building a 10kb personal color assistant
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29 Sep 2016
Introducing the UX Tool Belt
A 10kb tool belt of UX tools, techniques, and process
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28 Sep 2016
An Idea in 10K
Using compelling constraints to jumpstart creative projects
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23 Aug 2016
Anatomy of a Push Quote
Using quotes from elsewhere to build better threads between sites
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29 May 2016
DIY Photo Clothesline
How to spruce up a wall with easily changeable photos
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23 Apr 2016
A Daily Challenge
Proud of my wife for capturing creative inspiration every day for a year.
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21 Apr 2016
Wildcard Sub-Domains
How to configure a Digital Ocean droplet for multiple domains and wildcard subdomains
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5 Apr 2016
Crafting a New Site
I’ve been making some changes around the old digs.
Topics
- 3D Printing On filament, models, making, and more
- Apple On all things Mac, iOS, and more
- Design On wrangling pixels, vectors, and UI
- Development On building things with code, sweat, and tears
- Disney All about that mouse (and his parks)
- DIY On making things by hand, for myself
- Family On relationships and the ties that bind
- Gaming On tabletop, video games, and more
- Health On eating right, moving more, and living better
- Learning On curiosity and ideas
- Life On creating myself, one moment at a time
- Now & Then Updates from specific moments in time
- Photos Little moments, captured
- Productivity On the tricks and techniques I use to function
- Site On this here corner of the web
- TIL Always be learning, and shared when I can
- Travel On the places I have been (or want to go)
- Writing On the words, and the meaning behind them
- Technology Thoughts on trends, tools, hardware, and software