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  • In Defense of Southern Snow.

    Published Tuesday January 28th, 2014 in: Life.

    When snow hits the South, it is often accompanied by condescending remarks about the South’s seeming overreaction to “just a little bit of snow.” I don’t argue that we don’t see much snow in the South, or that we take conservative measures with it, but I do think the patronizing commentary on our plight is […]

    Tags: Snow, The South
  • The Pursuit of Home Espresso.

    Published Thursday January 2nd, 2014 in: Food & Drink.

    For a while now, I’ve known that the biggest factor limiting my home espresso was my grinder: it just couldn’t grind finely or consistently enough. My shots were weak and watery. I compensated by using dark roasted beans and increasing the overall volume, but I knew that’s all I was doing: compensating. I even began […]

  • Bourbon Milk Punch.

    Published Tuesday December 17th, 2013 in: Food & Drink.

    Here’s a cocktail for the holidays. It tastes like a spiked eggnog, but without any eggs and a much easier preparation. Ingredients 8 parts Milk 1 part Simple Syrup 3 parts Bourbon Dash of Vanilla Extract Freshly grated Nutmeg (garnish) Directions Combine milk and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add bourbon and vanilla extract. […]

    Tags: Bourbon, Cocktails, Milk, Nutmeg, Simple Syrup, Vanilla Extract
  • Recommended Reading, Volume 5.

    Published Friday December 13th, 2013 in: Design, Life, Recommended Reading, Web Development.

    Design Hey, Designers: Stop Trying To Be So Damned Clever (via @necolas) What Screens Want (via @jonathanstegall) Life Welcome to Dinovember (via @seriouspony) You and Your Research (via @blankenship) Face-o-mat Travels the World – 2013 (via @chriscoyier) In The Stanley Parable, Finding The Story Is The Game Web Development The Pastry Box Project: November 12, […]

  • Favorite Albums of 2013.

    Published Tuesday December 10th, 2013 in: Reviews.
    Cover of White Lighter by Typhoon

    It’s the time of year when folks start putting out their “Best Of” lists. Here are my favorite albums of 2013, unranked. A Note on Methodology My style of music discovery and consumption isn’t very critical. I keep an eye on NPR’s First Listen and Pitchfork’s Best New Music and listen to the albums. If […]

    Tags: 2013, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Ivan & Alyosha, Jake Bugg, Josh Ritter, Leagues, Music, Poliça, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Public Service Broadcasting, The Shouting Matches, Typhoon, Volcano Choir, Willis Earl Beal
  • Training Our Children.

    Published Saturday December 7th, 2013 in: Life.

    Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.Proverbs 22:6 I have been a father for less than four years, but lately my three-year-old has made comments or asked questions that challenged my understanding of what it means to teach him about God, […]

    Tags: Christianity, Parenting
  • Creating Identicons.

    Published Thursday December 5th, 2013 in: Web Development.

    Identicons are visual representations of text. You’ve probably seen them before; they’re often used as avatar replacements for users that haven’t provided their own photo. When GitHub announced their identicon implementation for any users without a Gravatar, I was struck by how personable they were. They didn’t have the same appearance of geometrical abstraction, but […]

    Tags: GitHub, Identicons, PHP
  • Recommended Reading, Volume 4.

    Published Friday November 8th, 2013 in: Design, Recommended Reading, Web Development.

    Design Design is never “Done” (via @sambrown) Web Development Responsive Design, Screens, and Shearing Layers (via @beep) On Using Viewports to Make Responsive Design Decisions (via @lukew) We’re About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It (via @lukew) Offline Support is Valuable, and You Can’t Add it Later (via Unstoppable […]

  • Handling Touch and Mouse Inputs.

    Published Monday November 4th, 2013 in: Web Development.

    Previously, my approach to building interactive components for the web involved starting with structured HTML markup, achieving as much functionality as possible with CSS, and using JavaScript to fill in any gaps. This approach worked well for me. It used progressive enhancement to build layers of functionality and polish. It worked well, that is, until […]

    Tags: CSS, Hover, HTML, iOS, JavaScript, Modernizr, Progressive Enhancement, Touch, Windows 8
  • Jack Rose.

    Published Saturday November 2nd, 2013 in: Food & Drink.

    Ingredients 3 parts Applejack 1 part Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice 1 part Grenadine Directions Combine ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously. Serve straight up in a cocktail glass.

    Tags: Applejack, Cocktails, Grenadine, Lime
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