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  • No internets

    I recently got back from a beach vacation. What made this unusual is that I went on vacation and took zero internet capable devices.

  • Style Guides: Why I love them

    I gave a talk at RefreshPDX on Style Guides.

  • How to Tell When You're Tired

    I’ve recently been really interested in the ideas of work. It all started when I read <em>The Working Life</em> a few years ago and it has continued to be something I am drawn to.

  • The Library at Night

    Highlights from The Library at Night

  • Remote Work

    I’ve been thinking a lot about remote work lately. Mostly because I have been a remote worker since the end of last November with two different companies.

  • Transition

    A few weeks ago I got an email from a local friend introducing me to someone I have long admired in the web community. Then I got an email from that same person asking me if I wanted to work with his start up.

  • Writing

    Several years ago, I either read or heard a story that Jeffrey Zeldman told. He was looking for a designer on short notice to step in and finish a project. The person he found had a blog and that was a key factor in Jeffrey hiring him.

  • The Design of Everyday Things

    Highlights from The Design of Everyday Things

  • An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace

    Highlights from An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace

  • CSS Frameworks

    Last week while at CSS Conf, there were two frameworks announced and discussed during two of the talks. The first was Topcoat, which is spearheaded by the folks at Adobe and the second was Pure, developed by Yahoo.

  • CSS Conf

    Just over a week ago G and I made the trek from Portland down to Amelia Island, FL. We went for a few days of sun on the beach, but also because I attended the inaugural CSS Conf.

  • Progress

    Well, it's happening, I am making progress on a goal that I have had for several years. I am really learning JavaScript.

  • More on Style Guides

    Last week I journeyed back to the frozen tundra that Minnesota can be at this time of year (and yes, it delivered on the cold) to do a Primer at my work headquarters on Style Guides.

  • Thirties

    Today I enter the final year of my thirties. I am optimistic about this last year of this decade of my life as my thirties have been incredibly good to me. In many ways they allowed me to focus, figure out what was important and not be afraid to implement changes to make the important stuff rise to the top.

  • Learning

    Lately I have been thinking a lot about learning. A lot of that is because I'm currently trying to expand my skill set into programming, so I'm around other people who are learning as I got to user groups and at work it training and developing as a developer has been a hot topic on the internal forum.