Hey there, Texas State Board of Eduction. It’s come to my attention that you’re concerned about the textbooks that your children are being taught from; specifically, you’re concerned they might demonstrate favoritism towards the religion of Islam, while vilifying the Christian faith. In fact, I hear you’re so concerned, you’ve got a resolution awaiting consideration … Read more
Here’s a short list of key words that will guarantee I will ignore your TV show, movie, etc. From the producers of ‘Scary Movie’ Tyler Perry’s _________________ From the writers of ‘Two and a half men’ “It will warm your heart” “Just how far would you go to find true love?” “This generation’s (something interesting … Read more
Taken tonight at about 8:30, at the corner of Halsted and Jackson, in Greektown. Not the friendliest street festival I’ve ever seen, but summer is wrapping up.
Taken today in downtown Chicago, using retrocamera for android. A beautiful day.
As I’ve posted below, I’ve left my position as IT Specialist/Web Developer at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers to start my new gig with the American Bar Association Journal. I made it clear to my outgoing employers that I wanted to do everything I could to make the transition to the next person as seamless and pain-free … Read more
Hello, friends. After almost six months of working as IT Specialist for Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, it’s time for me to move along to a new job. I’m happy to say I’ve accepted a position as Web Producer for the ABA Journal, the trade publication of the American Bar Association here in Chicago. I think this … Read more
Here we see maps hung in the preview room before our rare books and manuscripts auction. Nice display, eh?
The University of Central Florida (my undergrad alma mater) has some kind words about my little sister, Arden, who’s about to graduate from their nursing program. She’s a real contender in the friendly, familial competition for who can spend the most time in school, especially since she’s going back in the fall. Monroe-Obermeit’s eight years of … Read more
Here’s a great series of articles about how to structure and present information on news websites. The link will take you to the first of a series of seven posts outlining some pretty advanced thinking about content management, the semantic web, and what makes sense for consumers of web content in terms of navigation, metadata, … Read more
I searched around on the internet this morning and I couldn’t find an example of exactly what I wanted to do, but I DID figure it out, so I thought I’d post it here in the hopes that it would be useful to others. Here’s the situation: You have a new printer on your network. … Read more