February 2008
7 posts
dumpsterhead.com →
I’m over at my new Chyrp-powered supa-tumble-blog now. Probably no more posts here.
Yes We Can →
Anthony Bourdain: Cook Like the Pros →
I always cite this chapter/bit from Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential when someone asks me about cooking gear/methods. Now you can just read it yourself. I’d recommend reading the whole book, though. It’s good.
The Smart Set: Night Terrors →
This article confirms what I’ve discovered recently: I function MUCH better when I get enough sleep. I’m a chronic undersleeper. But, over the last month or so, I’ve made a concerted effort to get 7-8 hours a night. It works. I’ve been reminded of that even more lately as I’ve NOT gotten enough sleep for the last 2 or 3 nights, and I can really tell the difference. ...
Communing without nature →
I have my own waxing waning interest in outdoor activities, but this study definitely shows a trend I’d rather see going the other way. I hope I can instill some love of the Great Outdoors in The Boy.
Serious Eats: Snack to the Future: The Col-Pop, an... →
Ladies and Gentlemen, the FUTURE!
Cepia Live set →
Cepia is one of my favorite IDM producers. This live set is good stuff, too.
January 2008
11 posts
Watch$1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera - Lose The Tripod (via Metacafe): a very cool hack for getting better results from your camera.
Happy Birthday, Edward Abbey →
As Tom Chandler points out, today is the birthday of Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang which Chandler calls “a groundbreaking novel about four people who sabotage development projects in the desert wilderness,” though I think it’s more about the frustration of the individual in the face of developers destroying our natural places in order to install yet another infestation of...
Piecing Together the Dark Legacy of East Germany's... →
Great Wired article about activists piecing together shredded Stasi files with new technology. I’ll be visiting the Stasi museum in Berlin in March, and I’m really looking forward to some Cold War high craziness.
I love my big series of tubes →
I got my internets access upgraded to 12Mbps (download; 1.5Mbps up) today, AND I got a new cable modem, too. The previous modem served well for over six years, but it was DOCSIS 1.1 and was starting to have “issues”. The new one (same modem, new version, pretty much) is humming along just fine now. Despite having some complaints about other parts of their service, the guy who came today was...
HOWTO: iPhone Webclip Icons →
Wasteland: the best comic series you’re not... →
Wasteland may be my new favorite comic. I was just turned on to it today, and I’m reading the first trade right now (there are two). While perusing it in the comics shop, I was thinking, “Damn. This is good. Who wrote this?” So I look at the front: Antony Johnson. That explains it. I first heard of him when he wrote the third Queen & Country: Declassified (Nicky Poole’s). Now I need to read...
Personal Inventory: the lovelorn man and the... →
Nice essay/story about “the erotic appeal of the Lands’ End catalog.” I’m getting old enough that this sorta hits home. The Victoria’s Secret catalog doesn’t do much for me, anymore, either.
The Magazineer - For people who make, and love,... →
Derek Powazek’s new blog about magazines. I love magazines, so I’m enjoying this. Unfortunately, it’s Powazek, who has a tendency to start strong then wander away when he gets bored (or that’s my perception anyway). So, catch it now while he’s still hot on it.
Wasteland - One Hundred Years After The Big Wet →
The Wasteland may be my new favorite comic. I was just turned on to it today, and I’m reading the first trade right now (there are two). While perusing it in the comics shop, I was thinking, “Damn. This is good. Who wrote this shit?” So I look at the front: Antony Johnson. That explains it. I first heard of him when he wrote the third Queen & Country: Declassified (Nicky...
December 2007
20 posts
Ellen Gilchrist on Fayetteville (in the... →
three cats + allergies == something that feels like a sinus infection. Blech.
visiting inlaws for xmas. bro-in-law (who lives with in-laws) has cats… three of them. I am violently allergic to said cats. Yay me!
GarageBand’s ringtone maker is nice. I’ve resisted the siren call of paying for them so far. First up: Hüsker Dü, These Important Years.
duet hook olive - tiny living →
nice hook for coats and whatnot for the notional mud/entry room in the new house
TiVo customer service rocks. Short wait times, pleasant and competent people.
My new best friend Dusty is coming tomorrow to set traps to get all the varmints at $75 + $35 per.
AUGH! The Squirrels have reinforcements! There’s a racoon/possum/skunk under the house now!
I have taken the war to the squirrels and I will be victorious! because I am BIGGER and (hopefully) SMARTER!
Mike Iverson's Clawhammer Tab & Instruction... →
cripple creek banjo tab →
the middle diffculty version from EZ Folk
fucking squirrel are eating my roof and invading my attic. they must. be. stopped.
Knit Coonskin Cap knitty.com →
cool alternative to a real one
applesauce may be the best thing ever.
Knight's Armor →
daniel needs this!
Etsy :: The Storque :: This Handmade Life :: The... →
I love quilts. We have a few treasured ones that have been handed down (but still get used nearly every day), and one of The Wife’s friends made one for Hallie for the Baby (now the Boy), and he sleeps with it every night. If I had the patience, I’d learn how to do it, because it’s one of those things I’m worried will pass away. I know only a handful of people of my...
Am now totally in the php zone. coding machine. mind like water.
Top 10 Craziest Star Wars Tattoos →
Christmas, early 60s style →
I’ve always loved this shot, and I finally got it from my mom and scanned it for my collection. It really pings my love for 60s design and culture. I’ll bet my grandmother was really proud of that tree. That’s my dad posing alongside it at their house in Newport, Arkansas. This was taken when he was in college, so some time in the early 60s.
Fontshop - Unzipped - The making of FF Meta Serif →
November 2007
29 posts
Link’s Crossbow Training is surprisingly fun and replayable. Still on the fence re: the Zapper, though.
Subtraction Tees →
Mayor resigns, reveals false identity he created... →
Centerton is about 20 miles from here. For some reason, it’s a crazy magnet. And not just regular smalltown crazy (people shooting at each other at city council meetings, etc.). BIG crazy. Like this dude.
Simple Sugar (Indigo Suede) - Canvas/Sneakers →
Converse Kids Chuck Taylor® All Star® Flame Hi... →
Oeuf NYC: Sparrow Twin Bed →
nice not-too-expensive modern twin bed.
The end of Hollywood (maybe) →
Today, director/actor/writer Ed Burns releases his new film, Purple Violets on iTunes. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. The next day I’m waiting for is an original “television” series to be released via iTunes (more on this below). Even if you’re not inclined toward the kind of movie Purple Violets might be (I don’t know — I haven’t watched it yet), you should buy it just to help...
Playing BitTorrent Downloads on a TiVo Series 3... →
The Tervis Tumbler →
I’ve heard about Tervis tumblers for a long time, but I’ve never pulled the trigger on a set because they’re not cheap, and I didn’t want to take a chance on something via mailorder like that.
I should have.
I stumbled upon them the other day at Bed, Bath and Beyond, so I bought a 16 oz. tumbler to try it out. It is now my favorite cup. I like to have a cold drink with me while I’m working, but...
Surfin’ Safari » Ten New Things in WebKit 3 →
Digital Web Magazine - Better Web Forms:... →
Ron Paul's voting record: YEEEEOUCH! →