Forever Winter 2

Forever Winter
So it’s winter again, apparently, and there’s no end in sight. (The end I have in sight is going to somewhere it’s spring in 10 days.) At least the sun is making a showing for a little while today, before the snow returns tomorrow. My new perennials have already arrived, which means I now have a pile of dormant rhizomes ...

Two of my Favorite Things.

Two of my Favorite Things.
This Sunday was far more exciting than most Sundays for two reasons: Beer class My greatest travel win to date We took the Intro to Brewing class at Northern Brewer, and it was great. (Also free.) In three hours, they demonstrate the entire beer-making process, and explain everything you need to get started. From there, you go into the store ...

Thanks, Horrible User.

So I’ve been working in web and software development for years now, as in approaching 20, and over that time I’ve encountered many and varied versions of the user who breaks EVERYTHING. No matter how good you think your security and validation are, they find a way. And for years I hated that person for their manic persistence and lack ...

Underway 4

Underway
My new 101 Things project starts today, so I decided to knock the first item off immediately: I got a new WP template for this blog. I do believe it’s a huge improvement, and I’m a sucker for the hover effect on the header photos. (You have to go to the front page to see them.) We went to trivia ...