2022

Why do I read this with both pride and fear? Because we are losing the Melvin …

Feb 02

Hilarious that men buy “compression pants” when women buy …

January

Jan 29

This is a test. select names, breeds from dogs where age < 1;

2020

July

Jul 15

Announcing Bigfoot.js for Micro.blog plugin

Jul 15

This is to test Bigfoot1 Bigfoot is all about footnotes. ↩︎ …

January

Jan 01

The First Ten

2019

December

It’s the end of the year, so of course I’m thinking about redoing my whole blog.

I’m working on a post to summarize the decade, and I think I’d like to have some …

Dec 22

Reform the Senate— make it out of congressional districts just like the House. …

Dec 20

It is better to give a risky gift than a safe one.

Dec 13

At the Indieweb meetup at XOXO Fest this year I was talking about the need for …

Dec 10

I have had a year very much worth reflecting on. I may try and do a blog post on …

Dec 04

Not in love with the instructions for Day 4, but think it’s hilarious I …

Dec 03

I just had a thought— how much would I pay for a Mondo poster of Baby Yoda? The …

Dec 03

Day 3 of #adventofcode2019 using #rstats complete. I found today pretty …

Dec 02

Finished Day 2 of Advent of Code in #rstats. That wasn’t so bad, but …

Dec 01

I just completed “The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation” - Day 1 - …

September

Sep 15

Just finished “To Be Taught, if Fortunate” and my god is Becky Chambers a …

Some of Portland

Met someone who didn’t think they were the cool, creative person in the room …

‪I laughed harder at #xoxofest Story tonight than I than I have in years. …

Sep 07

‪Just had the chance to play a couple of rounds of @resistorygame at #xoxofest‬. …

Sep 07

Why yes, that’s an Imperial Stout with Coconut! It’s quite delicious, even if …

Sep 07

It’s been weeks, and I’m still thinking about this dog poking out of a second …

#xoxofest

This pop up art at #xoxofest was very moving. Beautiful origami cranes floating …

April

Apr 19

Watching a cartoon and they said, “Look at this dweeb who likes sci-fi,” and he …

I think one of the most surprising things I tell people is that I don’t watch …

Goodreads doesn’t store ISBN for Kindle books (or it seems other books …

Things I’d like to see at WWDC this year

All three books in the masterful Last Policeman Trilogy for just $5.97 is a …

March

Mar 30

Becky Chambers has a new book coming out? Pre-ordered.

Mar 28

Spring?

Mar 23

All I want for iOS 13 is auto-removal of expired boarding passes.

How powerful are the network effects of Facebook? We’ll find out over the next …

Mar 09

New bookshelves ❤️. @westminsterfox and I have always thought built-ins belonged …

Mar 07

Hopped on a call before anyone else was on. Muted call and started playing …

Mar 07

Small, anonymous, interest-based, communities online was where the internet was …

Mar 05

Five years ago today, I asked a question at a conference and it changed the …

Mar 03

Last morning here. Can’t wait to come back with @westminsterfox once Southwest …

Mar 03

Sunset in Waikiki

Took a walk today in Hawaii.

February

Reparations makes for a better litmus test than the Green New Deal.

Write blogs, not text as images on someone else’s platform.

Back home after a weekend run up to NYC. I’m always sad when I take Amtrak along …

The best falafel is always green inside.

Feb 10

Quite a few books I’ve been reading lately start out as 3s but morph into solid …

Feb 09

I loved the alleyways of Taiwan. Like grass pushing through the cracks of …

Feb 09

This Saturday morning’s air guitar and singing around the house is brought to …

Feb 08

I’m thinking about the phrase “group by”, which is great for technical folks but …

Feb 05

For dinner I had what I called a “Mediterranean tostada”, which was really just …

Spinning Silver was brilliant. At least as good as Uprooted. Wow. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📚

Feb 01

This great post by Craig Hockenberry on the origin of the word “tweet” just …

January

Jan 28

Is there anything more exhilarating than the last 25% of a good book, especially …

Jan 28

I’m almost certain I’m going to finish 4 books this month and it feels great.

Jan 28

Monday win— I think I did a good job with a hard conversation today. It’s the …

Jan 26

Soon Copenhagen will be a carbon neutral city Some things I learned from this …

Jan 26

I’ve been thinking a lot about how important great editing is to great writing …

Jan 22

I’ve only ever read his excerpts/shorter pieces, but Robert Caro is just a joy …

Jan 22

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and …

Jan 21

Since Reeder doesn’t support the new iPad Pro, what RSS reader should I be using …

Jan 21

Seriously, there’s no way to map Caps Lock to Escape with a hardware keyboard on …

So how do I get a vim experience on iPad these days?

Every book I want to read is expensive on Kindle right now. 😡

Better Worlds, The Verge at their best

My experience at the Apple Store today— walk in knowing exactly what I wanted to …

Jan 19

Surprisingly, when I went to https on micro.json.blog, it broke my OwnYourGram …

Jan 18

I’ve always like Conduit as a street name.

Jan 05

Worth It: Week 1 2019 five things from around the web I think were worth it this …

Jan 05

Just added open graph to json.blog for the three times a year I have an image in …

Jan 04

Worth It: Week 1 2019

Jan 01

I was surprised to learn that the last two years I’ve read more books by women …

2018

December

Dec 30

Oh. My. God. They discontinued Total Rasin Bran. Like 2 yeas ago.

Dec 30

I have completed my Goodreads challenge for the first time since 2015, just in …

Dec 29

2018 Review of Subscriptions on json.blog

Dec 29

Salads, noodles, trees, Elsa, street market food… Seems like a pretty on …

Dec 29

Salads, noodles, trees, Elsa, street market food… Seems like a pretty on …

2018 Review of Subscriptions

For years I couldn’t get @LastFm working with @Spotify. Just constant log …

Also, I just found out my hugo blog works totally fine with title-free posts, …

Are there any reasons I should keep using my own server and nginx stuff for a …

I have had this little motivation to do something in a very long time.

A nation of cowards, operating on fears of status threat, using the state’s …

Dec 26

2005 was a very weird time in my computing life.

Dec 26

I know I’m late to the party, but Apple Photo’s Auto Enhance is …

How do you not love a local comic book store/bar that has this in the window …

Dec 21

Without specifically trying, 18 of the 30 books I read this year were written by …

Dec 19

For the second time in like four years, Worth It, stuff I read in the last few …

Dec 18

Sometimes product management is about figuring out what must have feature makes …

Dec 17

Does anything I do on a computer invoke “power” less than PowerPoint?

Dec 15

HomePod(s)

Dec 14

Anyone else notice you can’t use the left arrow to go “back” …

Dec 14

I’ve been a Tomorrow Night Bright person for a long time. Any color themes …

Dec 14

Indieweb should absolute have a reference open source blogging engine. I …

Dec 11

I am happy to report the ECG feature on my Apple Watch says that things are ok. …

Dec 07

Afternoon stroll through the Warehouse District.

November

Nov 30

Our Legacies

Nov 29

I’ve added a Now page to my site, inspired by @manton who was inspired by …

Fascinating look at how solar costs have been reduced over time. Traces …

Starting to get somwhere less horrible with json.blog, including finally getting …

Nov 26

Gracie chewing herself.

Nov 26

Gracie chewing herself.

Nov 25

A little Sunday #treatyoself

Nov 24

I am getting tired of my current static site. Love the theoretically simplicity, …

Nov 19

Apparently when Comcast sees a closet like this, it is the equivalent of saying …

How does “airplay this to my HomePod” not work with Siri? I mean Jesus, does …

It seems like ever rock song lives in the high F/G territory, which is literally …

I got a HomePod. It’s kind of bad. Probably will buy at least two more at some …

The Lady Astronaut Series

We live in new construction. I had them run Cat6 everywhere in the house. Like, …

Nov 14

Solid view of Nashville from this hotel.

Solid view of Nashville from this hotel.

October

This isn’t an iPad Pro announcement. It’s the opening argument for …

It’s just baffling to me that folks are clamoring to recreate the laptop form …

I can’t think of an app on iPad that isn’t in macOS, or isn’t a web app that …

I don’t understand the argument that iPad should basically become a MacBook bc …

Oct 19

I have been accused of paranoia with regard to legal fights for “religious …

Oct 18

You know you’re a product manager when you’re super excited about …

My god a good salad makes me happy.

My god a good salad makes me happy.

Do I recommend creative works, or am I recommending my emotional experience of …

If whatever you’re doing right now is not reading The Calculating Stars you need …

Oct 10

I’ve loved Explosions in the Sky for years, and even I forget just how …

Oct 08

If finishing a book makes you feel slightly more human, I might actually like …

Oct 07

If you scream, people say you’re melodramatic; if you submit, you’re …

Oct 04

Someone posted this playlist to r/postrock and it is 🔥.

September

Sep 30

I am struggling through The Female Man, because it’s so powerful and painfully …

Sep 29

It has been really tough to face some things I could do to succeed, but that I …

Sep 25

I still can’t get comfortable with certain tasks on iOS. For example, I …

Sep 20

The thing I’ll miss most while traveling this weekend is my fancy …

Sep 18

How have I dealt with the Mac App Store for this long and just learned about …

Sep 17

Slowing Down

Sep 12

I really dislike the redesign coming to Overcast. For the first time since it …

‪It’s amazing to me how often we come across business requirements that seem …

‪Is there any reason the 2020 Democratic Platform shouldn’t be 11 justices and …

I am feeling uninspired using Omnigraffle lately. Does anyone has other good …

Sep 04

The thing I struggle with most is how little of my work I feel I get to share. …

Sep 03

Here’s the cycle: underfund schools, claim administration is bloated, drive all …

The more I think about it, the more I like the title “Record of a …

Just your regularly scheduled reminder that the second solo of Comfortably Numb …

I think it’s a major cultural failing that we are so concerned with a few …

@danielpunkass a quick piece of feedback about the MarsEdit site. I’m …

The end of The Village Voice is yet another sign that we’re going through a …

Deadlifting is hard when you haven’t touched the bar in 4 months.

August

Aug 31

I hope Apple gets its shit together. …

Aug 30

Was in a major funk of not getting shit done, so I cleared the calendar and …

Aug 28

Consultants– bad for the culture of consulting firms, bad for the culture …

Aug 28

Elsa and I have long discussed a road trip up to Montreal through New Hampshire …

Aug 26

Fascinating look at how our built environment impacts behavior. What if we had …

Aug 25

I’ve always been liberal. Two men I disagreed w/ but respected from GOP were …

Aug 23

It’s a huge bummer that our best friends all live in NYC.

Aug 23

I have a confession. The other day I was about 45mins into an intense work …

Aug 22

I think a lot about how I’m falling short of the example set by those I admire. …

Aug 21

Sometimes I imagine dedicating myself to being a skinny person and then I …

Aug 20

If this rumored Mac Mini is: real ~ $1000 can drive LG 5K display has 16gb of …

Aug 20

Audio Engine N22 or TEAC AI-101DA? I want one to drive an extra set of Paradigm …

I thought I liked this song, and then the trumpet came in and now I love this …

I hate Sunday night packing so much I’m gonna turn it into Early Monday …

Tips ∝ Diet Coke refill rate.

Took a hiatus from guitar for the last few years. But boy, I never regret buying …

This is a great article about the discovery of archaea, how paradigms change in …

A great example of why I use Spotify over Apple Music and why open platforms …

Continuing to read my interest graph

A New Citizen Decides to Leave the Tumult of Trump’s America A great read on the …

Aug 15

Good reminder, Tina. Just because you think something is embarrassing …

Aug 15

We All Die! What A Circus! is quite the eponymous album. I’ve played it at …

Aug 12

This $500 reverb pedal is how I’ll become a great guitar player right?

Aug 12

Aug 12

How Jason can a day get? So far I’ve: eaten cold leftovers for breakfast, bought …

Aug 11

GYBE is playing in Baltimore and I didn’t know and I’m not going and this seems …

Aug 10

Someone posted in our neighborhood Facebook group a picture of a groundhog. Now …

Aug 09

When does it get easy?

Aug 07

I don’t think I’ve watched these movies for over a decade, but they were …

When I’m really frustrated and anxious I do a lot of fantasizing. Just me or is …

This Will Destroy You is very good music.

Sometimes I decide I’m going to play a song that requires a few repeated …

How Infowars Reinforces My Support for the Web

Aug 05

Philosophy Bites is a great podcast, but this episode on “overdoing democracy” …

July

Jul 30

Elsa and I often use partner. Here are my reasons: At some point I decided …

Jul 29

What a lovely story about Mel Brooks, a man who has deeply influenced my sense …

Jul 29

Evening walks with the pups, @gracie.and.brandy

Jul 29

Go to Whole Foods to buy food for dinner: that’ll be $80. Go to Wegman’s to buy …

Jul 28

I haven’t evenread this yet, but I wanted to say, “Of course there’s a woman …

Jul 27

Summer of Storms

Jul 25

This morning I was feeling down. I was wallowing (self-analyzing?) and I think I …

Jul 23

Also, holy crap, I’ve been playing guitar longer than I haven’t. I missed that …

Jul 23

I’ve been playing guitar for 17 years and I just now realized that …

Jul 22

Hello, “moderate” Republican 👋🏻. Did your party abandon you, or does it turn out …

Jul 22

This is good weather and a good joke. It’s silly how much I love my weather app.

Jul 21

Currently reading: The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley 📚

Jul 21

Just about nothing is more frustrating in development than a slow cycle time. …

Jul 16

A break in the clouds #nofilter

Jul 16

A break in the clouds #nofilter

Jul 01

An international lens on anti-gentrification. tl;dr It’s about distrusting …

June

Jun 30

We’d do well to allow politicians to explain both their ideals & their plans …

Jun 30

Horrifying look at Baltimore Police Department IT, which is still running on …

Jun 29

New keyboard day, ask me anything.

Jun 24

I set up Ubiquiti equipment at home and I got it working just fine without much …

Jun 20

Sometimes I try and imagine myself failing up into a cushy, lucrative job. The …

Jun 19

Got a tetanus shot in the arm today, I am supposed to bench press at 9am …

Jun 19

While I don’t think concentration camps are the right comparison, I’ve been …

Jun 17

Pretty much nothing goes wrong when you combine mushrooms and butter.

Jun 17

What is the best way to share something with people these days asynchronously? I …

Jun 16

This horrific article is a great example of the banality of evil.

Jun 16

I’ve never read Ulysses, but The Dead was one of the first pieces of literature …

Jun 16

Why does anyone eat anything but BBQ?

Jun 08

I’ve had a tough few weeks personally. I thought getting back to routine would …

Jun 07

All I ever seem to want to eat is pizza.

Jun 01

One vacation and three deaths in the family in the last two months means I’ve …

May

May 27

Uncle

May 25

I’m feeling very ungenerous today.

May 20

I’m not sure there’s any experience quite like cleaning out a …

May 15

I received a compliment today so deep and affecting that I am sure I will …

May 13

Hampden

May 13

Hampden

May 10

TFW your really nice knitr to s3 to web workflow slowly becomes a CMS 😂 #rstats

May 09

Every once in a while I forget how much I like Jimmy Eat World.

May 06

An afternoon walk in the park.

May 06

An afternoon walk in the park.

May 05

Does anyone outside of New York make pickles that are any good? So far all signs …

May 05

Elsa has been dying to go to a taco place she found in Baltimore started by …

May 04

I think micro.blog should allow anyone who follows more than say, 10 people to …

May 04

Don’t fuck with me when it comes to the discrimination so many see in the …

May 03

Hampden has nice trees too. Feels good to be home.

May 03

Hampden has nice trees too. Feels good to be home.

May 01

Just found a copy of The History of Love I gave my grandma to read that I’m …

April

Apr 30

Sometimes it’s good to listen to the music you loved before and fall in love all …

Apr 29

Tsz Shan Monastery part I

Apr 29

Apr 26

Southside of Hong Kong Island is a nice change of pace.

Apr 26

Sometimes You Skip The Paste And Head For The Chili

Apr 25

Another Walk Up A Mountain. Once Again, Worth It

Night lights

Night lights

He looks so greedy.

A Tail of Two Breakfasts

Apr 24

A Rainy Morning in Hong Kong

Apr 23

The final noodles in Taipei.

I don’t recommend The Fifth Season; I proselytize.

Last noodles in Taipei

Select Sights From A Free Walking Tour

Food Day 3

Taipei’s MRT is the most impressive subway system I’ve used as a tourist. Super …

A stroll through National Taiwan University

Favorite trees, you shall not pass edition.

Just love that there’s this beautiful public space in the MRT station abutting a …

Hazy Day From Taipei 101

Day 2 Food

Hiking The Elephant Trail

So much Studio Ghibli

Apr 20

Beef noodles and dumplings. @westminsterfox and I had this for lunch. Basically …

Apr 20

Apr 19

6:20am in Tapei. Devices are recharging and we have chosen our noddle place for …

Apr 17

I hope my mild panic about taking a long vacation is understood entirely as fomo …

Apr 16

Things I did not do today: prep at all for international travel coming up …

Finding Places

Baltimore is starting to spring.

Apr 13

Working at a startup means tiny effort can have a huge impact on you, your …

Apr 13

As much as I hate Excel, let me remind you that every day you talk to someone …

Apr 11

Find you a job that goes from demoing with potential vendor and client partners, …

Apr 08

Weekend win: I felt like I was good at my job the last 7 days.

Apr 07

Chicago

Apr 07

Posit— one reason people tend to “fail up” is that failure enables open outreach …

Apr 06

This is totally the content I want as a @theincomparable member.

Apr 06

I still have anxiety about every single user of our product, constantly hoping …

Apr 05

This week I’ve put about 10 hours into creating an automated way to do a task …

Apr 05

If you’re hired to express your ideas and your ideas are bad you should get …

Apr 04

A great article on continued orientalism, conveniently read after Elsa and I had …

March

Mar 21

If you’re freaked about Facebook, consider posting on your own site and …

Mar 21

Me at 10:45pm: I’m pretty tired. Me at 10:46pm: I’m snoring. Me at 03:45am: Well …

Thinking a lot about how advertising targeting men is different than advertising …

We lack complex female stories, and we lack real relationships between the sexes

Never fails. Spend time on the West Coast, can’t sleep past 6am. Get back to the …

Mar 18

This is a good answer from Wizards of the Coast designer Mark Rosewater on …

Mar 18

Annual restatement that Google Reader, pre-Buzz and Google Plus integration, was …

Mar 17

Mar 14

Does Weighted-Student Funding Imply Autonomy? Sorta.

Mar 13

Has there ever been a more horrific sentence than “The user experience will be …

Mar 13

🎶Today’s jam A Sixth Trumpet by From Monument to Masses 🎶

I wonder which is my most controversial pop culture opinion: I couldn’t …

It’s shockingly complex & costly to hire employees in multiple states. We’re …

I am a sucker for new mechanical keyboards…

🎶 Today’s tune, definitely Auto Rock by Mogwai. 🎶

Mar 10

A couple weeks back I was a little disappointed at my one rep max deadlift. I …

Mar 10

Paul Ford makes the best bull case for the blockchain I’ve ever read.

Our heat is out. It’s 34 degrees outside. I still want to put on the fan in the …

“I’m sure this $8 airplane wifi will be fine for Slack and Google …

SXSWEDU 2018

Good lord tech, you have to do a lot better than this. “I’m just an engineer,” …

I think I need one of these.

Mar 07

Part of me wants to walk to BookPeople right now. Then the other part of me …

Mar 05

Did a little sleuthing and confirmed that it was yesterday, March 4th, four …

Mar 05

Hi Austin, spiritual home of micro.blog. Time for tacos and brisket.

Mar 04

I don’t want to wait until July for Record of a Spaceborn Few. 📚

Mar 04

Some important work I need to do involves uninterrupted thinking. Not desk work …

Mar 03

A great blog post about the twin awful experiences of dating and job hunting.

“You think a newborn knows what it all means? It just happens and then you go …

February

The only thing that ever really calms my imposter syndrome is recognizing just …

My frequent flouting of my (sometimes) crippling imposter syndrome is not a cry …

It’s as though toxic masculinity was collected and coalesced into one …

I remember when Sunlit came out for ADN and I remembered liking it but I …

I have to admit, I’m pretty torn on whether I should move json.blog and my …

Missing the vulnerability of a smaller, pseudonymous internet

Feb 24

sqlite is totally the right tool for this job, but I ❤️ PostgreSQL too much to …

Feb 24

How I start my work in R

Feb 20

I have only read two of the Nebula nominees for best novel, which means I can …

Feb 19

Altered Carbon was good, but probably about 100-150 pages too long. 📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, …

It’s been 9 long years that I haven’t had my amp and pedal board in my home. …

Tell me about the temporal_tables PostgreSQL extension. Anyone use it? Any …

My typical Saturday position. Just missing the Kindle.

Reunited.

Feb 16

Get you a weather app that understands your feels.

Feb 13

What annoys the hell out of me about Brian Chen’s HomePod review is I remember …

Feb 11

Just booked a trip to Tapei and then Hong Kong. Never been anywhere near that …

Feb 10

Finished my 6th book of the year and it feels so damn good.

Feb 07

Solid work view for this Baltimore resident.

Feb 07

Interesting to consider different protections for commercial versus residential …

Feb 06

Seeing that dummy sitting in a Tesla Roadster in outer space is somehow way …

Feb 05

I’m afraid of a world without brave, outspoken Holocaust survivors to hold our …

I am shocked at how slow a fairly straightforward DELETE is on PostgreSQL. …

This shit is toxic. The casual abuse women face in tech is deeply disturbing. I …

Missed my GoodReads challenge 2 years in a row. So I started this year by …

Naming Manual Colors with ggplot2

A new, smaller home

January

Jan 24

Stack of Glue

Jan 02

Jan 02

Leftovers

2017

December

Dec 30

This Year in My R Code

Dec 16

#domesticgoddess

November

Nov 13

Hard to complain about the traveling I do when I get to see this outside of the …

Nov 03

New favorite tree candidate?

October

Oct 01

Feels like fall, but it looks like summer.

September

Sep 12

Killer title at front desk of a new @allovuebalance district

Sep 09

Pork tenderloin is inexpensive, low fat, high protein. Great for watching …

August

Aug 04

My dogs have an Instagram now. #furbaby @gracie.and.brandy

June

Jun 11

Same

May

May 31

Announcing jsonfeedr, a new R package

May 31

Still my favorite spot, especially when I’m feeling down and out.

May 24

Finishes for the new house. Colors are a bit off in photos. In my defense, this …

May 17

Making Sense of dplyr 0.6

May 06

April

Apr 28

I think this is my new favorite tree.

Apr 23

We’re not even done brushing her. @westminsterfox

Apr 11

Maxwell House purchased literally three decades of advertising with these free …

Apr 09

maiz y cacao. @westminsterfox is like one of three POC sitting here. …

Apr 05

Now it’s spring.

Apr 02

Foreign Keys and assertr

March

Mar 29

One of my favorite things to eat in Baltimore.

Mar 23

Feels like coming home.

Labeling Data with purrr

“I’ve been waiting for you.”

Mar 01

Contributing to vegalite

February

Feb 28

Just a night on the town in Portland.

Feb 28

I was not!

This is a part of the march of progress that seemed certain to triumph a few …

My confrontation with the mainstream

Has a bookstore ever known it’s sci-fi/fantasy audience this well?

Chilaquiles, always, everywhere.

Feb 24

Grilling in the dark because our courtyard lights are broken.

Feb 19

70 degrees? We’re grilling.

Feb 19

Star Wars was on when we got to grandma and grandpa’s!

Going to grandma and grandpa’s house for rehab.

Feb 01

Stoned post-surgery

January

Jan 30

Last couple of days she’ll have both ears.

Jan 17

Best friends.

Jan 13

Siri Won't Catch Alexa

2016

December

A Gateway Drug to purrr

Dec 27

Introducing json.blog

Dec 09

Men’s room finally caught up @crystalcoache

November

My new daily view walking around the neighborhood.

October

Oct 18

The view from my desk is pretty solid.

September

Sep 18

Gracie on the road to return home to Providence.

Sep 04

westminsterfox and my grandparents.

Sep 04

Officiating complete. Wedding well underway. My job is over.

Such a hard day

August

Aug 28

Diet food

Aug 26

Aug 21

Ben and Hillary’s wedding. Just one more this season!

Aug 15

Indoor grilling

Aug 07

I never tire of the view from my couch.

My papa says my mama is coming home tonight.

Two sets of weather.

July

Jul 30

Across my lap to lay her head down. Definitely one of her favorite spots.

May

May 21

Elsa’s dad is the best.

May 19

May 14

Saturday

May 05

Finally made it to Camden Yards to see the Yankees with my dad. cc: …

April

Passover, by Elsa.

She won’t let me into bed. Color brought to you buy Hue, on late night …

Apr 17

Last night I made bolognese from scratch. Tonight @westminsterfox made …

Apr 13

Favorite time of year.

March

Mar 26

Happy Saturday!

Mar 11

February

Feb 29

January

Jan 23

Gracie can be a bit of a layabout when I go on the couch she normally sleeps on.

Jan 14

Jan 13

This is where my head goes. Until Gracie pushes me off my own pillow to wake me …

Jan 09

Right between us in bed.

2015

December

She accepted her new bed in no time at all.

Dec 24

Perfect beach hair attained.

Dec 24

Not a bad view for fish tacos.

This big Shepard ran back and forth after his yellow toy in the water the whole …

Dec 22

Nothing sketchy at all about this. Move along now…

Dec 06

Caught her sleeping like this.

November

Nov 08

October

Oct 18

It may be cold outside but the view from in here is great.

Oct 01

This is what happens my first day back at work (at home) after coming back from …

September

Sleepy

Nice day.

Baltimore

Still sick. Won’t even have an ice chip. Poor thing I hope she turns this …

Sep 05

Gracie and her grandpa after a long walk.

August

Aug 30

Great-grandma’s

Aug 30

On the way and at grandma and grandpa’s house.

July

Jul 18

Working hard in Chicago.

Jul 06

Approximately exactly where my body belongs.

Jul 05

Been working hard to keep these guys alive and improve the view this summer.

Jul 04

News on Assertions in R

Jul 03

Friday

Jul 02

Thursday

Jul 01

Wednesday

June

Tuesday

Mondays

May

May 15

May 08

April

Apr 17

“Don’t go poppas. Hit snooze. 10 more minutes. Pleeeeease?!?”

Apr 16

Acceptable Terms

March

Mar 16

I’m so happy.

February

Oh right. I’m supposed to take pictures of my food in restaurants before I …

#tbt

Not an action shot. She was sleeping.

Feb 13

My morning view. Yes that’s my stomach she’s on.

Feb 08

January

Jan 29

Made to the end of the week but Gracie captures my feels.

Korean beef and bok choy from Elsa. This is how you #snowghazi

“Everything the light touches is my kingdom.”

Snow drifts say: YOU SHALL NOT PASS

A PostgreSQL Cheat Sheet for OSX and R

Snowghazi supplies.

Jan 25

In position for blizzard. “Papas, I don’t care if it doesn’t …

Jan 22

How I’m given samples at home.

Just another day at the office.

Jan 18

2014

November

Amazon Creating A Services Marketplace Online

Apparently I can’t be trusted.

School Funding Reform, Hard Work and Fraught with Potential

They really don't make them like they used to...

Some of that home made ravioli from the other night.

Nov 16

More adventures in our completed kitchen.

Nov 15

Note: This is what every meal in my house is like when @edure is around and we …

Nov 14

That’s @edure nailing it again.

Nov 12

That’s @edure killing it with #blueapron

Nov 06

Just some of the @allovuebalance extended family tonight at #1106party

Nov 01

NaNo(Blo)WriMo

August

Aug 14

Me and Martina, ca 1992. #tbt

July

Jul 26

Got these in gold. Wearing non-stop. First pair of sunglasses since I was 9 and …

Jul 26

Don’t wake up early in the morning to pee unless you’re ok with …

May

May 26

Sleepy Monday.

May 26

This is what happens when you attend a graduation and forget sunblock.

May 21

Goodnight, Providence.

May 19

May 14

Me.

May 12

Pindown: Failed Dreams

April

Apr 27

Lazy Sunday

Apr 12

Sleepies in Bellmore.

Apr 01

Symlinking Your Data

March

Mar 10

Waking up next to Gracie.

Mar 09

Expressiveness Counts

February

Latinos in Rhode Island Face Housing Burden

Appreciating the Beauty of dplyr

Feb 09

Freedom Should Be Reserved for the Wealthy

Feb 05

Dreamschooling

2013

December

Dec 09

Did public schools build economies, or did economies build public schools?

Dec 03

Calculating Age with Precision in R

Dec 02

A Different Angle on PISA

November

Nov 28

Trying to drive home for Thanksgiving but this.

Nov 22

A Good Long Read on Assessment and Accountability

Nov 20

Bilingual Education at Providence Public Schools

Nov 19

DeBlasio: Weak on Implementation

More evidence for "mere facts"

The four ways to really fix education

It's Poverty Stupid... or is it?

Nov 12

Oops. I should probably tell Elsa.

Nov 10

It’s always clear when bed time is.

Nov 03

#everymorning

Nov 03

#everyevening

October

Oct 28

Waking up to the sun over desert mountains is my favorite. iPhone 5s just …

Elsa and I

Phil

Brothers of the groom

Katie

My favorite.

Elsa looking lovely

Bride and groom

Super groom and groomsmen.

Also the ring-bearer.

Best man

Tonight’s secret identity for the wedding.

A New Calculation for Student Mobility

Erik’s final night as a single man.

Amazing colors.

No thanks

Panda

September

Sep 22

Cocktails. Soon.

Sep 16

August

Aug 14

What can be done for Rhode Island Pensioners?

July

Jul 28

Thoughts on Teach for America

June

Jun 19

Economic Policy Institute is Wrong

Jun 09

Triumph

May

May 29

Cleaning URLs with TextExpander

January

The name is Victor Lamarr. Art Critic and sommelier.

1940s. All’s Fair in Art and Money.

Murder mystery weekend are fun. I was not the killer, but I did have quiet the …

2012

December

Dec 08

First Night. Elsa lit candles.

Dec 07

This is how you streetcar #sanjosé

Dec 07

San José rocking public toilets.

November

Nov 22

Trypto-toast.

Nov 22

82nd and 65th birthdays.

Paul Cuffee Middle School, Addressing Emotional Needs

Snow time. Also means I’m outta here. #officeview

Nov 01

October

Oct 07

I drive for 10+ hrs over 48, go to a wedding, and get a 630 fire alarm wake up …

September

Sep 25

Me and my family dog, Martina, ca 1992/1993

Sep 20

Image created with #Snapseed

August

Follow up to Nesi's Notes Guest Post: Woonsocket School Funding

Every morning she pounces on me to wake me up only to go back asleep on top of …

Aug 17

Thanks @edure

July

Jul 21

Last day of vacation. One hour until airport.

Jul 16

The 80s wants its cruise ship back.

Jul 11

June

Jun 15

Prospect, #nofilter

Jun 15

Prospect

May

May 29

Sleepy poppa. I so sleepy.

May 26

#providence #waterfire

April

Elsa’s first lobstah

Brunch

First time at Oki’s.

If I were still in college, I would buy this for “RELEASE” when real …

The end of every night.

Trees are early on Westminster.

GrapheR is an awesome GUI for R beginners

I’m on Instagram now. I guess this makes me hipster enough to be cool …

2011

December

Dec 18

November

Nov 28

Contracting Technology in Education