Engineered Wonder and Fast Software
Hey friends, What did one raindrop say as it ran off the road? This is a grate day. 💧 (Grateful for some rain bringing cooler temperatures this week!)...
RSS Voices and the Future of WebAssembly
Hey friends, What's the worst kind of tea on a hot day? Humidity. (Seriously though, I'm ready to start moving towards Fall... 🥵🌡️) Thinking Too Hard 🤔 What...
Spirit of Play and the Implication of Inevitability
Hey friends, I finally managed to get rid of that nasty electrical charge I’ve been carrying. I’m ex-static! (Currently learning a lot about residential...
Creative Energy and Mac Settings
Hey friends, It's peak cucumber season! If you have friends with gardens trying to get rid of cucumbers, try making tzatziki sauce! (For this reason, I will...
Creative People and Regrettable Music Choices
Hey friends, Hope you all had a great 4th of July! This year we were able to celebrate with family at Lake Anna—fireworks, fishing, pickleball, kayaking, and...
Feedback and Plastic Food
Hey friends, It's crazy hot outside — stay safe, stay hydrated. Thinking Too Hard 🤔 I've been thinking about receiving and responding to feedback this week....
Beach Vibes and Cozy Picks
Hey friends, Why don’t seagulls fly over the bay? Because then they’d be bagels 🥯 Smol Break ⛱️ No regular email this week -- I'm off to the beach! I hope...
Preventative Care and the Tiniest Violins
Hey friends, Summer's ALMOST here. It's so close I can smell it — and it smells like sunscreen. 🌞🧴 Thinking Too Hard 🤔 Nothing special this week, except for...
Persistence of Pixels and Post-Apocalyptic Beavers
Hey friends, Why do gutters make bad storytellers? They always leave you hanging. (We had the gutters replaced on our house last week...) Thinking Too Hard 🤔...
Summer Purge and Fantasy Cities
Hey friends, What do you do on a long weekend when trapped inside by rain? You make bread. (Not a joke this time, but an actuality). Thinking Too Hard 🤔 What...
Crunch Time Jams and 368 Chickens
Hey friends, Why was the JavaScript developer sad? Because he didn't Node how to Express himself... Thinking Too Hard 🤔 What's your 'crunch time' soundtrack?...
Viget25 and Team Honk
Hey friends, I’m obsessed with telling airport jokes. My doctor says it’s a terminal problem. ✈️ Thinking Too Hard 🤔 Viget25 happened last week. In no...
Connections and Zip Bombs
Hey friends, What’s worse than raining cats & dogs? Hailing taxis! 🚕 Thinking Too Hard 🤔 This week is Viget Week, which means we're ALL in the same physical...
Table Shadows and Falling Sand
Hey friends, "Maycember" is almost upon us! 😲 Buckle up, everyone! Thinking Too Hard 🤔 So let's say you have a table. It's a BIIIIIG table, and not one that...
Traditions and Egg Fights
Hey friends, No normal issue this week as Spring Break + Easter = travel time to participate in family traditions. What are your family traditions? I didn't...
AI Overlords and Garfield Minus Garfield
Hey friends, What do you call a stack of pancakes in the month of March? Spring break-fast! 🥞 Thinking Too Hard 🤔 In a darker tone of AI updates, a group of...
Fox Kits and Magic ID's
Hey friends, For the third year in a row, we've had foxes den and kits in our backyard. Check out these little guys! We're giving them plenty of space and...
My Friend Claude and Fish Doorbells
Hey friends, Spring just showed up suddenly this year. Winter what? Winter who? 🌞🌱😎 Thinking Too Hard 🤔 A few... months ago (geez, where does the time go?) I...
Frontrunners and Truffle Oil Potato Wedges
Hey friends, I had a lovely time in the DC area last week at Frontrunners 2025. We had a nice variety of speakers and topics: Kilian Valkhof, maker of...
Presentation Guidelines and Pretending To Be On Your Phone While On Your Phone
Hey friends, Nature is crazy, y'all. We had golf ball-sized hailstones last night — it sounded like a whole flock of birds just jumped on our house when it...