On my way to Macworld '11

I'm sitting at the airport on free wifi right now, getting ready to embark on a trip from Minnesota to California for Macworld. If anyone is headed out there, I'd love to meet you. TUAW will be holdin

The warmest, fuzziest scary thought

As a child, my wife Aditi had memorized this poem by Oliver Herford. She remembered enough of it that we were able to find it on the Googles, and I'm absolutely in love with it. As your end-of-the-day

Pescatarianism and changing views

This post is a departure from my usual. I need a chance to think out loud about a larger-than-usual decision I'm making. Bear with me, or skip it entirely if you like. You can always come back again l

Homeward, eventually

In Punta Cana, when they let us know that there was no way we were going to make it through customs in time for our connecting flight, they promised us a hotel room and a cab. We got to Miami, made it

Home from Punta Cana

We made it home from our vacation to Punta Cana late this afternoon. The vacation was amazing, and I made new friends and put some faces (and amazing personalities) with names I already knew. A great

Miami, Dallas and home

Aditi and I are at the airport in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Wifi is a little spotty, but I'm going to see if I can get this posted from my iPad. Our flight to Miami was delayed enough that we're

Bring it on, winter

After 30"+ of snow in the last couple of weeks, and some bitter cold days, I'm gearing up. My trip to Fleet Farm was productive:

• 1 pair Carhartt Bernies (coverall), black
• 1 Carhartt jacket, black
• 1

Why stick figures matter

I agree with a lot of what Neven Mrgan has to say, and hold his opinions in high regard. Case in point: his piece on "The Walled Garden." However, his most recent post, in my opinion, requires a respo

Odd-looking products, ugly websites and one very happy customer

I hope that the folks at BSR will forgive me for picking on their website's aesthetics, as I have nothing but good things to say about the company and their products.

I've been looking for the right

A little rock and roll: Inconsequential Martyr

And now for something entirely different... I wanted to test out GarageBand '11 as a musical scratchpad, so I put this together last night (also my first recording with an electric guitar). It's mostl

Title track: Something Precious

This is a song I recorded a couple of years ago. I like it, although it's a bit dark. Yes, even darker than my usual. You may be happy to know that—since getting my new electric guitar—I

Blue Bags: new song with 33% more metaphor

You can count yourself lucky if you have no idea what "blue bags with red letters" might be, but I think you'll get the idea from the lyrics to this song nonetheless. Within certain circles, the stamp

Make amazing coffee without the hassle

I've really been enjoying my current coffee and tea setup, so I thought I'd share. There's an investment involved, but you can set it up for anywhere from about $50 to $200, plus the ongoing cost of c

And now... something happier

Junky Angel, my last post, was a rather dark look into my psyche, which makes this next one, "All Comes Spilling Out," seem happy by comparison. It's a love song, dark though it may be. Kind of like R

Sad songs, part 2: Junky Angel

If not the saddest song I've ever written, "Junky Angel" is at least in the top 5. I'm not always this much of a downer, but I really needed to get this one up here as I start publishing my more recen

Sad music for happy people, part 1

While I normally keep my blogging pretty technical, I've decided to start sharing some of my more personal projects, just to see what happens. I've been (slowly) working on a few songs for a very low-

My weather report. Seriously.

I did some massive Spring cleaning over the weekend, and found a lot of "treasures" that, after having been momentarily cherished, are on their way to the dump. A pile of Dead Kennedy's and TCHC casse

Big Nerd Ranchero

I'm sitting at the airport in Minneapolis, waiting for a flight to Atlanta. I'm headed for Big Nerd Ranch for a week-long crash course in iPhone programming. I've done a little, but I think it will

Where I've been this week

Well, I've been out of touch with a lot of people for the last four days, and I thought I'd save some time and provide a place I could link everyone to for a quick explanation. On Tuesday evening, in