Philadelphia Content Strategist, User Experience Consultant, and Author
Attending Barcamp Philly inspired me to solidify a lot of these ideas. There's a JFDI attitude in this town that I find myself connecting with more and more. Now that I'm settled in from our move to …
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Sometimes, when I'm not griping about still having to pay down my student loan, I think about what I really got for my money when I attended Ithaca College. I may not be working in either of the two …
Continue Reading about I’m a Ghost Blogger and I’m Proud of It →
Almost two weeks later, and the snow still reminds me more of Ithaca than of anything I grew up with around here. …
Five years ago tonight, I posted the original version of this image to my Flickr stream. This is what you see when you drive through the center of town at midnight on Christmas Eve: festive …
Continue Reading about Christmas Eve in Athens, GA: Five Years Later →
A client confirmed for me what anyone who has spent time in Philadelphia knows by heart: Wawa is more than just a convenience store, it's the nexus for peculiar Philly culture. Philly natives know …
Continue Reading about How to Use Wawa: Four Rules for Philadelphia Visitors →
Even though it's our second winter back north, it still feels like a surprise to wake up to this. Especially since it was 65 degrees out earlier in the week. …
Right now, it's still in a box that doubles as a handy kitchen island for unloading groceries. Tomorrow, it's getting fully installed, and the old, broken Kenmore dishwasher is being hauled away. A …
Continue Reading about My New Kenmore Dishwasher Has Arrived! →
Folks have been asking for details ever since my happy tweet... Until this all gets automated, this process should work if you had already set up your Canon wireless printer/scanner under Mac OS X …
Continue Reading about Running a Canon PIXMA MP620 Wirelessly Under Snow Leopard (For Now) →
(Image courtesy the Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection, via Malls of America.) Lori and I both grew up in households where Sears was the only place you would ever consider …
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Calvin wishes you a happy Independence Day. …
Lori’s Diner, SF …