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Crow
Just a drawing of a crow. I’ve been trying to draw more, and I liked how this one turned out. I found myself going back and forth between the pencil and pen, roughing out a small section of it with pencil, and then going in with the pen. Previously I was doing pretty much a whole drawing in pencil, and then going back over with pen. I think I like this new way quite a bit better.
It’s just one of those days where I just want to work on whatever I want to work on.
Just saw that a new Everything Everything album is scheduled to come out March 12, 2027. Can’t wait. This just made my day!!
UX & Web Design #7 – Conference Website Home Page Benefits, Highlighted Content
Just a couple simple design updates for this round of UX & Web Design. Sometimes it’s just the small touches and little refinements on a website that pull things together.
Read MoreThere’s a bird outside on this beautiful, pleasant morning, that is taking me back to warm mornings in the cascades, while out on backpacking trips and hiking through the trees. I don’t know if it’s the same bird, but I may have to look into this.
I could really go for a nice snowy morning. Some fresh baked scones or something, coffee, and a sketchbook. I guess I can do all that, minus the snow. Snow can be a little hard to come by in San Diego.
Finding Fall
Having lived in San Diego for over a decade, I’ve found that I kind of miss the fall. The cooler weather, maybe some fog, and the changing colors of leaves. So, we headed up to the southern Sierras to see if we could get something closer to what fall should feel like.
Read MoreOn some level, I find it interesting that we can discover things about the universe. I’m not sure sure what it is, but it’s just kind of odd — like we’re supposed to be learning, and pushing our knowledge, hacking things and trying to figure stuff out. Almost as if it’s a game that we’re collectively playing.
Running Flowers
Finally made it out on a nice little run. Found this nice flower that has made it’s way to the alley-side of their fence.
Blogs
Just a log of blogs. Because in some ways, blogging feels dead, except for it isn’t, you just have to look for it. This list is actually mostly a list of blogs to come back to — at quick glance, they look interesting, and I’ll dig a little deeper at some point. Last Updated: 10/16/2026 […]
Read MoreLinear Cities
I think about city design frequently when I’m out running. A while ago I wrote some thoughts on the benefits of longer blocks, or the potential of stringing multiple blocks together to reduce the amount of automobile intersections that pedestrians (and runners) have to deal with. Sometimes I’ll stretch this out further, and think of […]
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Camping Solo Weekend – Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains
Got in a solo weekend out around San Jacinto — hiking, exploring, reading, and a little writing. In other words, a really fantastic weekend.
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Just another fantastic weekend. Spent it up in the Southern Sierras, enjoying some fall weather, golden aspens, and great family time.
I’m more than ready for the weekend to begin…
I feel like there’s enormous power, completely untapped, in like-minded people working together in their own separated worlds, free from those that hold their progress back.
Octopus
I’ve been in the habit this past week of relaxing and doing some drawing in the evenings. Here’s an octopus!
One of the massive upsides of Artificial Intelligence is just the possibilities for pushing creativity further. I’m currently playing with it to help me develop things that make it faster and easier to get things out of my brain. It’s kind of exhilarating.
A Mammoth Weekend
Spent a few days in Mammoth, always a favorite…
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UX & Web Design #6 – Conference Website Hero, Highlighting Content for Biotech
Recently I’ve been working more on cleaning up and beautifying a conference website — updating the hero section and a few other home page elements…
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There are a lot of things that go into a great outing, but perhaps one the key indicators of a great weekend is if you end up with more things on your todo list than what you had when the weekend started.
Event Website Agenda Module Updates – Hiding Session Times, Custom URLs for Event Daily Agendas
A few helpful updates to the agenda Listing on an event website.
Read MoreSoftware and Artificial Intelligence
For the past decade or so, I have been dreaming about having a small software business. Nothing too elaborate, just a few apps that would make life a little easier or better for others, and ideally a little extra money in my pocket. Perhaps even at some point it would become my main gig. And […]
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Website as a To Do List
It’s an interesting notion in general: letting the needs of the website drive the design of the app.
Read MoreTrying to maintain my zen-like state after four fantastic days off.
Sometimes it’s not about working on what you really should be working on. It’s working on the thing that let’s you get into the flow. And then you can work on those other things.
San Diego Beach Ride
Over the past couple of years, the number of adventures, both large and small seems to have dwindled…
Read MoreLists – Moving Items From One List to Another
It’s been on my todo list forever — cleaning up the ability to drag a todo from one list to another.
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Note Indexes
Easily create indexes for notes for greater organization and ease of navigation.
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Website Blocks: QA, Comparison Table, and Image Caption
A few new reusable blocks for web pages added to the collection.
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UX & Web Design #5 – Landing Page Design, A Better Graphic
There has been plenty of design work over the past several weeks, from landing pages and web app designs, to overall concepts for new websites.
Read MoreVersion 1.0.3 – List Item Background Colors and Bolding, Timesheet Exporting
This release included some nice little enhancements for schedules and lists, along with a few bug fixes. The latest release is here: https://zindash.com/
Read MoreTo Do List Item Highlighting
I added the ability to highlight list items with a color, either a light green, blue, yellow, or magenta, as well as the normal white. It was a small update, but I’ve found it quite helpful over the past couple of weeks and I’m actually using it more than I originally thought I would. I […]
Read MoreNew Website Security Checks
I added in a few new checks to Opti, mostly around security items. The full list of items that are checked is here: Website Checklist HTTPS Redirect Check Ensures that all HTTP traffic is automatically redirected to HTTPS, preventing users from accidentally accessing the site over an unencrypted connection and reducing exposure to man-in-the-middle attacks. […]
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UX & Web Design #4 – Home Page Hero Design and Improvements for Informational Sections
I was able to do quite a bit of design work this past week. These are some of the highlights, but I have some additional items I’ll probably post in the next week or two for some things that are still in progress. A Simple, Clean Home Page Hero Design I’m not sure if we’ll […]
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UX & Web Design #3 – Locations Map, Release Listing
I’ve been doing loads of coding over the past several weeks, but slowly getting back into some website design
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