I’m doing this because I like accountability and transparency, and I believe in public service. And it is the complete opposite of everything else I do. Maybe I’ll learn something. The practical consequence is that I will probably go to Washington several days each month, in addition to whatever homework and phone meetings are necessary.

Expect sparklines.

Edward Tufte, who has been appointed by President Obama to “help track and explain $787 billion in recovery stimulus funds” as part of the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel.

Tufe is being nonchalant, but this is great news. Not only for design-nerds but the general public too.

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Found via roomthily. Posted Monday, March 8th, at 12:47 AM (∞).
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Purple Rug on the Grass (via heliostatic)

Purple Rug on the Grass (via heliostatic)

Posted Monday, March 1st, at 7:46 PM (∞).
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Jekyll

Jekyll, the static site generator written in ruby, is awesome. I just converted a site from plain html to generated html in about 30 minutes (ok, small site), and look forward to a lot less hassle when making updates.

Posted Sunday, February 28th, at 10:39 PM (∞).
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Looking for a basketball

Katherine’s making a basketball bag for a friend, and it turns out we have no ball. Does anybody out there have one they’d be willing to share?

In fact, does anyone want to shoot some hoops this weekend, period?

Posted Friday, February 26th, at 6:24 PM (∞).
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Katherine made delicious marshmallows (via heliostatic)

Katherine made delicious marshmallows (via heliostatic)

Posted Friday, February 26th, at 6:04 PM (∞).
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Katherine finished her sheets and I took some pictures. I liked this one — the bridal pattern looks really nice, I think.

Katherine finished her sheets and I took some pictures. I liked this one — the bridal pattern looks really nice, I think.

Posted Sunday, February 21st, at 12:30 PM (∞). Available in higher resolution.
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We bought a fifty pound bag of flour. These are the consequences.

We bought a fifty pound bag of flour. These are the consequences.

Posted Thursday, February 18th, at 7:09 PM (∞). Available in higher resolution.
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Shellfish and Andouille Gumbo with Shrimp, Scallops, Clams and Oysters with Crispy Okra Recipe : Bobby Flay : Food Network

Valentine’s dinner. Turned out well.

Posted Sunday, February 14th, at 6:48 PM (∞).
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According to OMSI, this is what Katherine and I have to look forward to in about 40 years. We are not going to OMSI, or Portland, again.

According to OMSI, this is what Katherine and I have to look forward to in about 40 years. We are not going to OMSI, or Portland, again.

Posted Tuesday, February 9th, at 7:25 PM (∞). Available in higher resolution.
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I just finished the v1 of Katherine’s new site. I started out using the grid system from the fine gentlemen at analog, but in realizing the client’s design vision… I resorted to a complete mishmash approach. Anyway, the site is up, I’m happy with it, and Katherine is happy I’m finished working on it. Now that it’s up, I’m tearing it apart and rebuilding it using jekyll. Depending on how that goes, it might be the first micro-ecommerce site built on jekyll. No promises.

I just finished the v1 of Katherine’s new site. I started out using the grid system from the fine gentlemen at analog, but in realizing the client’s design vision… I resorted to a complete mishmash approach. Anyway, the site is up, I’m happy with it, and Katherine is happy I’m finished working on it. Now that it’s up, I’m tearing it apart and rebuilding it using jekyll. Depending on how that goes, it might be the first micro-ecommerce site built on jekyll. No promises.

Posted Monday, February 8th, at 10:23 PM (∞). Available in higher resolution.
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