The Daily Report
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In which I am vaccinated
Got vaccinated against COVID-19 today. Stood in line for just over 90 minutes outside a Lower East Side high school that was being used as an immunization pod. There was an old couple in front…
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Web designer’s gold
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro publishes a goldmine of web design how-to and troubleshooting info at Lireo Designs. Among her recent gems: Why is Twitter Displaying the Wrong Image for Your Post? (Updated) Making the Move From Self-Hosted WordPress…
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The Shame: A Personal Essay About Autism
Daughter Ava wrote this for you. “Ava, you need to understand that there’s something wrong with you, actually, quite a few things.” I listened closely, sitting in the large orange chair, making stick figures with…
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Music is the Best
Sharing the music you love with the people you love is one of life’s pleasures. In that spirit: Let’s share.
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Resist revenge tweeting.
The people have removed a tyrant. I feel the joy and wonder of a newborn thing. But I’m resisting my urge to be publicly clever about Trump’s defeat.
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As Fresh as an Airline Food Joke
The truth about lies.
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The dogs won’t eat it
My father used to tell this story to his project management students.
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My Glamorous Life: Sunday Repairs
For about a week, now, my bedroom floor has been torn up due to under-floor flooding created by a malfunctioning window air conditioning unit. The A/C unit began leaking during the summer months when I…
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Fear and loathing on 9/11
A cheesily animated digital American flag was flying on the Jumbotron overlooking the Bellagio fountains.
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See me speak: WordPress.com Growth Summit
WordPress.com is holding its first virtual conference, I’m speaking there, and you’re invited. The WordPress.com Growth Summit is a two-day live event where you can learn to build and grow your site, “from start to scale.” To make it…
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Covid-19 Progress Report
I’m what they call a long-hauler.
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Watching Adventure Time again
Watching Adventure Time again after not having seen it for a year or two, I’m struck by its raw creative exuberance, broad emotional and tonal range, fearless exploration of psychological and political subject matter, brilliant…
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The Young Man from Proviso and His Monkey Friends Meet the Hamburglar
First draft, first chapter, of a children’s book I’m writing.
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First, be kind.
Your feedback has the power to encourage another person, or shut them down, possibly forever.
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Never give up
The really good designers stand up to the misfortune of a killed idea.