Starting this next Sunday, I’ll be writing a weekly essay at The American Street–my first time as contributor to a group weblog. Each essay is a longer writing, and may or may not include links. Though the topic will vary from week to week, I hope to bring a unique perspective to each that reflects, among […]
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If only parents weren’t so real
If only I had brought the camera – I could have shown you such pictures of last Monday’s storm. The clouds were furious, angry, as if annoyed at having to push against the front facing them. Yet here and there among the clouds, a break would occur and the sun shine through. At one time […]
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If only
It’s been slow going getting another book deal. The publisher I’m currently talking with about a book on MySQL/PHP wants to include a provision in the contract to bill me if I’m paid royalties on books that eventually get returned from the book stores. Normally, the returns are more than compensated for by new book […]
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WordPress modifications
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Rather than cover each modification I’ve made to WordPress 1.2 to run my site just so, I’m including them all here with links to downloadable source for those interested in implementing one or more of the changes. Very few of these changes fit into the criteria of ‘Wordpress plugin’, primarily because […]
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Cleaning House
Yesterday and today I’ve been cleaning out my server, including my weblog installation. I also brought Practical RDF back online, as a new WordPress weblog. I borrowed heavily from the Burningbird redesign for this new weblog; basically copying Deep Thoughts with the addition of the book cover and the muted background. I used an old trick to […]