Category Archives: Thoughts

That guy. You know who he is. Talking to himself on the elevator, at the grocery store and in the car. You have no clue whether he’s talking to you or someone else. In addition to the gold chain around his neck and the cell phone holster on his belt you’ll eventually notice the thing hanging out of his ear and then it makes sense. Recently I became the owner of a new Jawbone Era headset and therefore something new … Continue reading →

As we pass from one year to another, I’m hoping for all the best for those folks who contributed to making my life a little more enjoyable every day. Writer Fellow Kansas City dweller Shawn Blanc made a big decision this year. He left his 9-5 job to write full time. His writing is top notch, and he seems to be a genuinely nice guy. He covers Mac in the same way as many others, dropping links to interesting articles, … Continue reading →

The Old Fashioned is one of my favorite cocktails, especially during the colder months. Ordering this at a bar or restaurant certainly signals to others that you’re not some noob to the whole drinking thing. You’re a scholar. You have taste. Unfortunately what’s served is far from perfection and in most instances you might be better off just ordering bourbon on rocks. Here’s how I put together an Old Fashioned here at the house. Slice off some orange zest and … Continue reading →

Around my office, it’s interview season for next year’s crop of summer interns. Unfortunately for many of these aspiring barristers seem to have some problems dressing themselves. No, they’re not sporting Justin Bieber haircuts or wearing banded collar shirts. Many of them seem to have fallen into the trap set by salesmen at Men’s Warehouse who seem to think that a blue (or even worse, black) three button suit, white shirt and a red tie is a good decision. It’s … Continue reading →

Jesse Thorn: So: for the benefit of your slovenly coworker our your teenage cousin or your uncle who’s never had a job, I wrote this. Forward it to them. Anonymously, if you must. It’s a solid list. For the lazy, I endorse ox blood or cordovan shoes and belts as they’re more versatile and I think a tad more classy than straight brown or black. The only piece of advice on here I take issue with is the “rule” that … Continue reading →

Andy Carvin relaying a statement from Eric Schmidt about Google+ and identity. He also said the internet would be better if we knew you were a real person rather than a dog or a fake person. Some people are just evil and we should be able to ID them and rank them downward. Eric Schmidt is a menace and in some ways the opposite of Steve Jobs. Every time this guy opens his mouth to talk about his vision, I … Continue reading →

Last week I had the pleasure of delivering a short talk on Markdown at CCCKC. One of the reasons cited as a big benefit of the format is that it can be manipulated and output through Scrivener to just about anything. As I worked in Scrivener with some prior writings, I started to run into some frustrating problems, primarily with links and footnotes. This led me to find the edges of support for MultiMarkdown within Scrivener. The developers of Scrivener … Continue reading →