I’m an avid reader of military history. The books I enjoy stretch as far back as the Peloponnesian War. Being that today’s holiday is specific to the war fallen, I personally think that going nuts on the shopping is in bad taste. It’s a large commercial tradition, but if that’s the only thing folks care… Continue reading this entry
The greatest challenge I face as I prepare this site for some kind of relaunch has been the reorganizing of the blog posts’ entries. Years ago as I grew this blog I drew up all sorts of post categories, many of which I never really revisited. Such has been the scattershot nature of my writing,… Continue reading this entry
A few days ago I my friend asked for my advice when she received her most recent credit card statement. The minimum payment requested was for $0. A disclaimer at the bottom of the pay slip said (and I paraphrase) “you don’t have a minimum payment this month, but any payments made will be credited… Continue reading this entry
It may surprise some to know that for a veteran of the blogsophere like myself, WordCamp Mid-Atlantic 2009 was my first ever major meetup. I’ve met up with individuals before, and recently had a medium-sized tweetup, but nothing like what happened yesterday. When I was quoted in the Baltimore Sun as taking the opportunity to… Continue reading this entry
Updates to run through the day. [1020]: I’ve been around since the early days of the Movable Type vs. WordPress conflict, and having listened to Anil Dash speak today about ongoing evolution in SixApart’s operations makes me feel like I’ve grown up as a blogger. My best takeaway from the talk is his emphasis on… Continue reading this entry
I have spent the past week or so finishing a project for a client, and as such I have gone dark here on OFJ. As with every other project that I do for a client, it has given me a few ideas for a redesign of the site, and a reboot of the content. I’ve… Continue reading this entry