Note Archive
2026
Beginning again, again March 24 — The best time to build a personal website was a while ago. The second best time is now.On atrocities February 28 — “The tree remembers, but the axe forgets.”Send help, quick January 26 — A brief note from the occupied state of Minnesota.
2023
Focus! February 25 — A bit of JavaScript to ensure your page’s IDs can be focused, even when you forget to do the work in the HTML.
2013
Facebook Developer Spotlight October 30 — I ramble about my work at Facebook with the Business Marketing team and what I think about when I build accessible websites.
2007
Good-bye to all that December 21 — Notes on leaving graduate school for something yet to be determined.Genius on a train December 4 — Zora already knows what she is doingNotes on Macbeth November 26 — Thoughts on that Scottish play, with particular focus on the role the natural world plays in it.Thoughts on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight November 11 The Wife’s Lament October 10 — An Old English poem with the distinction of being narrated by a woman.The more things change … September 26 — Complaints about “kids these days” have always been aroundJohn Paul Stevens on writing a first draft September 24 — Writing as a mode of learning!Diamond Peak September 20 — A long, good hikeSix years after September 11, 2001 September 11 — On the anniversary of a horrific eventBroken technology September 6 — It’s all good until something breaks‘Blackberry Eating,’ by Galway Kinnell September 1 — One of my favorite poems; it is remarkably visceral.Marlowe & Raleigh August 31 — A dialog in verse‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Tyger,’ by William Blake August 30 — Two of Blake’s most famous poems, as good a pairing as ever.‘London,’ by William Blake August 28 — Are you … experienced? You will be, after reading this 18th-century poem.Hamlet.doc August 24 — Matthew Kirschenbaum on standardizing digital preservation methods‘Pearl’ and Middle English August 22 — A few thoughts on the ‘Perle plesaunte’Cædmon’s Hymn August 15 — A brief introduction to the oldest poem in EnglishFirst word?! July 19 — A MILESTONE!Harry Potter in 3 dimensions, kindaJuly 12 — An OK movie marred by the chasing of technological trendsBaby talk July 11 — What is a word, really?Rocky mountains, ‘Hi!’ June 19 — Hiking near DenverBrought to you by the letter thorn February 28 — Old English letters and emoticons for the winA Writing Process February 15 — A brief discussion on writing as process.Goings-on February 1 — Updates after some silenceBook lust: Mechanisms January 4 — A forthcoming book by Matthew Kirschenbaum has piqued my interest