A Tiny Tallis Interruption Here's a (very) small cut of a piece I just started to work on. It's called If Ye Love Me, composed by The One and Only Thomas Tallis (TOOTT, as he's known). I was bored tonight, and so
Jobs Some stuff I've been up to Here is some stuff I've been up to lately. Jobs and Such Reading Corps I am about to start my fifth week working in a PreK classroom for the Minnesota Readng Corps. I've really been enjoying it so far, and
Chinese Pinyin Input on OpenSUSE 13.1 (And probably others) This is a post for anyone who is searching the internet for how to get Chinese characters and input set up on OpenSUSE, and like me couldn't really find out why the Pinyin input wasn't working. In my case it
The Privilege of Having this Blog I own ("own") this blog. It is served by a Virtual Private Server (VPS) that I pay for and your ISP resolves the domain name that I purchased. I have spent the time to install the blog software, figure out how to
A Short Ode to Friends Oh friends! I love you all. Thank you for the time you give And the attention And for being happy to see me. It makes my day sunny, and my footsteps lighter. Thanks. I said it would be short. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today Today I was
Test A Comment Test Post + DANCEHALL I've been reading a bit about how to get Disqus going in Ghost, and I think I've finally got it going in a simple way. There's still a few things I'd like to do with comments,
Learning Some Stuff I've Been Doing So, since I last a piece I have actually been doing things. One of these things is making a list of topics to write about on this very blog. Which involves a lot of thinking about doing and, in my case, not a lot
What is My Sleep As I write I can feel the steady tiredness rise. It's about 11 PM and I have work in the morning and I'm feeling a bit guilty about the time I've wasted today. I should have done things
Jobs Fresh Out of the Oven So, on Monday I lost my job at the local coffeeshop/bakery, Jerabeck's New Bohemian. But that isn't the true reason for the disappointment. It's that the oldest business establishment on the West Side of St Paul has
And So it Begins... > A journey of a thousand pages begins with a single blog post... * Unknown, 2014 Here I stand, keyboard in hand, turn my face to the mall. In my lap, actually, and only turning to the mall because I have work in 3 hours