Category: Snapping links

I love these stories.

(tags: food society)

(tags: photography)

I carry one of the “cahier” style notebooks in my purse, so I always have a journal at hand wherever I go.

(tags: writing)

hopelessly addictive flash chart. (any ideas why pork products have gotten cheaper while all other meat/dairy have gotten more expensive?)

(tags: societ)

“online ads had a bigger impact on off-line than on online sales in a majority of our studies” measuring is tricky!

(tags: marketing seo web_dev)

amazing volcano pics. makes me think of D&D for some reason.

(tags: photography science gaming)

more fodder for this olyblog post I want to write. still can’t figure out how to start, tho.

(tags: psychology web_dev blogosphere local olympia)

I had to ask MeTalk before I could find this again, so much thanks to jessamyn.

(tags: psychology web_dev blogosphere local olympia)

an oldie but a goodie. (also, I think this is the article that got me to MeFi in the first place. according to my profile, I joined 1 week later, and I definitely remember reading Digital Web back in the day.)

(tags: psychology web_dev blogosphere local olympia)

thoughtful reaction to Clay Shirky’s piece about TV vs. internet. (It’s nice to read something that isn’t just: no, that’s wrong! but more like: hmm, and what about this other thing, too?)

(tags: society blogosphere psychology history tv)

2 page PDF.

(tags: seo reference)

yes, really. impressive (if brief) silliness.

(tags: weird funny webvideo)

a nice guide.

(tags: bicycling)

I need to start looking for sandals. last fall I threw my old ones in the trash, which I really should have done even a year earlier than that!

(tags: clothes)

I have a special fondness for ampersands. (true story: years ago I nearly destroyed the Children’s Museum database trying to change “Mr AND Mrs” to “Mr & Mrs” – I learned something about find & replace that day…)

(tags: design writing misc_tech personal)

“In this case, the left hand knows exactly what the right hand is doing: they’re both giving you the finger.” heh. Mark at his snarky best.

(tags: ipod funny security misc_tech)

kitchen/restaurant supply

(tags: kitchen home reference)

wow. very thorough.

(tags: css reference browsers)

I imagine a lot of this applies to volunteers, too. (I have in my head the start of a post for OlyBlog about OlyBlog.)

(tags: web_dev psychology local olympia blogosphere)

mmmmm. I adore my cast-iron pan. (meat. pre-heat pan to 500 degrees, season with Johnnie’s Seasoning Salt. sear on stovetop at mid/high heat. then back in the oven, 6 mins or so on each side.)

(tags: recipes food)

“Rebecca” being one of my favorite books.

(tags: writing)

I want to put this in my closet.

(tags: furniture business home)

“The single thing that comes close to a magic bullet, in terms of its strong and universal benefits, is exercise.”

(tags: exercise health psychology depression science)

via olyblog

(tags: local food garden)

Ron is the man. I always appreciate his curmudgeonly take. (I really like Wesabe, although I wish it had categories like Mint in addition to tags.)

(tags: creditunion web_dev)

which reminds me…I need to work on intranet stuff.

(tags: creditunion intranet)

I think the last time I did something with hCalendar, I did something with a span instead of abbr. I don’t remember exactly what, though.

(tags: accessibility web_dev microformat)

“He cut me off soon after I mentioned Muybridge. ‘And have you heard about the very important Muybridge book that came out this year?'” heh.

(tags: society writing gender)

much better than any of the official documentation.

(tags: css flash reference javascripty)

this is the template I use for tracking bus/bike commuting. (so I can get reimbursed for bus fare.)

(tags: reference bicycling)

“How it Started, Who it Hurts Most, and How to Solve the Problem” — very concise.

(tags: food politics)

“my job as design director isn’t actually to do great design, but rather to help create and sustain the conditions under which great design can happen” – fascinating interview, very thoughtful. (via Pat Ramsey)

(tags: web_dev news)

Dorothea’s article on regex is the one that clicks best with my brain. Just deliciousing for reference.

(tags: reference web_dev php)

a Java app. by way of a co-worker, astonishingly enough.

(tags: gaming misc_tech)

“Monsanto is big. You can’t win. We will get you. You will pay.” — creepy.

(tags: food society politics eco)

okay, how do I get one of these…NOW?

(tags: kitchen home)

how clever. might be useful for some little outings this spring/summer.

(tags: local exercise to-do gis google)

for my friends still in higher ed. unlike Jon, I am unsurprised by the findings.

(tags: accessibility academia)

“Poverty is less a matter of having few goods than having lots of problems.” — this feels intensely familiar in other contexts.

(tags: psychology society politics)

“Finally, three cheers for Elaine, who dropped 50 pounds! Nice!” — aw shucks. (I’ve been maintaining/continuing to lose for almost 4 months now since hitting my goal.)

(tags: personal)

this weekend, I took 2 piece of “sentimental” clothing (ie, didn’t fit, but strong emotions attached) out of storage…and I can wear them. (now sorta wishing I hadn’t gotten rid of that blue patchwork skirt.)

(tags: personal)

“advice on how to select and use an IT consultant followed by a grim list of the 10 most common lies told by bad consultants” – heh.

(tags: funny misc_tech)

“However lousy it is to sit in your basement and pretend to be an elf, I can tell you from personal experience it’s worse to sit in your basement and try to figure if Ginger or Mary Ann is cuter.”

(tags: society psychology web_dev misc_tech philosophizing history)