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Mac & Cheese

I'm 46. Still makes me happy. Not fancy. No lobster. Photo by Chris Field. All rights reserved.

Channeling Anger

Channeling Anger

As Americans, we really feel righteous in anger. We’ve been played by the entertainment industry into thinking that being enraged is equivalent to being informed, and we’ve become too comfortable with laughing at snipes about what is going on around us.

Get Sleep

It can be a challenge to try to get a solid eight hours of sleep regularly. Many things call for our attention: kids, work, email, house chores, school work, pets, hobbies, fitness routines - by the end of the day, it is easy to feel justified in zoning out in front of the TV.

Disappearing into the Fog

Disappearing into the Fog

Photo by Chris Field. All rights reserved.Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh 2019.

Hope for the Spring

Hope for the Spring

Now that we've broken through the historic cold snap that hit most of the US last week, I feel like spring is already here. I know it is unreasonable to start looking for flowers and birds - it is still early February.

The Play Deficit

The Play Deficit

Photo by Halfpoint [https://stock.adobe.com/images/teenage-students-in-high-school-hall-jumping-high/170304749] , used under license through Adobe Stock.Some more reading on modern children and changes in their upbringing. The golden rule of social play is not ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ Rather, it’s something

Smartphones and Our Children

Smartphones and Our Children

There is compelling evidence that the devices we’ve placed in young people’s hands are having profound effects on their lives—and making them seriously unhappy.

BEST PGH

Launched the first draft of BEST PGH (editor's note, 2021: https://www.bestinpgh.com, now defunct) my exploration project of bringing business services to existing commercial endeavors in the under served neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. I intend to bridge gaps in financing and IT development in low-income

Alisha B Wormsley's Art in East Liberty

Alisha B Wormsley's Art in East Liberty

alishabwormsley.com [https://www.alishabwormsley.com]Love this sign that was posted on Jon Rubin’s billboard atop the Werner Building in East Liberty. I did not know its removal in April 2018 caused a ruckus. Check out the artist responsible for the text, Alisha B Wormsley. [https://www.alishabwormsley.

CONNECTing in Allegheny County

CONNECTing in Allegheny County

I had the pleasure of attending a CONNECT meeting yesterday. CONNECT [http://www.connect.pitt.edu/] is a regular meeting, usually monthly, of invited leadership from Allegheny County who gather together and work on solving common municipal issues. CONNECT is housed at the University of Pittsburgh, in the Graduate School

Felines at Rest

Felines at Rest

Photo by Chris Field. All rights reserved.

Preserving our Heritage

Preserving our Heritage

I can't believe this exists. It is wild and offensive and hilarious and says so much about who we were as a culture in the US at the time.

We are born a stock human being

We are born a stock human being

I wonder if one of these two videos borrowed from the other https://vimeo.com/161133048 (author's note 2021: video is gone! ugh) and Specifically, there is a section of The Thin Red Line seen in the opening of this compilation:

Airlie Gardens

A few photos from a fun day at Airlie Gardens in North Carolina. Photo by Chris Field. All rights reserved.Photo by Chris Field. All rights reserved.Photo by Chris Field. All rights reserved.My little yinzers enjoying Arlie Gardens in North Carolina.

Hard Things to Do

Hard Things to Do

Raising kids is difficult.

Calling the Kids

Calling the Kids

Photo by Davide Ragusa [https://www.lifeofpix.com/photo/stairs-in-the-mist/] at Life of Pix [https://www.lifeofpix.com]. Image donated to Public Domain.I call the kids from the first floor. They don't respond. What are they doing up there? I am as a voice, whispering into the

Using WPEngine's CDN

Using WPEngine's CDN

It turns out that using the CDN with WPEngine causes a few issues. The first was a problem with also having SSL on. A session with the chat desk resolved it. Next, the development URLs persisted (account-name.wpengine.com instead of website-url.com). Another chat session took care of that

Keep Your Heart Young

Keep Your Heart Young

That Old Anonymous Web

That Old Anonymous Web

At least you might think that if you ever spent any time reading through the comments section of any online article, that has a decent readership. People harass one another, start arguments by nitpicking silly iota, and inevitably, someone brings up a comparison to Hitler.

Sigur Rós - Sæglópur

Sigur Rós - Sæglópur

Huts and Micro/Tiny Houses in the 23rd Century

Huts and Micro/Tiny Houses in the 23rd Century

There was this earthquake on 25 April 2015, and disaster struck. 7,000 people were killed and 450,000 displaced.

Open Badges and Online Learning

Open Badges and Online Learning

We are (slowly) moving away from the traditional sheepskin diploma model of four years of formal education and towards a new, portable and self-driven model.

Solar Powered Toilets and Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems

Solar Powered Toilets and Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems

Golden

This song Golden by Parade of Lights is pretty hip:

Star Wars Trailer

Star Wars Trailer

I'm gonna go ahead and just put this here: