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On January 18, 2006—exactly six years ago—I started this blog. Since then, there have been:

• •  1729 Posts (this one included)

• •  66,502 Comments

• •  254 Informational Posts

• •  24 Code Examples

• •  17 Prose Posts

• •  16 Rants/Diatribes (oops, sorry!)

• •  13 Technology Review Posts

• •  11 Poetry Posts

• •  9 Versions of the Flash File Uploader

• •  4 Original Videos

• •  2 Original Typefaces

I am a little shaken by how much time I spend on this blog.
*goes outside for the first time in 6 years*

When I was a little kid, I learned the difference between long and short vowel. The teachers explained that an ? (long I), found in words like mile and fine, were signified by a macron, or horizontal line, over the letter. And an ? (short I), found in words like mill and fin, were signified by a breve, or tiny u, over the letter. Read more…

I came up with this idea and was thinking about making it into a T-shirt on Threadless or CafePress. If I did and they were cheap, would you buy one?

I’d debated putting this post up for a long time. In fact, for the last decade, I was convinced that it had no place in a personal blog. Any reference to those terrible events, commingled with announcements of my studio‘s successes and incessant ramblings about the decline of customer service, just seemed to be a flagrant rodomontade more than a eulogy. In light of the barrage of articles commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the tragedy, the shameful exposure of Vincent Forres and the 9/11 profiteers, and the revelation that I now have a 19% increased chance of developing cancer, I’d begun to re-evaluate this position.

This week, I shared my concern of cancer to a dear friend, a friend that I’ve known since 2003, and he was surprised to hear that I even volunteered.  To someone with whom I share almost everything, it seemed equally surprising to me that I hadn’t mentioned it either. Maybe you should write something, he said. His suggestion was probably prompted by the concern for why I’ve remained silent for the last decade. And my understanding of this is ultimately what has lead to this post. Read more…

I always said that if I was a caveman, I’d be one of the first to die. Sure, I would’ve felt the mammoth charging, but by the time I saw it coming, I’d be a Mesozoic matzoh.  Read more…

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said he could explain the problems with the economy in less than 2 minutes, 15 seconds—and he did it (with illustrations to boot). It’s great! Check it out: