2020-06-29
In my continuing journey to learn more about Gatsby, React, and all things serverless and single page app I hosted the prototype of my latest project using AWS Amplify. The Amplify service, among other things, promises to simplify hosting with…
2020-04-24
Today I'm launching my latest endeavor: No Nonsense Recipes. With nearly 19,000 recipes uploaded so far, the site is live and open for business. Perhaps a recipe website isn't the most exciting or original idea, but within this mundane space I'm…
2020-04-08
Posting this here in case anyone else has this problem and is searching for it. Django provides a very helpful way to break up long lists into separate pages. It's built into the generic ListView. Simply by including a parameter in your view class…
2019-12-02
Just what is it about The Great British Baking Show? (or The Great British Bake-Off as it's called in its homeland.) In case you haven't heard of this program, it's exactly what it sounds like. It's a baking competition. The contestants are British…
2019-08-21
Whew. It's been a while since I blogged. Astute readers (if there are any readers) might notice that the site looks a little bit different. While the cosmetic changes are pretty minor, behind the scenes I've completely rewritten the software the…
2016-01-03
One of the key elements of personal finance is separating "needs" from "wants". Every guide to controlling your budget usually starts with this. However, there's not a lot of guidance in deciding between one and the other. A lot of the reason there's…
2015-08-15
I've noticed that when a work of fiction focuses on a group of four characters, the roles those characters play within the group fall into a pattern. It seems to be more or less the same regardless of the gender of the group, although these are…
2015-07-06
Apologies for the clickbaity headline. That sort of thing isn't usually my style. I'll cut right to the chase. The question is "What percentage of classes are taught by full-time faculty?". If you're already on board with why this is important and…
2015-02-04
The 1980s were a scary time to be a kid. At least that is if you watched the evening news. Every night at 6 and 11 you'd be apprised of a new mortal danger, lurking just around the corner. Sometimes it would even be within your own home. You'll hear…
2015-01-18
In light of a particularly aggressive savings plan this year, I've been thinking hard about every purchase I make. In doing so I think I've come up with a good way to tell how likely a particular purchase is to be a waste. For everything you buy…
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