If I were to only read one biography on Alan Turing, what would you recommend it be? 📚

Abstract photograph of the musician Björk

A photograph from college back when my work was a bit more experimental.

My toddler sitting in the front seat of a jeep with my infant in his stroller in front of it

Not sure if I’ll be able to keep up with posting a photo a day in May, but here’s an impromptu one from a cloudy walk I took my oldest and youngest on yesterday at the zoo.

We made the switch to a ventless dryer when we redid our laundry room last year. I now get what the Europeans see in them. It works great and saved the hassle / expense of drilling a vent out of our old brick siding.

My wife did an amazing job with the wallpaper here too!

This week I finished The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. I consumed the majority of the chapters via audiobook while driving across the country which I think made it even more impactful. 📚

I’ve explained over Zoom to my students the difference between CSS Grid and Flexbox so many times over the last year that at this point my wife has my spiel memorized.

Millennial parenting achievement, I have successfully convinced my kids that Transatlanticism is “New Year’s Music”.

My two little ghosts

My toddlers in their ghost Halloween costumes

Our dogs always come back a shade lighter from the groomer from all the dirt that gets washed out. 🐶

The virtual coworking community I’m apart of celebrated its one-year anniversary yesterday.

Screenshot of Zoom grid view of participants

Growing up!

My one-year old daughter in her birthday shirt

I’ve always been of the opinion that if the weather is going to be below freezing, there should be lots of snow on the ground. 🐕

A sunny day in Wildwood Park after a snowstorm

Contemplating buying a new machine

Photo of computer screen with Linux laptop eCommerce store on it

Trying to not let the cold weather interfere with getting that toddler and puppy energy out

My son sliding down a slide while my dog runs in the background

Our 11-month old can officially climb up the stairs now. Nothing is safe and I definitely feel like I’ve entered the stage of living with two toddlers now.

After seeing @manton‘s post, I’m adding another, our dogs are definitely the most comfortable creatures in the house.

My two golden retrievers sleeping on the couch

New Five Iron Frenzy 🎵

In design school, a Five Iron Frenzy zip-up and jeans was pretty much my uniform. While so many bands from decades ago have been getting back together it’s more than a cliché now, this album feels different. It really has something to say. I’ve been listening non-stop all week and this review sums it up perfectly.

I’m grateful Micro.blog exists for a number of reasons, but today, it’s because it’s been the catalyst for me making 100 informal posts onto this WordPress blog (even if it took me awhile).

New WhiteHouse.gov

This morning I’m reading through several of the write-ups on the new WhiteHouse.gov – initial reactions from Matt Mullenweg and Pagely in addition to the longer piece by Fast Company.

Needless to say, I’m thrilled to see developers pushing the boundaries of WordPress on such a high profile site.

From what I’ve gathered, the site’s content editing experience is as good as its front end experience.

🖐 🖐 🖐 to everyone involved!

I have been avoiding watching the remaining episodes of The Crown because then there will be no more episodes of The Crown left to watch. 📺