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I'm a developer designer data nerd Texan based in Seattle.

Designing & building memorable web properties & apps since 2010.
I also love to write about music, design, & politics, among other things.

RECENT WRITING

Josh Shapiro: a choice that forces a reckoning of our biases

Like many who don't live in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro is a name I only know from a casual perspective. He is the obvious choice.

The musical joy of sisterhood runs in the family with The Roches.

The adjacent suburbs of New York City, that’s where the Roches came from. Not a household name by any measure, but nevertheless an interesting group of Irish American singing sisters who typify the results of the 1970's music scene.

‘Tis the season to be jolly, Kama-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!

American politics has been a joyless pursuit for a long time now. But Kamala Harris is a potential game-changer, and her candidacy is making it feel like Christmas in July.

Dallas über alles

The lens through which many Europeans view Texas, and America in general, is from the TV show "Dallas", which was wildly popular in Germany, France, the UK, and beyond.

Even little Dutch boys liked rap music in 1980

Imitation, being the sincerest form of flattery, reached its weirdest and widest extent in the early 1980's. One of the very first "rap songs", Rap-O Clap-O by Joe Bataan, was covered in Dutch by "Danny Boy".

Goodbye, Shelley Duvall.

Shelley Duvall passed away today. No more "Hello, I'm Shelley Duvalls" to be heard anymore.

Mixtapes

Empire State Human

Sage comme une image

Theoretical China (理论中国)

Doughnuts & Disco

Klatsche In Die Hände

Discotto e Risotto

Scrapbook

cartoon all stars
anderson mill 1989 1990
my old house renton wa
International News!
Autumn!
Yugo, girl!
elevenses
hawa hawaii2
lds
eje central
saavik twok
The crossroads of Texas
conwaykitty nyc manhattan skyline in the style of tillie walde 4b3db8e6 540c 48f4 b139 5e1d11ca4bb2
My mother and me, Olan Mills
mateo burros
Datsun Z - Black Gold edition
Regional Transit Connection
Saskatchewan!