Freak Show Deluxe at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
Freak Show Deluxe, a collection of fantastic retro-futuristic carnival acts, let me shoot backstage for three of their recent shows…
A Little More Clarity About SmugMug and Flickr
I’ve gotten a little more clear about how I want to use online photo hosting, and it requires both SmugMug and Flickr.…
New photos.schof.org Gallery via SmugMug.com
I’ve created a new photo gallery at photos.schof.org, and I’m excited about the possibilities.…
The Elasticity of Memory, Part I
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Memory, reality, family, and love. My mother is losing her reality, but keeping her humanity and herself.…
Creating a Custom File Object in Python
Creating a Python custom file object to concatentate multiple files…
Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal by Joel Salatin
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A review of ‘Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal,’ Joel Salatin’s revolutionary rant-fest about the difficulties of being a small sustainable farmer…
Carnival Noir at The Monte Cristo
Carnival Noir, featuring sculpture, magic, fire, and music. What more do you need to know…
May 2010 Site Updates
Some minor changes to the site…a little better every day…
May Day March on City Hall
The May Day 2010 march on City Hall was the first big protest I’ve been part of, and an amazing experience…
‘The Checklist Manifesto,’ A Review
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‘The Checklist Manifesto’ by Atul Gawande is well-worth a read for anyone trying to do anything difficult and complicated…
Basic Python Logging
Using the built-in logging module in Python has a reputation for difficulty, but once you get the basic concepts it’s pretty easy to use…
A Manager’s Guide To Mistakes
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A key part of being a good manager is knowing how to handle mistakes, both yours and those of your team members…
Schof.org, Now in Delicious HTML5
In which our hero converts his website to HTML5, and nothing significant happens as a result…
Xavier Cross Benefit
My rededication to photography continues with this exploration of a wild and burning man-inspired benefit show…
Handling Static Assets In Nanoc
Creating Your Own Static Site Publishing System
No More Guns
[ESSAYS]
Living in Downtown Los Angeles’ skid row taught me that sometimes danger is real, and sometimes it’s illusory, and that I always prefer to protect myself in a less-lethal way…
When to Reboot
The Ninety-Seven
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The Little Bite
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Not quite an essay, and not quite poetry, it’s the story of a young man learning how to bribe in Mexico…
Walking Down Winston
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Connoisseur of Silence
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The Sum of Tears
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Coffee Is For Closers
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Tuesday Morning in the Rain
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Tacos México
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Love Song
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Text Message Haiku
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Ceviché
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Void
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Art Appreciation
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Goodbye
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