I wrote about creating a simple Python proof-of-concept to justify paying for the Clean Water MN and Adopt-a-Drain programs:

As I sit here resting after shoveling some snow. Remember to please give your closest hydrant some love if you live in these cold climates. If you don't know where it is, it's time to go on an adventure!

Just published a new blog post:

I just published "Why are my view transitions blinking?" on Piccalilli!

New blog post:

Hey you... Yeah, you, the one that did that one good thing today without asking anything in return. I see you. Thank you. That's real kindness. I appreciate you.

VS Code Regex: Conditional Find and Replace -

The urge won! After working on a CSS article for a while I couldn't resist the yearly pull to redo my blog. A new website design is live at with lots of new inspirations from creators I respect and love.

Mistakes were made. Filing this down as something I need to be better at.

I'm new to Shopify but not to the Liquid templating engine. It still feels overwhelming trying to update a custom theme given to me with 1,236 errors and 995 warnings across 185 files. For context piping the output of shopify theme check produced a 14MB plaintext file! OMG... I'm gonna freshen up on my regex.

No longer behind on sleep. Very much behind on my podcasts.

Working on my CSS animation skills while resisting the urge to redesign my website.

I need a better way to batch process traffic data using Python/Go instead of proprietary software.

The current workflow feels clunky at best and I'd rather not have to click through countless dialogs to export a report or two.

Anyone working with traffic counters?

#python #golang #civictech #localgov #trafficdata

I was rewriting my about page and caught a spelling error that's been there for months.

Ok, it's time to install the Code Spell Checker extension for VS Code. I don't know why I hadn't already...

Better late than never?

In a Slipknot, All That Remains kind of mood. A good one. Getting this blog draft finalized!

After lurking and thinking about it for too long, I finally decided to join , and I am loving it!