On this day
May 8
13 items, across every year
2025 1 year ago
1 post
- No libraries in Chicago own this photography book on Chicago
Chicago Magazine just reported on a newly published photography book that features everyday life in Chicago from 35 years ago. Sounds like an interesting book. The…
2024 2 years ago
1 post
- Dragons and dramatic clouds make any photo hilarious
Prompt: "Make a high-contrast grayscale version with dragons and dramatic clouds"
2019 7 years ago
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- Google Streetview at night
Almost all of Google Streetview’s images come from the daytime. Makes sense—that’s when you can see things the best. Today, I came across some nighttime shots…
2018 8 years ago
1 post
- Spudart.org is back to a semi-regular frequency of blog posts
It’s great when you feel like you are accomplishing something. On spudart.org I’ve made 35 blog posts so far this year. That number surpasses what I…
2014 12 years ago
1 post
- Three personal examples of how I find optimism
(image via jesuisley.com) I find it easiest to be optimistic when you have a firm foundation and meaning in life. Everything else is just circumstantial. Anything…
2013 13 years ago
1 post
- “America is not forever” stamp
Is the United States Post Office trying to say something by crossing out “forever” on the American flag stamp? I know it’s standard to cross out…
2012 14 years ago
1 post
- Use Google docs or Evernote for blog drafts?
Where do you keep your blog drafts? I have a single Google doc for blog drafts. It has 41,558 words. It takes about 30 seconds to…
2008 18 years ago
1 post
- IDEA: Best fighter in your office
Here’s a fun question to think about. If you had a fight tournament in your office, who would win? Think of the arena as your workspace.…
2006 20 years ago
2 posts
- Names that end with the letter “o” are fun-o!
It’s fun when somebody’s first name ends with an “o.” Here’s an example. One of my super duper cool coworkers name is Marco Buscaglia. But if…
- Illustration for newspaper article on adults learning spanish
Every week I design 13 newspaper pages that get syndicated to newspapers across the country. I illustrated the cover of the “Your Life” section that had…
2004 22 years ago
1 post
- natural water
I only drink natural water, none of that artifical water.
2002 24 years ago
1 post
- Pepsi Blue
I just made a new webpage dedicated to Pepsi Blue, the new berry-flavored drink that will be released soon. It’s got links to articles, pictures, tidbits,…
2001 25 years ago
1 post
- Scrabblegrams ad
A new puzzle syndicated in newspapers picking up from popular board game, Scrabble. I picked up the look from the Deluxe Scrabble box. However, I didn’t…