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Bits&Letters

I rebuilt the whole site

Hey there, First of all, I’m happy to report that my dog and sidekick Johnny is back home and recovering nicely from surgery. At his doctors’ orders we’ve moved his bed into a playpen, which is now his fortress, and in between long naps he looks up at us to beg for scritches, pets, and extra bits of cheese. Johnny Cash, with his younger self on the TV in the background. Do not be fooled by his expression — he just wants more cheese. New on the blog Since last time, I've published two new...
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Today is Thursday

Hey there, I confess I am very bad at newsletters. My bad habit is to always try to write something very big and important, like The Grand Unified Theory of AI, or else to write something really baldly transactional, like Please Hire Me To Build An AI Content Operations System in Sanity. But oftentimes the best newsletters are just someone taking a moment to say hey and share some links. Since the last one of these newsletters — last October 😅 — I've posted several new articles to the B&L...
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The joy of hands-on problem solving

Hey friends, how's your week been? I got a cool new jacket: Other than being a very warm and comfy fall outfit, I bought this to wear to upcoming events to serve as a conversation starter and walking billboard. I'll be at Storyblok's JoyConf event in Brooklyn next Tuesday (11/4), and at Camp Clarity in Palm Springs the week of December 1. If you see me wearing this jacket, ask me for some stickers or a pencil! Speaking of warmth, now that the weather in NJ has finally gotten chilly, Johnny...
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Bits&Newsletters #1: Pencils, stickers, and lists of links

Hey friends, I’m starting a newsletter for my new-ish web design & dev business, Bits&Letters. (This is it, you’re reading it.) You’re getting this email because we’ve crossed paths online or IRL at some point, and I’d love to keep in touch and occasionally share what I and B&L are up to, plus some links and — if necessary — pictures of my dog. (If you already know this isn’t something you want in your inbox, no worries! You can go ahead and unsubscribe, no questions asked, no hard feelings.)...