Writing

  • Emoji, WordPress, and You
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    Emoji, WordPress, and You

    Emoji is coming to WordPress in 4.2, released in April 2015. The real reason this improvement is important? It isn’t the emoji.

  • Hawaii Landscapes

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    Hawaii Landscapes

    I spent the last week in Hawaii (for work, believe it or not) and will be sharing a number of pictures over the next few days. First batch include the…

  • SXSW crash: One Tragic Night. One Year Later.

    SXSW crash: One Tragic Night. One Year Later.

    For many of those who were on or near Red River Street when Rashad Owens plowed into a late-night crowd of music fans, their recollections today are as sensory as…

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    This is what happens to your brain when you stop eating sugar

    I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Penn., “Chocolate Capital of the World,” doesn’t…

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    Founders All Day IPA

    Founders All Day IPA 4.7% ABV American IPA Founders Brewing Company It happened. In January, I bought enough beer of whatever styles without paying attention to the price where my…

  • Joys and Sorrows of Liturgy
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    Joys and Sorrows of Liturgy

    This week, Austin celebrated the ordination of our first auxiliary bishop, Bishop Danny Garcia while the Notre Dame and Holy Cross communities celebrated the funeral of Fr. Ted Hesburgh, CSC,…

  • Austin Has No Limits

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    Austin Has No Limits

     To be clear, meanwhile, we are talking about cities specifically here, not metro areas that encompass the suburbs. The Census Bureau is specifically analyzing growth patterns in “incorporated places,” the…

  • 2015 Austin Half-Marathon

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    2015 Austin Half-Marathon

    Running a third half-marathon the day after Valentine’s Day isn’t a recipe for disaster.

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    Father Hesburgh

    Father Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., was president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987. He increased the stature and size of the university, and greatly influenced the areas…

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    The Glory Days of American Football

    The most popular sport in the US is savage, creative, brutal & balletic. Love it or loathe it, it’s a touchstone of the American identity. Source: American Football Radiolab, a…