My Year in Cities: 2011

Chicago, IL

Takoma Park, MD

Minneapolis, MN

Washington, DC

Sedalia, MO

Jefferson City, MO

Branson, MO

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My day at camp, WordCamp

This past weekend I trekked out to the ‘burbs for the KC area’s first WordCamp – a full day of presentations and conversations about WordPress. A healthy turnout of over 200 people wasn’t too shabby for the first year. Topics covered a wide range of interest to bloggers, developers, designers, etc.

While all presentations were excellent, there were a couple of big highlights for me.  Eventually all the WordCampKC talks are supposed to be on WordPress.TV.

Clint Hall from Cerner gave a great talk on mobile development basics, emphasizing the advantages of simplifying design down to a core of HTML that can form the basis different versions and platforms using progressive enhancement.

Jeremy Fuksa of Sullivan Higdon & Sink had a similar message of responsive and adaptive web design, but focus on using flexible grids to achieve multi-platform sites with a single design.

Overall it was a great event with lots of great folks. Probably the most worthwhile day ever spent in Overland Park. A big thanks to all the WordCamp organizers. Until next year, be sure to check out the monthly WordPress meetup group.

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Test ride some sweet Civia bicycles

Here’s a chance to try out some bikes from Civia Cycles, a Minnesota company that makes some awesome touring, commuting, and utility bikes. I currently have the Bryant, and absolutely love it for its comfort, reliability, and of course style. While I opted for the traditional Tiagra version, it also comes in an internal hub belt drive version.

On June 10th Family Bicycles in Waldo will have a special demo night with several Civia models, plus some food and beer.  Come check out these great bikes, and help restrain me from buying the Halstead cargo bike!

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What a difference 3 weeks make

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Year in Cities 2010

My annual recap of places I have overnighted. My passport is due for renewal, and I’ve realized I need to work on getting more stamps in the new one than I got in the current one.

Denver, CO

Grand Lake, CO

Jefferson City, MO (twice)

Washington, DC

Chattanooga, TN

Bloomington, MN (Minneapolis)

Farmington, MO

Where did your head hit pillow in 2010?

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