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My Latest Project and Today’s Transport

My brother-in-law, J, gave me this Yokota Enterprise road bike from 80s or 90s … he was going throw it out. I stripped it down, de-badged it, de-greased it, replaced tubes, tires, brake cables & pads, handle-bar tape, seat and so on … pretty much rebuilt the bike. It’s awesome and rides like a dream!

It’s about 100-degrees here in DFW today and that’s okay … right now I’ve biked about 1/2 across Grapevine running errands on the bicycle and am having an iced-coffee and checking in on work via Starbuck’s free wi-fi. I wish I could work like this every day!

Using Web Fonts With Typekit

There are instances on most web pages where it is desirable to apply a font-face other than the standard “web safe” default set to type on a page. Headlines, call-outs, titles … the list is extensive. Occasionally, you might even want to use a non-standard font for the text in the body of a web page, though it’s advisable to use your best judgment for body text because the wrong sort of font-face here could make the page very difficult to read.

But how can this be done?
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The “Great Snow” of 2010 in Grapevine, TX

I totally forgot to add this video to my blog here!

North Texas got 12 inches of snow Feb 11, 2010. The news said this is a new record – the most snow recorded in this area since 1964! Here’s how it looked around my neighborhood.

OmmWriter

So, this is OmmWriter by Herraiz Soto & Co. It has subtle interface controls, subtle background images, background music and ambient sounds.

Ommwriter from Herraiz Soto on Vimeo.

Each time I press a key, it makes a small sound. Like a dropped pebble or click … or tone.

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