Category: Creative expression

  • Erik Witsoe’s timeless photography

    Erik Witsoe’s timeless photography

    One of the photographers I follow is Erik Witsoe. I see his work when I scroll through my Flickr feed, and I really like his style. His “Time Pieces” photograph caught my attention this morning: Here are two more that I pulled from his Flickr feed: You can also follow his blog for stories behind…

  • Twitter threads make no sense to me

    Twitter threads make no sense to me

    Twitter threads make no sense to me. I also find then to be pretty frustrating. I’ve read some really interesting, and engaging Twitter threads (you probably have too). Every time I read one, I ask myself two questions: Why is this person going out of their way to share this story/their thoughts on a format…

  • Watch this if you’re still on the fence about the new WordPress Editor (aka Gutenberg)

    If you’re still unsure about the new WordPress Editor (aka Gutenberg), it’s worth watching Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word keynote at the recent WordCamp US 2018 event in Nashville. You can find links to parts of the talk, along with slides, and commentary in Matt’s post, here: I’ve been using the new Editor almost…

  • Chanukah 2018 memories

    Chanukah 2018 memories

    Chanukah (aka Hanukkah) is my favourite festival on the Jewish calendar. Hanukkah (/ˈhɑːnəkə/HAH-nə-kə; Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה‬ ḥanuká, Tiberian: ḥanuká, usually spelled חֲנוּכָּה‎, pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, [ˈχanukə] or [ˈχanikə] in Yiddish; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah or Ḥanukah) is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time…

  • I like the new Twenty Nineteen theme, but …

    I like the new Twenty Nineteen theme, but …

    WordPress 5.0 has been released, and with it the new default theme, Twenty Nineteen. I like the theme, except it doesn’t support a sidebar, and all my widgets look like they’re really packed in there when I test my site with the theme. I’d love to have a theme that’s pretty close to this one,…

  • My blog is 14 years old, today, and it’s a big day for blogging

    My blog is 14 years old, today, and it’s a big day for blogging

    Today is a Big DayTM For Blogging, but probably only for me. Today is this blog’s 14th birthday! On 6 December 2004, I wrote my first post on this WordPress blog: It was originally at a different domain, and has evolved over the last 14 years. I probably have a fair share of somewhat trashy…

  • Winter colours at sunset

    Winter colours at sunset

    Winter is settling in here in Israel. I noticed a particularly pretty sunset today.

  • I keep wanting to buy more Field Notes notebooks …

    I keep wanting to buy more Field Notes notebooks …

    I keep wanting to buy more Field Notes notebooks, but I’m not going through the ones I do order fast enough to justify buying more.