Feb

03

Lower Wacker Drive

Lower Wacker Drive is my favorite street in Chicago. It’s also the most confusing street in Chicago. Chicago is

Feb 3, 2015

3 min read

Jan

20

If you're going to sell your integrity, get a good price

> "Heaven knows how to put a proper price on its goods." -Thomas Paine I bought some headphones

Jan 20, 2015

2 min read

Jan

10

Developer Evangelists and Burnout

When I first saw the listing for the Twilio developer evangelist job, I said, “That looks like a job I

Jan 10, 2015

7 min read

Jan

01

The Bosphorus Ferry

One of my favorite memories of Istanbul is as ordinary to the local Turks as riding the CTA is to

Jan 1, 2015

3 min read

Dec

15

Emma

Emma Lynne Baugues was born on November 14th, 2014. She’s in perfect health. She’s been feeding and sleeping

Dec 15, 2014

2 min read

Nov

11

Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality is not about government takeover of the Internet. It is about Comcast being able to say “If you

Nov 11, 2014

2 min read

Oct

12

My First Marathon

I heard a story once about a woman who had lost something like 100 pounds, decided to run a marathon,

Oct 12, 2014

11 min read

Sep

23

Animated GIFs by MMS

Two very important things happened last week: 1. Twilio announced that all US phone numbers are now MMS enabled [https:

Sep 23, 2014

1 min read

Aug

04

Running in Rome

Running sucked when I started training for the Chicago Marathon three months ago. There wasn’t much to do but

Aug 4, 2014

3 min read

May

23

The 9/11 Memorial in NYC

It’s hard to think of 9/11 without being reminded of two wars, the TSA, warrant-less wiretaps, and tortured

May 23, 2014

2 min read