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After deconstructing the first words I ever heard the man speak, I would use terms such as “intellectually dishonest,” “easily bruised” and “contents under pressure” to describe Chris Hedges.

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December 30, 2011, 4:41 pm

Rick Perry has outdone himself.

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December 9, 2011, 1:31 pm

Here’s a PHP function to resize a .jpg or .png file.

November 25, 2011, 3:13 pm

If you need to get an attachment ID from the source URL, use this function.

November 24, 2011, 9:40 am

Some readers of Amanda Marcotte’s Slate piece think it’s silly to criticise a show about zombies for scientific inaccuracy. Are they right?

November 23, 2011, 11:30 am

The site was in dire need of some attention.

November 9, 2011, 12:17 am

I attempt to get some shots of lightning.

August 25, 2011, 8:08 am

I changed the EGR valve on my 2001 Saturn SC2 so that it could pass its emissions test, and I could save a bit of money.

July 20, 2011, 11:52 am

Preview to New Orleans After Katrina, Episode 1. Join Professor Stephen Svenson and students from three Universities as they investigate the dominant attitudes prevalent in New Orleans, after Katrina.

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March 8, 2011, 7:32 pm

I read online several ways to open a coconut, and formed something of my own method. First, I drill two holes in the coconut with a power drill (this is fun), and drain the milk into a glass. I then take a heavy knife and with the blunt end tap the middle of the coconut [...]

November 27, 2010, 3:59 pm

How to pull the first image from a post in Wordpress using PHP.

September 28, 2010, 3:57 pm

How to exclude certain categories from your Wordpress blog’s RSS feed. Also, a note on Google Reader

September 21, 2010, 10:35 pm

Web design, I’ve discovered, is a process. You’re never really going to “finish” designing your web presence.

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September 18, 2010, 3:42 pm

An important lesson to glean from the case of Ashley Kirilow.

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August 11, 2010, 11:10 am

Are your jQuery animations jittery? Mine were, and this is how I fixed the problem.

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August 9, 2010, 11:09 pm

Photographs taken on my graduation day, June 7th, 2010.

August 4, 2010, 1:33 pm

I submitted footage to the “Life in a Day” competition put on by Ridley Scott & Kevin Macdonald

August 3, 2010, 6:55 am

I experiment with a D90, SB900, and two pocket wizards.

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July 22, 2010, 2:53 pm

We set out on another trek. This time, we hopped in the car and started driving toward Renews, Newfoundland.

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July 22, 2010, 2:19 pm

Mike, Jess, and I decided to go on a hike around Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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July 22, 2010, 2:02 pm

On a walk in Heart’s Delight, Newfoundland

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July 21, 2010, 4:15 pm

I’ve got the internet again. And a kitchen table, complete with camping chairs.

July 1, 2010, 4:59 pm

Now that I’m here in Newfoundland, I’ve got to shift my focus, and concentrate quite intensely on getting a job.

June 29, 2010, 5:33 pm

I’m in Corner Brook.

June 29, 2010, 8:21 am

I’m on a boat.

June 28, 2010, 10:41 pm

Car-top carrier appears secure.

June 24, 2010, 8:16 pm

I’ve been working on moving everything from my apartment to my parents house (as a temporary storage area) for an entire month now.

May 31, 2010, 11:56 pm
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    Blair Kelly
    I'm a skeptic, freethinker, and secular humanist.

    After a year as a content developer at a successful IT company, I'm taking some time to regroup and set a new course.

    I hold a combined honours degree in communications studies and multimedia from McMaster University.