Asides Archive

Tales from Costa Rica

I've been meaning to put up some pics of our recent trip to Costa Rica, but I got sidetracked getting the new laptop set up and my home network reconfigured, ...

Looking Back and Counting Blessings

Yesterday was the official first birthday of Design Adaptations. Though I didn't start consistently blogging until March, I made my very first entry on this blog January 1, 2007... and ...

Charlie Brown’s Revenge

Whenever this time of year rolls around, I look forward to the airing of old holiday cartoons like Charlie Brown and the Grinch. I have fond memories of my brothers ...

Beware the Leopard OS X Upgrade

Yesterday morning, after over a year of anticipation, I gleefully started the task of setting up my very first Mac, a beautiful 24" iMac. Since then I've been getting to ...

The Season and MY Reason for Pink

My mother told me she had been diagnosed with breast cancer two weeks before my 29th birthday, and I remember my first thought was terror at becoming an orphan before ...

Pink for October

October is drawing near, and if you haven't already, it's time to consider Going Pink! Last year over 1500 websites went pink to promote breast cancer awareness during the month ...

Do What You Love, Love What You Do

It's funny how the simplest of things can get your wheels turning. A recent meme that propagated among my circle of friends got me thinking about self-taught individuals, and the ...