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Oct 05, 2011

What is there to say?

Begin forwarded message: From: Aaron Brethorst Subject: What is there to say? Date: August 25, 2011 1:54:21 AM PDT To: steve@apple.com For some reason, i feel like i am emailing santa claus. I’m saddened to hear that you’ve resigned. You’ve bee...

Apr 28, 2011
Personal Life

SB 5073 - Medical Marijuana

From: Aaron Brethorst Date: April 28, 2011 9:34:49 PM PDT To: christine.gregoire@gov.wa.gov Cc: chopp.frank@leg.wa.gov, jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov Subject: Please Sign SB 5073 Into Law--Don't Veto Any of It Dear Governor Gregoire, I've been a Sea...

Feb 17, 2011
Americana

Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Speech

150 years ago tomorrow, Jefferson Davis became the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. The address was most notable for what it left out: any attempt to explain how a nation could possibly remain viable, let alone democr...

Best Cocoa Controls

I just launched a new website that tracks the best custom Cocoa controls for iOS and OS X. It doesn’t have a ton on it yet, but I’m stocking it up with my favorite items. Also, feel free to submit your own!

Jan 01, 2011
Aaron

Core Story

December 31 – Core Story What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.) Huh? This...

Dec 30, 2010
Aaron

2011: Stuff to learn

There are a few key things I want to learn a lot more about in 2011. In particular, they are: State-of-the-art Javascript: Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Coffeescript, and some more Sproutcore for good measure. JVM/JVM-alike: Scala and Android SDK...

Dec 29, 2010
Aaron

Soul Food

December 26 – Soul Food What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul? My first meal at Harvest Vine’s little brother, Txori, was a revelation. Tragically, it’s gone now.

Dec 29, 2010
Aaron

Photo

December 25 – Photo – a present to yourself. Sift through all the photos of you from the past year. Choose one that best captures you; either who you are, or who you strive to be. Find the shot of you that is worth a thousand words. Share the imag...