Ford Fiesta

I had the unfortunate experience of finding out what happens when minivans and Ford Foci collide in August of this year.  My car got nailed (read: totaled), so I got thrown into the market for a new car.  The Focus had always served me well (I've owned two of them …



Public Code Samples

I recently had a recruiter ask me for some PHP code samples.  After doing some digging, I realized that I didn't have much to show.  Most of the cool stuff that I wrote was proprietary, so I couldn't just expose it.  The stuff that I've written for myself has been …


Firebug Intro

A few weeks back, Professor Lefkovitz asked me to help him diagnose a problem with a web app.  The issue involved the communication between a browser and an AJAX web service used for authentication.  The initial struggle was trying to find an easy and elegant way of viewing the AJAX …


Bass and Amp for Sale

Unfortunately, I'm putting my bass and amp up for sale.  Instead of trying to Ebay them, I decided to do a consignment deal with Springfield Music.  I'm selling a 5 string Peavey Foundation bass and a 100w Carvin ProBass 100 amp.  They're currently listed for $219.95 and $189.95 …