Site Redesign

I was planning on redesigning this site and moving to mattsdavis.com but I have less time to work on it than expected. So for now, we’re back just the way

msd_sopablackout: Blackout your Textpattern site to protest SOPA.

With all the sites a crossed the web being blacked out on January 18th I wanted to show my disapproval of the SOPA and PIPA bills by blacking out my site as well.

I found that sopablackout.org had an easy and nice looking script so I built a Textpattern tag to implement it.

About SOPA/PIPA
Contact Your Representative

Sunsets Again.

I got a tripod for Christmas so I can no more easily take pictures of the beautiful sunsets we have here. No more excuses.

Girls Burp!

Sage: burp
Dad: How ladylike!
Sage: How am I ladylike?
Dad: You’re not.
Sage: You mean ladies don’t burp!?!?
Dad: Ladies don’t want boys to know they burp.
Sage: Girls

Cash Cab

I’m heading to New York in a few days to visit my brother and had the following conversation with the kids.
Sam: Dad, if you get in the Cash Cab

Lone Sail

As I’ve mentioned before I have a thing for sail boats.

msd_piwik_dashboard: Piwik Dashboard for Textpattern

A plugin for Textpattern to integrate Piwik Web Analytics with the Textpattern Administration console.

msd_minibar: Office Like Textile Minibar

In the tradition of turning nifty jQuery scripts into Textpattern plugins here is another plugin based on an idea from the forums.

msd_article_image_colorpicker: Pick a color from your article image.

Adds the thumbnail of the first Article Image to the Article Write page and turns it into a color picker allowing authors to easily associate a color from the image with the article.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

I’m lucky to live in such a beautiful area and lucky enough to be able to visit the nearby aquarium.