Here is a list of CSS ready web safe typefaces, commonly called fonts; something every web developer/designer should have handy.

Here is a nifty little one line of code I wrote that shows how to slice a dictionary in Python.

Keeping with my recent code optimizations, I did a little brushing up on PEP 8 - Python's Style Guide. Here's a short list of some things I need to pay more attention to.

When working with Python, a long series of boolean if/elif statements can be replaced by creative use of Pythons native object oriented behavior to save a great deal of overhead. In PHP we have the switch statement to replace a long series of if/elseif statements, but in python functions are objects so we can put them into a dictionary.

I wrote this brief about the validity of "Redistribution of Wealth" while arguing with a complete stranger. Wealth is a buffer, a stabilizer, that affords greater wealth. 100% access to little things, like electricity, housing, food, clothing, and medicine, is what allows rich people the time to make investments in themselves, and thus become richer.

I found this How not to write Python code article on Ikke's blog. I should start paying better attention to this kind of stuff.

Times are tough, and we're only human. I believe in the power of humanity working together, in harmony.

I want to translate thought into action. I want to think fluid, like language, and command clearly and efficiently; not chopped, not broken, not fragmented.

I found these while on a hunt for abstract water color paintings: Modern Abstract Watercolor by Mac Jamison Key West, Melody by Helen Malcolm, Axiom of Evil by Jeff Jagunich.

A female friend of mine mentioned this about Sarah Palin, McCain's recent pick for VP. I thought it a pretty succinct criticism of social conservative hypocrisy.

I'm between homes, out of one but not yet living in another. Currently, I'm with a friend. My soon to be new home seems promising, a happier place and a growth step.

"If this refrigerator where responsible for my life or death, well damn it… at least it brings me food."

Any person who lies awake at night worrying about the private pleasures of other consenting adults has more than just too much time on his hands; he has some unjustifiable beliefs about the nature of right and wrong.

I've added a new section to my site - or, rather, I've re-introduced an old section in a new light. Check out Virgohippy's Photography section and you'll see all my photography prints organized in a manner fitting the nature of visual art.

My grandmother sent this to me in an email. I imagine it's been spread around pretty good already, and surely creative license was used to make the argument seem more compelling - the whole "German friend" story-time appeal is unnecessary - but the argument is worth attention.

I like to make pretty girls give me funny faces. I feel more manly when I snatch such a sour-puss.

Black shrouds deep blue. Tiny lights in white, red and green vibrate; an intensity barely shy of pain in my eyes. Vague round shapes form in bright shadows. A parade of sprites in a crying night. Refractions dance in fresh rain drops.

Here's a colorful abstraction. The subjects are natural (sun) light and ambient artificial light. The colors are from three surfaces, each with two characters: reflective, translucent, and textured.

If people think you're weird it just proves how much more interesting you are than them.

There are too many ideas and things and people. Too many directions to go... the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.

Well beyond the days of young and old, Pepper #3 now finds a companion close in both age and aesthetic appeal. The two experienced beauties cling to one another, as each folds into the others' natural bend they support one another and reveal their most elegant forms.

President Bush told his staff he needed a drink and he was going down the street to a local bar. When he arrived he ordered a scotch and sat at the end of the bar.

Beyond having my physical needs met, and someday contributing to the continuation of the human species, I have at least one other need. I need my existence in the universe to be relevant, to have purpose.

Pepper #3 now bears the marks of her age, which makes her only more beautiful. A younger pepper curls beside her experienced lover and a harmonious contrast enfolds.

A friend of mine has a great little eco-friendly website called Wild Greens hat talks about what you and I can do to leave a softer ecological imprint for our children and future generations.

Some funny Bush joke bumper stickers: Bush Never Exhaled; 1/20/09: End of an Error; That's OK; I Wasn't Using My Civil Liberties Anyway; If You Want a Nation Ruled By Religion, Move to Iran! Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber. eorge Bush: Creating the Terrorists Our Kids Will Have to Fight.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

I did a quick little photo shoot with some peppers recently. Photography used to be a frequent obsession of mine but for the past couple years nearly all my creative energy has been funneled into my business.

Hardcore science fiction junkies, I have a movie suggestion for you: Serenity. You can get it on Netflix.

I've got a music find for all you love children who like jazz, an entirely instrumental four track album featuring Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales.

Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

I got back from a family reunion last night, at o'dark thirty in the early morning. It was nice seeing some dear and new faces. I remember the old folks always saying, "family is the most important thing." Now that I'm reaching the point in my life where I crave companionship, and some young ones of my own someday, I understand far more then before.

I was really happy about the way things were progressing in the last book of the Harry Potter series, right up until the very end. I feel like a very good ending has been stolen from me and a cheap replacement has somehow taken it's place.

Good stories, like time, have no beginning and no end. Like life and imagination, they are most powerful when they expand in all directions. A good story that has a beginning and an end is a fallacy. They must be inspired by life and filled with limitless imagination or they are worthless.

I'm switching from Joomla! to Wordpress. Don't get me wrong, Joomla! is a very powerful, very flexible piece of work, perfect for a number of sites... but for a blogging engine it's an absolute nightmare!