Yearly Archives: 2008
Things to do over Christmas
I’ve got about a hundred things that I’d like to get done, and I’ve got a couple of weeks off. There’s lots of family stuff, things to learn about (especially now before classes start up again), and plenty of Christmas … Continue reading
Django From the Ground Up
There’s a cool series of screencasts to watch to learn about building an event website in Django, a web development framework built in Python. The folks at
Beginning Django
As I move on from the stage of just “getting my feet wet” with the Python-based web framework Django, I’ve found a lot of good resources for learning that weren’t very obvious initially. Although everyone’s case may be different, I’ve … Continue reading
My Django Test Drive
With school out for the summer, I’ve been spending some of my free time learning to program with Django (pronounced JANG-oh — the D is silent) and Python. Over Christmas break I had spent a lot of time playing with … Continue reading
On Being a Kansas City Royals Fan
Although I certainly enjoy other teams (including the nearby Colorado Rockies, who I always watched on TV after we moved to New Mexico from Missouri), my favorite baseball team is the Kansas City Royals. A couple of weeks ago, Brian … Continue reading