Writing on Drupal

Preparation for ACEEE Workshop Jan. 27, 2011. Over the last year, I have been managing the transition of a web site from Dreamweaver to Drupal. The experience has been like squeezing 11 watermelons through a tiny wormhole (without any lube), from the 20th to the 21st century. The 11 watermelons are the team of content …

I Think I Know How Civilians on the Gaza Strip Feel…

My bathroom ceiling just caved in. I was just sitting peacefully at my kitchen table typing on my computer when… BOOM BA BOOM BOOM!!!! Uh oh. I didn’t budge. I knew what had happened and I didn’t want to see it. Would it look like a bomb just dropped in my bathroom? It was weird …

If a billion people in India can stay calm behind the wheel, surely Miami can figure it out

Words by Kemila Velan As soon as I started working full time again, I dreaded the idea of battling Miami’s infamous and infuriating rush hour traffic. I thought about packing a 45 in my glove compartment, but then I stumbled upon Wynyfryd’s Meditation Room, a quirky little Podcast that soothes me to the point I’m …