Beijing : Attack and Murder at the Drum Tower

I feel that I should begin by expressing how safe I felt while I was in Beijing. I felt safer in every part of Beijing than I do in downtown Minneapolis. The news outlets don't really say that enough while sharing this bit of news. Actual physical attacks on foreigners are very unusual in Beijing. Like any large city, crimes of opportunity are common, but confrontational attacks against foreigners are incredibly rare....

9 Aug 2008 · 3 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Javascript Toolkits; Web Programming

So I've started working with the Dojo Toolkit -- mostly because I ran the demo for it, and I was impressed by what it could do out of the box. It does have a very nicely featured demonstration set. I've mentioned this to some friends and colleagues, and instead of thoughts or experiences with this toolkit, I got back a whole bunch of comments about why I chose to work with Dojo and not "...

6 Aug 2008 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Florida Bird Photos from Today.

Someone I know in Florida sent me some pictures of birds -- the pictures were taken today. Black Bellied Whistling Duck Green Heron Little Blue Heron Roseate Spoonbill Snowy Egret Woodstork w Roseate Spoonbill

2 Aug 2008 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Spotted This -- had to link it.

30 Jul 2008 · 0 min · Gary Allen Vollink