Stephanie Leary

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The deranged Elizabethan pajama bunny rug

March 30, 2012 Stephanie Leary 3 Comments

We've been looking for a rug to put in the nursery. Well, when I say "we," I mostly mean my mother, since I haven't been shopping much for the last few months. So, every time Mom goes into a store where rugs are sold, she snaps a few photos and sends them to me. Just now, she … [Read more...]

Absurdity

Young Miles, XKCD-style

May 10, 2011 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

"I'm short, and AWESOME."

"We booksellers of Harvard Book Store think that the original cover for Young Miles (an otherwise fine production) is unspeakably ugly and may deter you from purchasing this Hugo-award winning book which would otherwise provide you with hours of entertainment. With that in mind, … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Books

Hey, MPAA

February 28, 2011 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Apparently, it's OK for kids to see a movie in which someone puts a kitten into a dryer to kill it, but they can't see an uncut version of the year's best film. I have a few words to say about that. (via) … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Movies

Trying to be… V?

July 1, 2009 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

There have been jokes for years about Michael Jackson's plastic surgery, and how he'd never be as pretty as Diana Ross. I just found him painful to look at since he'd so drastically altered his face. Now, of course, the images are hard to escape, and I'm thinking it wasn't Diana … [Read more...]

Absurdity

Amazon: staffed by hypocritical jackasses

April 12, 2009 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Not five minutes after posting a quick word about #amazonfail, I skimmed my home page to see what I'd linked to lately, just out of curiosity, and visited the onion goggles from the Castle post. What's that category linked right at the top of the Health & Personal Care … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Books

Whatever Superman is trying to do with his hips here, it’s not working.

December 6, 2008 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

Far be it from me to deny the cheese factor in the early Superman movies, or in the street dancing scenes that were so popular in the '80s. However, I feel confident in saying that only in a Bollywood film would it occur to anyone to combine the two: I've just melted my … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Movies

Someone open the wormhole and get us out of here

September 25, 2008 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

We've landed in Bizarro-world: Why Secretary Paulson asked for seven hundred billion dollars: "It's not based on any particular data point," a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. "We just wanted to choose a really large number." Excuse me while I run screaming around … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Politics

Morning with McSweeney’s

September 24, 2008 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Hamlet: Facebook news feed edition The king poked the queen. The queen poked the king back. Hamlet and the queen are no longer friends. Marcellus is pretty sure something's rotten around here. Hamlet became a fan of daggers. Lit 101 Class in Three Lines or Less Paradise … [Read more...]

Absurdity

Paco y Juan

August 1, 2008 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

When Michael and Shenan are cooking, fixing a computer, or tiling a bathroom, they become Paco and Juan. As of this week, their adventures will be chronicled at the new Paco y Juan website. As you can see, the monkey has found a new home, and Shenan Juan has a snazzy soap dish … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Life

Contemplating the monkey

July 28, 2008 Stephanie Leary 2 Comments

I can't stop thinking about the process that led to a ceramic monkey trash can arriving on the shelves at Target. I mean, let's take another look at this thing: Someone designed that. ("What is missing from my monkey trash can? YES. A banana. That's it. My work here is done.") … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Life

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Fascism Watch

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Latest WordPress Book

Content Strategy for WordPress

A short book for content strategists and managers on implementing a complete content strategy in WordPress: evaluation, analysis, content modeling, editing and workflows, and long-term planning and maintenance.

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WordPress for Web Developers

WordPress for Web Developers (9781430258667)

This is a book for professional web designers and developers who already know HTML and CSS, and want to learn to build sites with WordPress. The book begins with a detailed tour of the administration screens and settings, then digs into server-side topics like performance and security. The second half of the book is devoted to development: learning to build WordPress themes and plugins.

This is the second, much-revised and updated edition of Beginning WordPress 3, with a more accurate title. Everything’s been updated for WordPress 3.6.

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The best WordPress features you’ve never noticed

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Content Modeling for WordPress series

  • Content modeling for WordPress, part 1: analyze content
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