Casa Jonsson

Nils & Araceli’s home on the web, est. 2003

You can pick your dates, and you can pick your nose, but …

I’ve written a new technical article for The Code Project. As of this writing, feedback’s positive—21 users have given the article an average rating of 4.68 out of 5, and it’s been viewed nearly 3,000 times. 

28 days later …

I’ve been feeling less and less like a zombie lately, especially in the 28 days since my being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I’ve been getting lots of good exercise, mainly in climbing the steep learning curve associated with managing diabetes.
Thankfully, my hard work is paying off. The other curve—my blood glucose level—is looking less […]

Sandra Tsing Loh, material girl

The Atlantic has a savory offering this month from Sandra Tsing Loh.
“Materialism is not the opposite of spiritualism. Materialism is what you spiritualize when you have plenty of stuff.” 

Another new song

Lately I’ve been kind of busy adjusting to some new circumstances, but I did get a chance this week to put pen to paper. 

Dog sings and plays jazz

Amazing!
Well, okay. Actually, it’s just me giving a convincing impression of a dog baying at the moon ( hi-fi or  lo-fi). 

Berklee shares

Berklee College of Music has put a number of faculty-authored course materials online for free. What a great idea. 

Model patient

I’ve had a rough week. You could say I’ve had my ups and downs, physiologically and emotionally. I was diagnosed with diabetes seven days ago.
But this is not a death sentence, of course. In fact, diabetes is widespread in this country among both young and old. I think we could see a “diabetes chic” begin […]

Beginner’s luck

Not that I believe in luck. But there are few other plausible explanations for the success of my first attempt at drawing.