The Power of Paying It ForwardAs I have admitted to in previous essays, I am an old, nerdy Boomer who spent way too much time in front of a television when I was a kid…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Rapid Prototyping, Part 3: HTML + CSSThe case for ‘plain vanilla’ web prototypesOct 17, 2022Oct 17, 2022
The UX Toolbox: Rapid PrototypingI geek out over prototypes in the same way I used to geek out over Lego or K’nex or even origami as a kid. I liked making miniature…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
UX Design and Certified B Corps: A Happy ComboUX and B Corps are like peas and carrots. B Corps got their chocolate in my UX peanut butter. My company’s business model is the macaroni…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Who’s your Daddy?When one has not had a good father, one must create one. Friedrich NietzscheJun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 4I wrote these essays in order to examine certain violent events in the lives of my progenitors, William Verner and Charles Verner — and in…Mar 31, 2019Mar 31, 2019
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 3For Charles Verner, today was the day. He simply knew it, could feel it in his exhausted bones. He had been unable to drown its growing…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 2William Verner stood ready, shoulder-to-shoulder with his fellow union soldiers of the 41st Illinois Infantry Regiment, near the Pearl…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 1I’m tense, slightly crouched, and breathing deep — in through my nose, out through my mouth, which is held slightly ajar by a chunky…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
