Great Egret
A Great Egret enjoys an afternoon fishing on the shores of Toledo Bend Reservoir in East Texas.
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Backlit Virga
The famous virga showers I've grown accustomed to here in Nothern New Mexico, backlit by this September sunset left me speechless.
Notable Quotable
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
—Frank Herbert
Dune
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jasoncoward.com | Taos, New Mexico
The Benefits of Using xPDO over SQL
There are a number of benefits to using xPDO instead of writing SQL directly against the database.
A New View of Taos
I have a wonderful new view of Taos and the mountains look stunning this cold December afternoon, topped with snow and a healthy veil of clouds.
Property Pre-Processing in MODX Revo 2.2
A new feature in MODX 2.2 allows Elements to define if tags in default property and property set values are pre-processed. This allows values provided to Elements in this way to use tags in values that are processed before being used by the Element, the same way it would be if the tags appeared directly in the Element tag string.
Sunsets
The amazing sunsets of northern New Mexico provide plenty of outlets for my obsession with the colors of dusk. The late summer and early fall sunsets have been anything but disappointing this year, even with my recent move 1000 feet down from El Salto into the hidden valley of Valdez.