Another full-site re-write 2023-07-04
I re-wrote my personal site... again. This marks the 3rd static site generator I've used - starting with the Ruby-based Jekyll, through the JS/React based Gatsby and now the JS/Vue based Nuxt.
News and rambling thoughts
There are many blogs on the web where people post their witty insights and angry rants. This one is mine.
2021 City to Shore Ride 2021-09-25
Recap of my 2021 MS City to Shore ride with Team URBN. Four of us went the distance on the century course, and I only got lost once.
Fake geiger counter project 2020-10-20
For my first real Arduino project, I built a fake geiger counter for my wife as an anniversary gift out of a vintage cold war enclosure.
Trail Map updated with all the recent changes 2020-05-09
Map updated to include new Tri-Valley Trail
Telefest! 2020-02-01
This was my first Telefest, and being on the mountain with over a hundred other skiers with "funny bindings" was a really cool experience.
My first time playing live 2019-11-29
I summon the nerve to play live and inflict my singing on a small group of brave onlookers. The result wasn't terrible
Switch Tele 2019-11-16
Skiing tele isn't hard enough, so I tried doing it backwards
Zombieland Double Tap 2019-10-20
It's a rare treat when me and my lovely bride get to go to a grown-up movie, so we try to make them count. This one did not disappoint
Site Updates 2019-10-19
Workaround for Gatsby's broken focus management
MS City to Shore Ride Recap 2019-09-22
My recount of being a rookie rider at the 2019 MS City to Shore
That's Entertainment 2019-09-16
I publish my own list of binge-watchable TV and movies, along with my favorite short fiction podcasts
First name, middle initial, last name 2019-06-29
The UX challenges of going by one's middle name
Finally, a newer site! 2019-06-28
Back in 2013, I'd decided to build my personal site using Middleman, which was a Ruby-based static site generator. Since then, my whole world had shifted away from Ruby and toward all things Javascript, and keeping that cranky Ruby environment running was becoming increasingly annoying.
Trail Map updated to include pump track 2018-10-16
Map updated to include pump track
Trail Map updated to include new construction 2017-08-28
Map updated to re-routes and Red Park trail colors
BradVanneman.com major re-design 2014-07-08
New content for sculptor's site
BradVanneman.com site Relaunch 2013-12-14
I just published a major re-write of a sculptor's website.
Trail Map v2.4.3 2013-10-31
Map updated to include Creekside Trail
Finally, a new site 2013-09-16
I am my own worst client. I have no idea what I want, I make radical changes to the project’s scope with careless abandon, and although I demand only the highest quality deliverables, I haven’t a dime to spend on the project
Riding the single chair at Mad River Glen