The law school will be offering a summer program on “National Security & Separation of Powers” taught by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch in Porto, Portugal.

Let’s this one sink in. A U.S. Supreme Court Justice will be teaching a course on national security and separation of powers in a foreign country. For two weeks, the cost for each student is $1,724 (in-state), $2,856 (out-of-state), or $3,700 (non-tuition).

It sounds more like a luxury vacation in Portugal for the Justice and his family paid for by the students and the law school.

When it comes to sex, I am straight. When it comes to skiing and snowboarding, I swing both ways.

Huge thanks to Huge for sending me a copy of Huge Moves, “an editorially independent magazine focused on the design and technology trends shaping the future of business.” I will spend some time reading it.

A growing, public, collaborative collection of type design resources. Everything from learning the basics to running your own foundry. Vietnamese Typography is listed under character design for Vietnamese.

My friend informed me about the insane deal from A Book Apart: buy 20 paperbacks for $100. Yesterday, I created a collection just for A Book Apart. My order is out for delivery. I will spend the next few months or the entire year reading books from A Book Apart.

When someone from a high-profile organization reached out to me for a potential consulting project, of course I was skeptical. I assumed they tried to spam me—it was too good to be true. I ignored their message, but they followed up. Their email seemed legit; therefore, I did some research and they turned out to be who they claimed to be. I took on the project. Although I cannot share anything, I am excited about the opportunity to work for a company I have admired and respected.

I was about to make a special announcement on a consulting project I landed, but I had to suppress my excitement after reading the NDA. Oh well!

Last Friday was my last of work for 2023. I will return on January 10, 2024. I need a long break.

I’ve been reading Manuel Moreale’s People and Blogs. I am so glad to see people are still blogging. I’ve been doing this since 2003 and haven‘t stopped. It’s all good, baby baby!

Check out Dana Nguyễn’s handcrafted simplexpression, in which she captures the joy and spirit of the festive season in the heart of Fairfax City.