On December 1, 1955, a black woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. On April 9, 2017, an Asian man was dragged off for refusing to give up his seat.

This blog is now using CSS Grid. Although I have been wanted to play around with grid on the web for a while, I have been holding out for browser support. Now it is the time to make the switch. I am still very new at CSS Grid, but already impressed with this simple yet powerful feature. I am looking forward to learn more.

Grid has been an essential tool for my graphic design for a while. Needless to say, I am one of those designers that live and die by the grid. Therefore, the support of grid on the web is very exciting to me. I am still trying to wrap my head around all the terminologies because the terms for CSS Grid aren’t the same as ones I have been accustomed to. For instance, gap is used instead of gutter. Other than than, I am so glad that browser makers are onboard with supporting grid.

Mad props to all the designers and developers who had made grid on the web happened. If you want to learn CSS Grid, check out this resource.

I also reworked my résumé using CSS Grid.

Sáng nay Xuân thức dậy trể còn hai anh lớn được nghỉ ở nhà. Đánh răng rửa mặt xong, tôi cho Xuân vào carseat nhưng Xuân không chịu nên chóng lại. Tôi đặt Xuân xuống đất. Mẹ bảo, “Xuân vô carseat đi con.” Xuân tự động bò vào ngồi xuống đợi tôi đeo seatbelt vào. Lời nói của mẹ quá hiệu nghiệm.

Đưa Xuân đến lớp vừa lúc các bạn đang ngồi trên ghế đợi ăn snack. Cô giáo bảo tôi cho Xuân vào ghế ngồi. Xuân ngoan ngoản vân lời. Khi tôi bước ra khỏi cửa Xuân chỉ nhìn theo mà không khóc như những lần trước.

14 tháng Xuân biết nhiều và chững chạc hơn. Mong rằng đến 24 tháng cũng thế. Qua hai lần kinh nghiệm tôi quá sợ terrible two và terrifying three. Thôi thì đến đâu lo đến đó.

Stand up, Đạo said and Xuân complied. Sit, Đạo said and Xuân complied again. Đán followed up, Roll over. My poor fourteen-month-old didn’t know what to do although he is as cute as a puppy.

My dentist is Vietnamese-American. I have been with him since I started working for George Mason, which is over five years. I visited his office every six months for cleaning and checkup. Except for the previous visit, which required a crown, he doesn’t try to create additional services like previous dentists I had.

Every time we met each other, he would greet me with a handshake and how are you. One time I tried to speak to him in Vietnamese, but he didn’t respond. So we spoke in English ever since.

In my recent visit, I wondered about his family. Does he have wife and kids? What if I were to give his children some candies? Then I realized that he wouldn’t appreciate that.

Daddy, can you tell us a sweet story? Đạo asked. Sure, I began, Once upon a time, there were two really really bad boys… He interrupted, You mean me and Đán? I did not say that. I replied. But you meant it. He said. How do you know? I pressed on. I can read your head. He responded. I have been with you for eight years. I know you daddy.

Nancy Stock-Allen’s profile focuses on Carol Twombly’s career in type design. It’s a concise read with insights from Twombly herself on research and design process for her notable typefaces including Adobe Caslon, Chaparral, Myriad, and Trajan. The book itself is beautifully designed by Stock-Allen and elegantly set in Adobe Caslon.

In his latest special for Netflix, C.K. explores the uncharted angles on controversial and uncomfortable territories including abortion, suicide, transgender, life, death, and dick. His uncompromising approach is shameful yet joyful to watch. He has mastered the art of embarrassment.

This summer I will co-present an academic paper with my cousin on hybrid web app design and development at the IⁿSITE 2017 conference in Vietnam. In addition to attending the conference, I wanted to take the opportunity to reconnect with my old man. This is something I have wanted to do for years. In fact, I wrote this seven years ago:

What if I just take two or three weeks off go back to Viet Nam and just lock myself in with him 24/7. We’ll just hang out and travel together as father and son, something we had never done. Will that help reconnect our relationship?

I am still feeling anxious about it because we have been apart for so long, but I need to do this. He is in his 80s and time is running out on us. I wanted to take our entire family back, but the thought of having to take care of three kids on a long flight and in Vietnam had frightened me.

I am grateful that my wife is not only willing to take care of the boys for two weeks, but she has also been very encouraging. She understands how I feel about my relationship with my dad. I still don’t know how he feels about me, but I am his son after all. Time and distance have not changed that. All I know is that if I don’t do this, I will regret it for the rest of my life. I really wish we could be closer, but if I don’t make the move, it won’t happen.

Except for three days at the conference, my only plan is to be with him 24/7 for ten days and I am looking forward to it.

Nghe bài phân tích của Vĩnh Lạc Đoàn Thế Ngữ về bài “Như Ngọn Buồn Rơi” của Từ Công Phụng khá thú vị. Ông đưa ra một khía cạnh nói lên cảnh đẹp lãng mạng của đôi tình nhân vừa mới trao thân cho nhau:

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