css · geeky

Tender Spring post thumbnail techique

So one of the things I put into my new theme Tender Spring is the post thumbnail support. The theme handles the image that you set as post Featured Image on the post in a special way. It puts a circle around it and adds a leave. I’m sure it’s not a new concept but… Continue reading Tender Spring post thumbnail techique

wp themes

WordPress Theme: Tender Spring

Tender Spring is a responsive, WordPress 3.5 ready theme that gives you a great feel of spring. It supports Jetpack infinite scroll. To take a look at the theme on your mobile devices, point your mobile devices to http://regretless.com/oriental?theme-preview=tender-spring version 1.0.0 – Hello world! Date created: 03/07/2013 Last updated: 06/03/2013 WordPress: Version 3.5.1 Tags: flexible-width,… Continue reading WordPress Theme: Tender Spring

depression

Sleep, depression: Mindfulness practice and swim

I’ve been struggling with sleep issues for years. I have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep.  Sometimes my husband would tell me to clear my mind to fall asleep.  I would ask how do you clear your mind?  Where is the off button for your mind?  He wouldn’t be able to answer. So I got… Continue reading Sleep, depression: Mindfulness practice and swim

depression

Focusing on my depression – my initial progress

I can’t ask for a better time and better support to seriously focus on my depression. In my initial progress, I’m able to so far work on the followings: Swim for at least an hour Monday,  Wednesday and Friday Go to yoga classes on Tuesday and Thursday Volunteer at my friend’s elementary school for two… Continue reading Focusing on my depression – my initial progress

depression

Key points from the chemistry of calm

I’m sharing some key points from the book The Chemistry of Calm: A Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety Balance Your Brain Chemistry Eating better will always improve your health, including the health of the brain. It is inexpensive and risk-free. Your own health can only be as good as… Continue reading Key points from the chemistry of calm

geeky

Drop down vs drop up menu

Always hated drop down on hover menus because it just doesn’t behave nice: when you want the menu open, you can accidentally hover out and makes it close when you want the menu unopened, you can accidentally hover over it and makes it open Today, I saw a drop UP menu. It’s kind of refreshing… Continue reading Drop down vs drop up menu

depression

Mindfulness – witnessing the mind

I never really understood meditation or maybe tried to truly understand it. From my time in the partial hospitalization program, I started buying into a lot of lessons they taught. The vicious cycle and the challenging of the automatic thoughts were especially great tools to learn. As I continuously digest the book “the chemistry of… Continue reading Mindfulness – witnessing the mind

geeky · java

Jackson default conversion behavior (java json library spring uses)

So I complain. I think it could be done better but I didn’t do any research as why this is the default behavior of Jackson so you can educate me the whole reason behind this design. Since Jackson is the json library SpringMVC has picked, I’m using it. By default, Jackson will convert any public… Continue reading Jackson default conversion behavior (java json library spring uses)

personal

Right of way at a two way stop sign? (RESOLVED based on IOWA legislation)

This post has been targeted by comment spam bot probably because of the keyword “legislation” in the subject. I’m turning comments off. Which driver would have right of way in the following scenario? Two cars approach an intersection where the east and westbound directions are controlled by stop signs, and the north and southbound directions… Continue reading Right of way at a two way stop sign? (RESOLVED based on IOWA legislation)