Daily Archives: 15 Apr 2010

WordPress Widgets and Flickr RESTful APIs

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I have done some significant WordPress modifications for friends in the past, be it basic theme manipulations or custom hacking of plugins, but I decided that I wanted to write my own widget to help tie my Flickr account into my blog. I did some searching on the currently hosted WordPress plugin site, and while there were several that tapped the Flickr API, they all seemed too clunky or not quite flexible enough for what I had in mind. Simply listing the most recent thumbnails from my photostream couldn’t be that hard, right? As it turns out, no, it wasn’t.
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Starbucks Free Coffee Day

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Starbucks for Kids

Starbucks is offering free coffee today!

So, I was greeted by a very exciting thing this morning: news that Starbucks is giving away free coffee today! Yes, by bringing in a reusable mug to your local Starbucks coffee shop, you can obtain a full dose of caffeinated goodness. Interestingly enough, I had just taken my son by our closest shop and rewarded him for a job well done with a steamy cup of hot chocolate this week, so I thought it fitting to post the picture along with this little reminder. So, get out there and get your coffee, and feel free to wonder just how much free coffee Starbucks might go through in the Seattle area alone.