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Nerd alert Blog entry Why I hate complexity Jun 10. 2018 It seems to me that a lot of software problems are solved by adding complexity. It's a bad solution. I hate it.	Blog entry Do you like this site? May 6. 2018 If you do, you might consider supporting it in a slightly more substantial way. It's been free for decades... literally... but could use a little saltwater injection. Now accepting PayPal...	Blog entry Not a single cast Apr 28. 2018 I just returned from a week-long fishing trip with my wife and a bunch of good friends – and I didn’t make a single cast.
Blog entry Green storage Apr 16. 2018 My fly tying room and office is slowly taking shape - and color. A set of shelves and small chests were painted green.	Blog entry Caught between a book and a hard place Apr 4. 2018 I was involuntarily involved in a disagreement between two authors and their publisher, and have now placed myself in a tight spot	Nerd alert Blog entry Drupal, YouTube and Vimeo integration Feb 21. 2018 The GFF video section uses a few neat cowboy tricks to smoothly integrate videos from YouTube and Vimeo into the site
Blog entry The new GFF HQ Feb 18. 2018 We have moved from an apartment to a house, and GFF is getting a larger and better equipped main office.	Blog entry That book thing, again... Jan 21. 2018 Some books I just order, no hesitation. But when prices go above 200 US$ and postage follows close behind, my finger hesitates a bit over the buy button	Blog entry The decline of GFF Jan 4. 2018 No, don't worry! It's not that GFF is disappearing, but the number of visitors isn’t what it used to be.
Blog entry I bought myself a book… eh, two books Dec 10. 2017 Due to some odd circumstances, I ordered myself two copies of the same book.	Blog entry Top Saltwater Flies Nov 10. 2017 Three new books on saltwater flies seem to be a perfect item for the Christmas wish list for any saltwater fly angler	Nerd alert Blog entry Preserving old URLs Jun 25. 2017 I'm surprised how little web publishers cherish their old URLs. When I browse old links to the outside from our articles, I constantly meet 404-pages. I value GFF’s old web-addresses, and here's how I maintain them.
Blog entry To like or not to like Jun 3. 2017 Facebook is a strange universe. A fantastic resource and at the same time a source of endless, useless noise.	Blog entry Why tying with others is great Jun 1. 2017 Meeting up with a bunch of people and tying flies together doesn't just provide good company, but also education - and an easy shortcut to new fly names	Blog entry Do me a favor, kiss your spouse May 24. 2017 I has been brought to my attention that my post about not postponing your fishing trips has caused a bit of friction in some relationships. I need to set a few things straight.
Blog entry The mothers’ yarns May 10. 2017 I have recently had a pretty decent injection of fly tying material to my stock. I call it the mothers’ yarns because it came from my own mother and my mother-in-law.	Nerd alert Blog entry Getting review ratings shown on Google Apr 30. 2017 Google can pick up quite a lot of structured information from your site, and you can help by presenting it correctly	Blog entry The Path of the Jaguar Apr 8. 2017 This is a film project that aims to highlight the value of some of Colombia 's main river systems, which have been hidden and protected for half a decade, and you have the opportunity to support the project.
Nerd alert Blog entry Node number 50,000 Apr 4. 2017 Just the other day the Global FlyFisher crossed the 50,000 node nid mark in the database. GFF is a large site, but still far from any boundaries set by Drupal.	Blog entry Oh, books! Mar 24. 2017 As many readers know, reading books is one of my passions in fly fishing, and the titles on my table right now perfectly illustrate why	Blog entry After the Festival Mar 7. 2017 The Danish Festival is over and I'm slowly getting used to talking to people who don't talk about fly tying and fly fishing. It's not easy!
Blog entry Off to the Fly Festival 2017 Mar 2. 2017 Tomorrow I will leave for a couple of days of fly tying, being with good friends and maybe spending a little money on fly tying	Blog entry Let’s support Davie McPhail Feb 16. 2017 Scottish fly tyer Davie McPhail posted something on Facebook that I think deserves a bit of attention.	Blog entry No fast forward! Feb 9. 2017 I now officially hate - like in deplore, detest, despise, loathe - fly tying videos with fast forward sequences.

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