# Dan Denney

> Personal site: blog posts, short notes, restaurant and music reviews, betting writeups, and AI experiments. Each link below points to the Markdown version of the page.

## Posts
Articles I really wanted to share, or felt compelled to write because I couldn't find them when I was looking

- [Circles Conf 2012](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/circles-conf-2012.md): Recapping the first Circles Conference, bringing together creatives doing work for non-profits.
- [DataTune 2026](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/datatune-2026.md): My first DataTune Conf in Nashville — AI adoption struggles, the data science and engineering crossover, and reactions to the newest LLM releases.
- [Front-End Conf 2013](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/front-end-conf-13.md): Recapping Front-End Conf 13 and the inspiring moments that make running it worth it.
- [Front-End Conf Finales](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/front-end-conf-finales.md): Looking back on the last two times we ran Front-End Conf before calling it.
- [Front-End Conf Lives!](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/front-end-conf-lives.md): How Front-End Conf kept going, thanks to friends who stepped up to help run it.
- [Front-End Conf Update](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/front-end-conf-update.md): Updates on this year's Front-End Conf, held up by a big career change happening in Cherrie's life.
- [Future of Front-End Conf](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/future-of-front-end-conf.md): Some changes coming to future versions of Front-End Conf, and why we're making them.
- [No Sleep til Portland](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/no-sleep-til-portland.md): Building up to running our first Front-End Conf event in Portland, sleep be damned.
- [re:build Conference 2012](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/rebuild-conference-2012.md): Recapping re:build 2012 in Indianapolis, and the people who made the trip happen.
- [Render ATL 2025](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/render-atl-2025.md): Recapping Render ATL 2025 — the AI Summit, hands-on workshops, and how much AI took over this year's conference lineup.
- [Thank You](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/thank-you.md): Reflecting on just how amazing the people in this community are, and saying thank you.
- [The Email Design Conference 2015](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/the-email-design-conference-2015.md): Recapping The Email Design Conference 2015, including the talk I gave on the organized chaos of email creation.
- [Upcoming Events in '13](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/upcoming-events-in-13.md): A listing of the front-end conferences worth putting on your radar and attending in 2013.
- [Why Grok is Special](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/conferences/why-grok-is-special.md): Grok took the best part of conferences — the hallway conversations — and made that the whole point of the event.
- [A Sass Noob using Math for Flexible Widths](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/a-sass-noob-using-math-for-flexible-widths.md): Learning Sass and Compass math to finally stop hand-calculating fluid width conversions.
- [A Short Review of My First Webflow Project](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/a-short-review-of-my-first-webflow-project.md): My first real no-code project: a fast, fun Front-End Conf landing page built in Webflow instead of Framer.
- [Adding TinaCMS To My Astro Site](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/adding-tinacms-to-my-astro-site.md): Adding TinaCMS to my Astro site — quick setup, some learning curve, and why I picked it over Forestry.
- [An API Event?](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/an-api-event.md): Testing the waters for a conference event idea focused entirely on learning about APIs.
- [Building a Lovable Tool with AI](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/building-a-lovable-tool-with-ai.md): Sketching a list app in Excalidraw first, then building the 'minimum lovable product' version with Lovable AI.
- [Building a Small PWA with Preact and Firebase](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/building-a-small-pwa-with-preact-and-firebase.md): Sharing how I built a small exercise-tracking PWA using Preact and Firebase.
- [CSS Scrolling Images](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/css-scrolling-images.md): A single line of CSS that makes a row of images scroll smoothly, no JavaScript or extra markup required.
- [Cursor Makes Web Dev Fun](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/cursor-makes-web-development-fun.md): Cursor turns tedious React and TypeScript boilerplate into quick tab-to-accept suggestions, making the actual building fun again.
- [Custom collection list markup in Eleventy](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/custom-collection-list-markup-in-eleventy.md): Trying something with using custom markup for each item in a collection list
- [Eleventy and Netlify for NPM newbs like me](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/eleventy-and-netlify-for-npm-newbs.md): Sharing the npm and Netlify configuration basics that were new to me when I got started with Eleventy.
- [Embracing Emotion, with Gatsby](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/embracing-emotion-with-gatsby.md): Crushing on Gatsby and trying to organize my styles with Emotion instead of plain CSS.
- [Experiment - Personal JSON-based API](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/experiment-personal-json-api.md): Experimenting with serving my own bio as a personal JSON API, sharing the bumbling process as I go.
- [Fighting Tooling Fatigue](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/fighting-tooling-fatigue.md): Redesigning my site turned into adding Tailwind to Eleventy, which turned into fighting failing deploys and plugin configs.
- [Fixing x-robots nofollow with Vercel](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/fixing-x-robots-nofollow-with-vercel.md): How a Vercel proxy misconfiguration quietly nofollowed a project for months, and how I finally fixed it.
- [Footer Link Columns With Subgrid](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/footer-link-columns-with-subgrid.md): Using CSS subgrid to solve the old problem of aligning footer link columns without extra markup.
- [Fun With Responsive Email Banners](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/fun-with-responsive-email-banners.md): Making responsive HTML email banners work using old-school HTML tables, for the win.
- [Getting Closer To Critical CSS By Default](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/getting-closer-to-critical-css-by-default.md): How adopting CSS-in-JS tooling got me closer to shipping only the critical CSS a page actually needs.
- [Going Live With Number Five](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/going-live-with-number-five.md): Launching the site for the 5th Front-End Conf, and what it took to get there.
- [I Didn't Write This Blog Post](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/i-didnt-write-this-blog-post.md): An experiment in letting the computers take over this blog post, start to finish.
- [I'm Down With SVG](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/im-down-with-svg.md): Why SVG beats PNG for rendering Ricardo Gimenes' illustrations on the Front-End Conf site.
- [Injecting a banner populated with cookie data](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/injecting-a-banner-populated-by-cookie-data.md): Sharing how I built a promo banner that pulls its content from cookie data.
- [I'm Learning How to Solve Problems with JavaScript](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/learning-javascript-problem-solving.md): Walking through my solution to a JavaScript brain teaser, warts and all.
- [Losing My Loyalty](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/losing-my-loyalty.md): From CoffeeCup to Photoshop, I've been fiercely loyal to my tools for years — but exploration and orchestration are replacing that loyalty now.
- [Mapping On The Web Is Hard, Sorta](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/mapping-on-the-web-is-hard.md): What I learned (the hard way) trying to build an interactive map with points and a scrollable timeline.
- [Mixture and Firebase and Public APIs](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/mixture-and-firebase-and-public-apis.md): Playing with Mixture, Firebase, and public APIs while learning to share what I build via video.
- [Mondays Rock](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/mondays-rock.md): Whiteboard coding sessions with Envy's front-end team turned Mondays into the best part of my week.
- [Photoshop's Timeline Rocks](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/photoshops-timeline-rocks.md): Sharing how I stumbled my way through making a GIF with Photoshop's timeline feature.
- [Playing With CSS Hat](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/playing-with-css-hat.md): Testing CSS Hat, a Photoshop plugin that converts layer styles into CSS, and comparing its output against my hand-coded version.
- [Playing With Data URIs](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/playing-with-data-uris.md): Following up on yesterday's post, testing what data URIs can actually do for image performance.
- [Playing With Relume Layouts](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/playing-with-relume-layouts.md): Recreating a Relume release-day layout in Astro with GSAP, since I'm not using React or Webflow anymore.
- [Production vs. Shipping](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/production-vs-shipping.md): How thinking about shipping instead of just production changes the way you approach your work.
- [Prop Data Preferences](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/prop-data-preferences.md): Debating the 'best practice' for passing looped data down through props after a PR discussion at work.
- [Pursuing a Nanodegree (1 of ?)](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/pursuing-a-nanodegree.md): Diving into a Udacity nanodegree to finally learn functional JavaScript, on top of every other resource I'd already stocked up.
- [Read Later, Meet Stash](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/read-later-meet-stash.md): After declaring 'read later' bankruptcy on Pocket, I moved to Notion and I'm now building my own tool for queuing and saving links.
- [Reducing HTML Email Code](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/reducing-html-email-code.md): Taking a crack at refactoring a bloated HTML email after reading about the problems with newsletters.
- [Render ATL 2023](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/render-atl-2023.md): Recapping Render ATL 2023 — the talks, the vibe, and why it's one of my favorite conferences.
- [Rethinking My eMMail Workflow](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/rethinking-my-emmail-workflow.md): After talking about my offline email workflow at The Email Design Conference, Litmus showed me why Builder changes everything.
- [Sass and Compass Pairing with Michael Parenteau](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/sass-and-compass-pairing-with-michael-parenteau.md): Michael Parenteau showed me the ropes of getting started with Sass and Compass on a real project.
- [Sass Color Variable Pop Quiz](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/sass-color-variable-pop-quiz.md): Sharing the results from asking developers when and where they actually set Sass color variables.
- [See Nick Preprocess](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/see-nick-preprocess.md): Launching Assembling Sass at Code School, Nick's course on preprocessing with style.
- [Simple side nav: Flexbox vs. Grid](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/simple-side-nav-flexbox-vs-grid.md): Building a sidebar nav that shifts layout at tablet sizes, and settling the flexbox-vs-grid question for this case.
- [Strapi Series, Part 1: Project Outline](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-1-project-outline.md): An overview of what I hope to build in this Strapi series — learning to create flexible, well-architected components.
- [Strapi Series, Part 10: Links Data and Requests](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-10-links-data-and-requests.md): Building the first Strapi collection and single type for page links, with a video walkthrough of the setup.
- [Strapi Series, Part 11: Header and Footer Links](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-11-header-and-footer-links.md): Refactoring Header and Footer components to pull real links data from Strapi, using a compound-components approach.
- [Strapi Series, Part 2: Architectural Decisions](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-2-architectural-decisions.md): Documenting the basic architecture decisions behind this Strapi project, even if it's a stretch to call it a real ADR.
- [Strapi Series, Part 3: Repo Setup](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-3-repo-setup.md): Cloning, yarning, and command lining my way through setting up the marketing site, admin, and Strapi repos.
- [Strapi Series, Part 4: A Fake Company](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-4-a-fake-company.md): Inventing a fake company, and a music-adjacent name, to make this Strapi project's designs and data feel real.
- [Strapi Series, Part 5: A Coming Soon Component](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-5-coming-soon-component.md): Hooking a Strapi-powered coming-soon component up to collect emails before the real site launches.
- [Strapi Series, Part 6: Coming Soon QA](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-6-coming-soon-qa.md): Adding TypeScript and Storybook to verify the coming-soon component, plus a neat trick for having ChatGPT document it.
- [Strapi Series, Part 7: Light and Dark Mode](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-7-light-and-dark-mode.md): Planning dark mode support for the Strapi site, plus a curveball around how much customization to allow in the admin.
- [Strapi Series, Part 8: Font Sizes and Colors](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-8-font-sizes-and-colors.md): Identifying font size and color patterns in the designs and planning how to implement them in Strapi.
- [Strapi Series, Part 9: Thinking In Data](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/strapi-series-part-9-thinking-in-data.md): Lessons learned from my first attempts at modeling this Strapi project's content as data instead of pages.
- [Stumbling Through Learning About Event Listeners](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/stumbling-through-learning-about-event-listeners.md): Thinking I figured out event listeners, being wrong, and sharing the stumble anyway.
- [The Best Thing Since Browser-Based Code Challenges](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/the-best-thing-since-browser-based-code-challenges.md): How learning to code shifted from browser-based interactive challenges to adaptive, AI-driven learning.
- [TIL Executing Local Ruby](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/til-executing-local-ruby.md): Sharing how I learned to shell out to a local Ruby script to solve a problem I couldn't crack in JS.
- [Trendy UI with Clip-Path and Grid](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/trendy-ui-with-clip-path-and-grid.md): Reverse-engineering mode.com's rounded, overlapping UI to figure out how they pulled off the layout with CSS Grid, clip-path, and flexbox.
- [Trying OpenClaw](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/trying-openclaw.md): Initial setup and some simple automations while trying out OpenClaw for the first time.
- [Visualizing a Disruptive Album: beerbongs & bentleys](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/visualizing-disruptive-albums.md): Applying what I learned in Fullstack D3 to a passion project: visualizing disruptive albums with real data.
- [Webflow for Web Devs](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/webflow-for-web-devs.md): A recorded Tampa Devs Meetup talk sharing what I've learned building sites in Webflow.
- [You Can't Make Others Love CSS](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/front-end-dev/you-cant-make-others-love-css.md): My take on the endless utility-first CSS wars, and why Tailwind isn't going to convert everyone.
- [A New Adventure](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/a-new-adventure.md): On leaving my job, some freelance work with Bridge + Bloom, and joining DataCamp to build a front-end team.
- [A Shift in Focus](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/a-shift-in-focus.md): Changing roles from split design/dev work to a focused product role, and what prompted the shift.
- [Fluid](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/fluid.md): Waxing poetic on how watching nature changed the way I think about responsive design and building for the web.
- [Give Back](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/give-back.md): Supporting an awesome community project alongside two of my favorite people, Carl Smith and Andi Graham.
- [Growing with Envy](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/growing-with-envy.md): Joining Envy Labs and Code School as a front-end dev, and how big of a change that really is.
- [I Forgot About Dre](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/i-forgot-about-dre.md): A review of the awesome design work behind the Beats app, and how good it made me feel about it.
- [Rebuilding](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/rebuilding.md): Rebuilding my personal site after being kind of forced into it, and why contemplating mortality made it feel like an opportunity.
- [Ricardo Rally Time](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/ricardo-rally-time.md): A friend's attempt at building an iPad app, and rallying to help however I can.
- [Tag, You're Subscribed](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/tag-youre-subscribed.md): Why I've leaned hard into email newsletters for industry news, and the ones I love reading most.
- [The Trouble with "The Trouble with Code School"](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/the-trouble-with-the-trouble-with-code-school.md): A reply to Zach Wentz's post on the real flaw in online coding education platforms.
- [Turning the Page](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/general/turning-the-page.md): Leaving Code School and Pluralsight after years of building newsletters, courses, and community.
- [Mapping the Long Island Murder Victims](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/true-crime/mapping-the-long-island-murder-victims.md): A map of a series of unsolved murders in Long Island from the 1990s until the 2010s
- [Visiting Gilgo Beach](https://www.dandenney.com/posts/true-crime/visiting-gilgo-beach.md): Taking a Lyft down Ocean Parkway at night to see where the Gilgo Four were discovered, and what that felt like.

## Blips
Shorter than a blog post, longer than a tweet

- [AI search prompts are challenging](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/ai-search-prompts-are-challenging.md): Trying to get AI to search like me
- [Async Cloud Typography](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/async-cloud-typography.md): Tips to try to speed it up
- [Attitude Reflect Leadership, Captain](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/attitude-reflect-leadership-captain.md): A Remember the Titans line, and how well it captures leading at Envy Labs
- [Beginner JavaScript](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/beginner-javascript.md): Notes from Wes Bos' Beginner JavaScript course
- [Cherry Picking from Frameworks](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/bootstrap-customization-ftw.md): Foundation's my framework, but Bootstrap wins for cherry-picking
- [Bustle](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/bustle.md): Bustle proved me wrong about needing SEO to justify a JS-rendered site
- [CSS-Only Scrollspy with scroll-marker-group notes](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/css-only-scrollspy-with-scroll-marker-group.md): Notes from Sara's share
- [Ethan's Infamous Quote](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/ethans-infamous-quote.md): Ethan Marcotte on humanity never learning to use blank textareas responsibly
- [Execution is all that matters](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/execution-is-all-that-matters.md): Ideas are cheap; Brad Frost shipping This Is Responsive is the reminder
- [Feed Me](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/feed-me.md): I missed RSS and grabbed Feedly
- [Filter an array by an array](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/filter-an-array-by-an-array.md): Stashing this to use again
- [Filter an Array by Keyboard Rows](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/filter-array-by-keyboard-rows.md): Using ChatGPT for JS problems
- [Great Week for Front-End Articles](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/front-end-articles.md): A roundup of the week's best front-end and CSS reads
- [Front-End Weekly - No. 1](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/front-end-weekly-001.md): The first issue of a links roundup I never turned into a newsletter
- [Fun With CSS Functions](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/fun-with-css-functions.md): Playing with something coming soon
- [Fun With Framer AI](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/fun-with-framer-ai.md): Checking out their new landing page prompt option
- [How Bad Is Your Spotify?](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/how-bad-is-your-spotify.md): Mine is sooooo good
- [I heard Claude Code was good](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/i-heard-claude-code-was-good.md): A model that makes up for the lack of IDE
- [I love Kippt](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/i-love-kippt.md): Kippt has the best UI I've seen for collecting links
- [I Missed RSS](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/i-missed-rss.md): Google killed Reader, so I'm rebuilding my RSS habit in Feedly
- [Ideas](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/ideas.md): Too many ideas, not enough execution — the eternal struggle
- [I'm an Aethestics Snob](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/im-an-aethestics-snob.md): Aesthetics drive my enthusiasm as much as usability does
- [It Depends](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/it-depends.md): Reaction to a counter correction of web behavior
- [Jared Erondu](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/jared-erondu.md): Two great interviews with Jared Erondu worth a listen
- [JavaScript Then, Now, and Later](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/javascript-then-now-and-later.md): Awesome takes on the evolving tech
- [Kolormark](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/kolormark.md): Kolormark sells hex code names, and now I own #b51f24
- [Markdown Twins](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/markdown-twins.md): Every post has a markdown version for agents now — exposed, not force-fed
- [Modern linked card with actions](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/modern-linked-card-with-actions.md): Minimum viable repeat of Eric's example
- [Modern Web Guidance Audit](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/modern-web-guidance-audit.md): Using a Chrome-published Claude Code plugin to audit the site for modern web best practices
- [Don't use emojis in Marketo emails](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/no-emojis-in-marketo-emails.md): Weird glitch, hoping this helps anyone else
- [Notes on Building AI Products In The Probabilistic Era](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/notes-on-building-ai-products-in-the-probabilistic-era.md): One of the best articles on AI products I've read
- [Our Industry's Drinking Problem?](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/our-people-problem.md): Blaming organizers for our industry's drinking culture misses who's responsible
- [Outputting Notion API Data in Eleventy](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/outputting-notion-api-data-in-eleventy.md): Quick notes on the data
- [Web Perf Resources](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/perf-resources.md): Andy's web perf resources roundup, so I don't have to build my own
- [Production-Consumption Balance](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/production-consumption-balance.md): Years of consuming web content finally tipped toward producing more
- [Read Later](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/read-later.md): I killed Pocket, for Notion
- [Redesign Day](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/redesign-day.md): Microsoft and Disney going responsive was a bigger deal than agency redesigns
- [Remembering The Grid](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/remembering-the-grid.md): A team in 2014 knew we'd be where we are today
- [Returning to Twitter](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/returning-to-twitter.md): Trying to get AI to search like me
- [Smashing Conf NYC 2019](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/smashing-conf-nyc-2019.md): Netlify sponsoring reminded me I can edit the CMS from my phone
- [Spotify Wrapped 2019](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/spotify-wrapped-2019.md): Spotify Wrapped day is my favorite, and Evan Bartels owned my 2019
- [Startups](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/startups.md): Paul Graham's Startup = Growth reset how I think about startups
- [Subtly Seeking Svbtle](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/subtly-seeking-svbtle.md): Chasing Svbtle-worthy writing, one opinionated post at a time
- [Taste](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/taste.md): Ira Glass on the gap between taste and skill, still one of my favorites
- [Tech Conference Diversity](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/tech-conference-diversity.md): All-male conference lineups need better outreach, not affirmative action
- [Thankful for Fight Camp](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/thankful-for-fight-camp.md): Boxing away the beer and brisket
- [The ex unit is a thing that exists](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/the-ex-unit.md): Another neat thing I learned from Andy
- [This Week I Learned (Aug 8-14)](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/this-week-i-learned-aug-8-14-16.md): A week of learning Progressive Web Apps and finally getting JS primitives
- [TIL Harness](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/til-harness.md): Sharing a GPT explanation of harness
- [Trying Pilcrow](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/trying-pilcrow.md): Me write pretty one day
- [UI Microtips](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/ui-microtips.md): A running tweet thread of UI microtips, kept alive one post at a time
- [Useful Pens for Everyday Front End Development](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/useful-pens-for-everyday-front-end-development.md): Another Sarah Drasner joint
- [Utility-First CSS, FTW](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/utility-first-css-ftw.md): The best defense of utility-first CSS I've read
- [What ChatGPT 4 "Thinks" for a Front-end Career](https://www.dandenney.com/blips/what-chat-gpt-4-thinks-for-a-front-end-career.md): Testing ChatGPT's knowledge of my career

## No Reserv-AI-tions
Reviews of food, music, and events with the help of AI

- [322 Pizza Bar](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/322-pizza-bar.md): Imperfect, yet precious late-night salvation
- [A.T. O'Keeffe's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/a-t-o-keeffes.md): Comfort food, cold pints, and an inviting atmosphere
- [AC Hotel Arlington](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ac-hotel-arlington.md): Despite flight delays, the AC Hotel Arlington offered exceptional service and delicious Roasted Chicken BLT.
- [Ace Hotel Bar](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ace-hotel-bar.md): An oasis of calm and an eclectic vibe offer respite
- [AI Tinkerers at Vaco](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ai-tinkerers.md): AI Tinkerers at Vaco in Brentwood with Papa John’s pizza, a Sam Adams Oktoberfest, and excellent shares on AI agents and personal assistants.
- [Ajitama Ramen Bistro](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ajitama-ramen-bistro.md): Steaming bowls of layered flavor and communal reverence
- [AJ's Restaurant](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ajs-restaurant.md): A mall-side Nashville stop where a French dip, a burger, and a pair of Stellas make AJ's feel far more deliberate than a shopping-center meal has any right to.
- [Amigo The Devil](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/amigo-the-devil.md): Retro charm, raw music, and an unpretentious vibe
- [Anatolia](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/anatolia.md): Warm hospitality and vibrant flavors of Turkish cuisine
- [Andiamo](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/andiamo.md): Amidst downtown Vegas's pulsing energy, a sanctuary to carnivores and wine aficionados
- [answer](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/answer.md): An elevated yet approachable dining experience
- [Arnold's Country Kitchen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/arnolds-country-kitchen.md): A comfort food celebration and enduring charm
- [Arrington Vineyards](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/arrington-vineyards.md): Exhilarating Morgan Wallen outdoor concert at Nissan Stadium
- [Aubrey's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/aubreys.md): A straightforward Lebanon dinner stop where filet, baked potato, salad, and a Syrah-Malbec blend make a better case than any big speech could.
- [Aux Armes de Bruxelles](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/aux-armes-de-bruxelles.md): Tradition and flair bring Belgian flavors alive
- [Bacon Nation](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bacon-nation.md): A sinfully indulgent start to the day
- [Balter Beerworks](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/balter-beerworks.md): Industrial chic with cozy charm, offering top-notch craft beers
- [Bar 1903](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bar-1903.md): Creative craft cocktails, blending historical and modern in a vibrant ambiance
- [Bar Continental](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bar-continental.md): An imaginative escape where food, music, and drink meld into nostalgic reverie
- [Bar de Amis](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bar-de-amis.md): Enveloping guests in Belgian hospitality
- [bartaco](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bartaco.md): Fuses Latin American flavors and Southern charm
- [basement](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/basement.md): Hidden speakeasy behind a Coca-Cola vending machine
- [Bavarian Bierhaus](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bavarian-bierhaus.md): Experience authentic Bavarian flavors and craft beers in a lively Nashville setting.
- [Bella](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bella.md): Warm, rustic experience with rich, flavorful dishes
- [Bern's Steak House](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/berns-steak-house.md): A memorable night amidst elegant allure
- [Best of India](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/best-of-india.md): A journey through authentic Indian flavors
- [Big Bad Breakfast](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/big-bad-breakfast.md): A creative Southern twist on the classic morning meal
- [Black Dynasty Ramen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/black-dynasty.md): Rich broth, bold heat, and unfussy excellence
- [Blackhorse Pub & Brewery](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/blackhorse-pub-brewery.md): Cozy, local hangout with hearty fare
- [Bob's Diner](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bobs-diner.md): Preserving American diner culture with nostalgic warmth
- [Bonchon](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bonchon.md): Bibrant spot that redefines fried chicken with bold flavors
- [Book + Bottle](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/book-and-bottle.md): Literature and wine converge, offering a rich escape
- [Bottle Cap](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/bottle-cap.md): Americana through straightforward brews, heritage sandwiches, and an infectious sports bar energy
- [Boulon Brasserie](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/boulon-brasserie.md): Blending casual elegance, rustic warmth, and timeless French tradition
- [Brewhouse West](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/brewhouse-west.md): Good food, cold beer, and a welcoming vibe that feels like home
- [Brick House Tavern + Tap](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/brick-house-tavern-tap.md): Warm, vibrant American dining experience
- [Brown's Diner](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/browns-diner.md): Away from Nashville's glitz, the simple joy of a hearty American meal
- [Buc-ee's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/buc-ees.md): A road trip ritual of comfort, flavor, and nostalgia
- [Buffalo Wild Wings](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/buffalo-wild-wings.md): A temple of wings, beer, and sports fanaticism
- [Burger Bach](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/burger-bach.md): A bold, flavor-packed burger experience
- [Burger Joint](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/burger-joint.md): A hidden gem serving fantastic burgers and crispy fries
- [Butcher & Bee](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/butcher-and-bee.md): Creative flavors, thoughtful service, and an elevated vibe
- [Cabo do Mundo](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cabo-do-mundo.md): A Perafita team outing at Cabo do Mundo where seaside go-kart laps and an Estrella Galicia turn competitive energy into the kind of low-stakes glory every work group thinks it deserves.
- [Cafe Coco](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cafe-coco.md): Flavorful fusion that embodies the city's diverse musical roots
- [Cafe Nonna](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cafe-nonna.md): Italian warmth through comforting, soulful dishes
- [Cassis](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cassis.md): Elegant downtown bistro sets refined stage for fostering design connections over classic cuisine and pairings.
- [Cat Cora’s Kitchen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cat-koras-kitchen.md): Each bite and sip transforms mere waiting into a memorable culinary experience
- [Central Churrasco](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/central-churrasco.md): A Matosinhos mixed grill at Central Churrasco where chicken, ribs, veal chop, bacon, and chorizo arrive as a persuasive case for doing Portuguese charcoal the blunt, abundant way.
- [Cervejaria Liberdade](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cervejaria-liberdade.md): A storied restaurant where ancient flavors mingle with refined ambiance to craft culinary poetry
- [Chautauqua Festival 2026](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/chautauqua-festival-2026.md): A packed June park-stage crowd, Seven Sisters Brewery Lyssa IPA, and a Michael Jackson tribute set that gave Wytheville’s Chautauqua its own easy summer momentum.
- [Chris D'Elia](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/chris-delia.md): Unforgettable comedy night woven together by laughter and lasting memories
- [CitizenM](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/citizenm.md): Outdoor patio captures the essence of Miami's energy, lights, and diverse culture
- [Common Ground](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/common-ground.md): An understated yet charming spot with authentic appeal
- [Cook Out](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cook-out.md): Southern charm and indulgent fast-food rituals
- [Copper Whisk Cafe](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/copper-whisk-cafe.md): Comforting familiarity amidst the glitz and nonstop action
- [CrimeCon 2026 at Caesars Palace](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/crimecon-2026.md): CrimeCon 2026 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with food and drinks from all over, reunion energy with longtime attendee friends, and strong sessions on cases, investigations, and process.
- [Culaccino](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/cullacino.md): Thoughtful Italian cooking and quiet elegance
- [Dead Bob's Bar](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/dead-bobs.md): An unpretentious rite of passage that affirms the joy of camaraderie
- [Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/dees-country-cocktail-lounge.md): Good music, cold drinks, and a timeless, soulful atmosphere
- [DEGTHAI](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/degthai.md): Bold, unapologetic Thai flavors and comforting heat come together perfectly
- [Delirium Cafe](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/delirium-cafe.md): Envelops guests in beer passion
- [Divya's Kitchen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/divyas-kitchen.md): A soulful culinary experience with thoughtful dishes
- [Doce Provisions](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/doce-provisions.md): An intoxicating Cuban experience with the sounds and breeze of the Magic City
- [Dorchester Brewing Company](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/dorchester-brewing-company.md): Craft beer, quirky charm, and playful vibes
- [Double Dogs](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/double-dogs.md): A hearty homecoming through familiar dive fare and convivial revelry
- [Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/drew-holcomb-and-the-neighbors.md): Soulful Americana show at Ryman with local brews, ending with a rooftop nightcap
- [East Nash Beer Festival 2025](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/east-nashville-beerfest-2025.md): Nostalgic fast food reimagined with chef-driven care
- [Eddie V's Prime Seafood](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/eddie-vs.md): Great company and exceptional flavors
- [Edley’s Bar-B-Que East Nashville](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/edleys-bbq.md): Smoky, comforting barbecue and a drink that hits just right
- [El Rey de los Tacos](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/el-rey-de-los-tacos.md): A casual yet authentic spot 
- [Elliston Place Soda Shop](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/elliston-place-soda-shop.md): Enjoy classic American comfort food with delicious burgers and shakes in Nashville.
- [Emmy Squared](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/emmy-squared.md): Blending Italian fare with Music City innovation for a refined yet inviting experience
- [Epic Sana Marquês Hotel](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/epic-sans-marques-hotel.md): Blending luxury, stunning views, and cultural immersion into an unforgettable sensory escape
- [Eve and Adams](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/eve-and-adams.md): Rooftop ambiance, city views, and nostalgic connections
- [Father Tom's Pub](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/father-toms-pub.md): Warm, low-lit comfort with hearty food, rich beer, and a true neighborhood feel
- [Fire & Vine](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/fire-and-vine.md): Wood-fired comfort, with an easy balance of spice and sweetness
- [Fleming's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/flemings.md): Steakhouse polish with strong starters and a few rich, rewarding sides.
- [Forninho Saloio](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/forninho-saloio.md): History collides with ingenuity to create an unforgettable cultural immersion
- [Freedom Beat](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/freedom-beat.md): Mimosas and classic American breakfast at the bar
- [The Frog Pond](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/frog-pond.md): Vibrant, laid-back taqueria serving authentic Mexican street food
- [Front-End Conf 2024](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/front-end-conf-2024.md): Historic theater hosts front-end conf
- [Funny Library Coffee Shop](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/funny-library-coffee-shop.md): Playful breakfast stop with polished plates and coffee that keeps pace.
- [Genesee Brewhouse](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/genesee-brewhouse.md): Enjoy refreshing Genny Cream Ale and Verna Cream Ale at this vibrant Rochester brewery.
- [GEODIS Park](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/geodis-park.md): A lopsided Nashville SC win, a giveaway bobblehead, and stadium beer that outperformed the burgers.
- [Gordon Ramsay Burger at Flamingo](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/gordon-ramsay-burger.md): Gordon Ramsay Burger at Flamingo in Las Vegas, with the Idiot Burger, multiple New Belgium Trippels, and a loud, funny CrimeCon catch-up with Captain and friends.
- [Grand Central Brewing](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/grand-central-brewing.md): Inviting local brewery for casual craft beer exploration
- [Grand Ole Opry](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/grand-ole-opry.md): A Grand Ole Opry night with Josiah and the Bonnevilles, Bearded Iris Homestyle, Watermelon Nutrls, and the rare feeling that every piece of the show actually delivered.
- [Grendel's Den](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/grendels-den.md): History, community, and a rebellious spirit come together
- [Halfway Crooks](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/halfway-crooks.md): Perfectly blending tradition with modern, refined vibes
- [Hardee's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/hardees.md): Comforting pause on a long road trip
- [Hathorne](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/hathorne.md): Communal dining experience with expertly crafted dishes
- [Highland Park Diner](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/highland-park-diner.md): Highland Park Diner offers hearty meals like Reuben Benedict and steak sandwiches in a cozy setting.
- [Hill Country Barbecue Market](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/hill-country-barbecue-market.md): Bringing the essence of Texas BBQ to NYC
- [Hobo Johnson](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/hobo-johnson.md): An emotional, energetic performance in a unique venue 
- [Honky Tonk Central](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/honky-tonk-central.md): A whirlwind musical ride soaked in Southern charm
- [Hooters](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/hooters.md): Creating community through shared passions
- [Hopdoddy Burger Bar](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/hopdoddy-burger-bar.md): Wagyu burgers, truffle parm fries, and crisp rose blonde beers in Hillsboro Village
- [House of Cards](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/house-of-cards.md): House of Cards offers a unique dining experience with enchanting performances and exquisite dishes.
- [Husk Charleston](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/husk-charleston.md): A Charleston bar-seat run at Husk where oysters, country ham with pimento and Parker House rolls, a composed watermelon plate, tuna tostada, and beef ribs turned polish into appetite.
- [Husk Nashville](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/husk-nashville.md): Refined Southern flavors and quiet craftsmanship
- [Ivan Ramen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ivan-ramen.md): This vibrant spot blends New York edge with Tokyo soul,
- [Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/jack-browns.md): Great burgers, cold beer, and a laid-back vibe
- [Jack Brown's Columbia](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/jack-browns-columbia.md): A Columbia Jack Brown's stop where the Poncho Special and the Classic Jack, both backed by fries and beer, deliver the exact kind of late-night burger comfort the room promises.
- [Jo Koy](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/jo-koy.md): Infectious humor enjoyed with family over beers
- [Joyland](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/joyland.md): Nostalgic fast food reimagined with chef-driven care
- [Junior](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/junior.md): A sharp East Nashville dinner at Junior with porridge bread, summer vegetables, lamb tartar, Amish chicken, a German pilsner, and a Syrah blend that kept the table lingering.
- [Kacee Musgraves](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/kacee-musgraves.md): Storytelling through music and electric intimacy
- [Kaleo](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/kaleo.md): World-class sound, great music, and an effortless concert experience come together perfectly.
- [Kantipur Cafe](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/kantipur-cafe.md): Warm, traditional flavors
- [Kiki's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/kikis.md): Authentic dishes in a lively taverna atmosphere
- [Las Palmas](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/las-palmas.md): Family-style hospitality and authentic dishes
- [Lil Jazzie's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/lil-jazzies.md): A downtown Florence breakfast stop where a loaded omelet, a serious bowl of grits, a bacon-egg-and-cheese biscuit, and coffee make a convincing case for appetite over restraint.
- [Little Alley Steakhouse](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/little-alley-steakhouse.md): Indulgent dining experience, where lasting memories come together seamlessly
- [Little Hats Italian Market](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/little-hats-italian-market.md): Little Hats Italian Market offers a delightful mix of authentic Italian flavors and hearty sandwiches.
- [Lola](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/lola.md): Bringing Spain to Nashville's musical streets
- [Los Tacos No 1](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/los-tacos-no-1.md): A hidden gem in Grand Central with a nostalgic atmosphere
- [Main Street Festival](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/main-street-festival.md): Grilled bites, cold beer, and small-town charm
- [Marabu](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/marabu.md): Cuban cuisine and tropical cocktails at a Miami hot spot
- [Matjoa Korean BBQ](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/matjoa-korean-bbq.md): A delicious anomaly, bridging culinary worlds with authentic Korean flavors
- [Max Lager's Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/max-lagers-wood-fired-grill-brewery.md): Hearty and sophisticated dining experience in a welcoming atmosphere
- [McNamara's Irish Pub](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/mcnamaras-irish-pub.md): Warm, authentic Irish experience with hearty dishes
- [Melt N Dip](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/melt-n-dip.md): Dessert-first stop with rich waffles built for sharing and sugar commitment.
- [Mike's Pastry](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/mikes-pastry.md): Iconic desserts and unforgettable flavors in a North End landmark
- [Morgan Wallen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/morgan-wallen.md): Exhilarating Morgan Wallen outdoor concert at Nissan Stadium
- [Moto](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/moto.md): Italian refinement with Southern charm
- [Burger King](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/nashville-airport-burger-king.md): The culinary equivalent of a one-night stand
- [Nathan's Hot Dogs](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/nathans-hot-dogs.md): Nostalgic flavor of the unpretentious Big Apple
- [Niva Torino](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/niva-torino.md): A Matosinhos gelato stop at Niva Torino where fig and passion fruit make a persuasive case for fruit-first restraint in a town that usually pulls you toward heavier pleasures.
- [Not Watson's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/not-watsons.md): Casual, yet creative dining experience in a lively and welcoming atmosphere
- [Oak & Stone](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/oak-and-stone.md): Comfort and creativity come together
- [Ocean Lakes 2026](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ocean-lakes-2026.md): A Myrtle Beach family-vacation week at Ocean Lakes where a big beach house, daily ocean time, pool-and-slide runs, golf car parades, buffet detours, and a cooler that ranged from Lime Garage to Leffe and Delirium kept fourteen people moving in the same direction.
- [O'Keefes](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/okeefes.md): Transports diners to Ireland with dishes, alongside wooden interiors and friendly atmosphere
- [Ology Brewing Co](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ology-brewing.md): Collaborative atmosphere uniting artisanal craft beer, hearty pub fare
- [Ondori Asian Kitchen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ondori-asian-kitchen.md): A flavorful journey that mirrors the deep hues of the desert night sky
- [Opal Sands Bar](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/opal-sands-bar.md): A wedding after-party with live music and dancing to send off the newlyweds
- [Osamil](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/osamil.md): A chic Koreatown spot blending traditional Korean flavors with modern twists
- [Pamela's Diner](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/pamelas-diner.md): A classic, satisfying breakfast experience steeped in tradition
- [Party Cake Bakery](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/party-cake-bakery.md): A warm embrace of Cuban culture
- [Pauli's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/paulis.md): Fresh flavors and North End charm come together
- [PDQ Pinellas Park](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/pdq.md): Fast, flavorful comfort food that hits all the right notes.
- [Pelato](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/pelato.md): A portal to Italy through heritage recipes and passionate service
- [Perfectly Fine](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/perfectly-fine.md): A shaved ribeye breakfast melt and whiskey dip that make brunch feel worth leaving the house for.
- [Peter Luger at Caesars Palace](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/peter-luger.md): Peter Luger at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with steak for two, a loaded baked potato, Bordeaux blend, Luger ale, and cheesecake.
- [PFL Playoffs](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/pfl-playoffs.md): Electrifying night of MMA action and snacks
- [Pho Quyen](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/pho-quyen.md): Aromatic pho in an atmosphere that tastes like home
- [Pink Street](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/pink-street.md): An intoxicating nightlife immersion of heritage haunts to neon-lit clubs
- [Playmates Club](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/playmates-club.md): A night of unforgettable escapades and stories.
- [Poach Social](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/poach-social.md): Modern atmosphere with expertly crafted dishes
- [Poppo's Taqueria](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/poppos-taqueria.md): Vibrant, laid-back taqueria serving authentic Mexican street food
- [Predators Playoffs](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/predators-playoffs.md): Electrifying playoff hockey night
- [Present Tense](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/present-tense.md):  Contemporary culinary artistry in a minimalist, inviting ambiance
- [Punk Wok](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/punk-wok.md): Edgy, unexpected twists to sushi in the heart of Music City
- [Ramen Shifu](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ramen-shifu.md): A vibrant, playful spot with bold flavors
- [Ramen Yokohama](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ramen-yokohama.md): A comforting escape in Madrid
- [Red Silo Brewing Company](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/red-silo-brewing.md): Laid-back small-town charm and honest beer
- [Redheaded Stranger](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/redheaded-stranger.md): Bold southwestern flavors and a laid-back vibe come together
- [Regal Hollywood ](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/regal-hollywood.md): Blurring reality and fiction until the drink's distant memory brings you back
- [Render ATL 2024](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/render-atl-2024.md): Conference featuring expert talks and vibrant networking in a welcoming atmosphere
- [Rino's Place](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/rinos-place.md): Traditional Italian flavors and unassuming charm
- [Rock n Roll Sushi](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/rock-n-roll-sushi.md): Rock n Roll Sushi offers a vibrant twist on classic sushi in Nashville.
- [Ru Ru's Tacos & Tequila](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ru-rus-tacos-tequila.md): A quick Charleston beer stop at Ru Ru's Tacos & Tequila where a Pacifico, a Corona Light, and one useful bartender recommendation sent the night in the right direction.
- [Ruby Sunshine](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/ruby-sunshine.md): Southern-inspired dishes and a vibrant, relaxed atmosphere
- [Scout's Barbershop](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/scouts-barbershop.md): Laid-back grooming, local beer
- [Sedona Taphouse Nashville](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/sedona-taphouse.md): Comforting classics, bold flavors, and craft beer served with effortless warmth
- [Shane Gillis](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/shane-gillis.md): Arena comedy, concession nachos, a soft pretzel, watermelon Nutrls, and tiny bomb beers at Bridgestone Arena.
- [Siam Garden Thai Restaurant](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/siam-garden-thai.md): Authentic Thai flavors and comforting tradition
- [Sinatra Bar & Lounge](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/sinatra-bar-and-lounge.md): Timeless sophistication and refined elegance
- [Skeeter's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/skeeters.md): A Wytheville hot-dog counter doing exactly what it should: soft buns, chili-heavy classics, kraut-stacked dogs, and baby cokes that keep lunch moving.
- [Skull's Rainbow Room](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/skulls-rainbow-room.md): Timeless charm, indulgent flavors, and a celebratory atmosphere
- [St. Pete Pier](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/st-pete-pier.md): Rooftop bar showcasing local craft beers and breathtaking views
- [St. Pete Shuffleboard Club](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/st-pete-shuffleboard-club.md): Nostalgic venue sets playful stage for community connections
- [Starlite Lounge](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/starlite-lounge.md): A timeless, comforting experience
- [Sticky Lips BBQ](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/sticky-lips-bbq.md): Barbecue heaven with pork belly burnt ends
- [Stone Sports Bar](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/stone-sports-bar.md): An electric game temple with a cinematic screen
- [Strangebird](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/strangebird.md): Fusing culinary art and brewing mastery
- [Sud Lisboa](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/sud-lisboa.md): Riverside revelry, and pioneering entertainment, honoring tradition while embracing the future
- [Sushi Kabuki](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/sushi-kabuki.md): Cozy sushi spot offering a uniquely fried dessert
- [T.B. Sutton General Store](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/sutton-general-store.md): A timeless roadside stop serving simple, satisfying food and a taste of nostalgia
- [Tabernia Londrina](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/tabernia-londrina.md): Rich sandwiches and convivial atmosphere, briefly bridging the cities' distinct culinary realms
- [TailGate Brewery HQ](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/tailgate-hq.md): Great beer, flavorful pizza, and a laid-back outdoor vibe
- [Tasty Pho](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/tasty-pho.md): Transport to the streets of Saigon through soulful pho and other classic dishes
- [Tequila’s](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/tequilas.md): Big flavors, cold beer, and easy joy
- [The Caverns](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-caverns.md): Echoes, awe in a venue carved from the earth
- [The Dip](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-dip.md): Soulful tunes, good beer, and the warmth of great company
- [The Drunken Clam](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-drunken-clam.md): Laid-back, untraditional holiday vibe
- [The French Market Creperie](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-french-market-creperie.md): Parisian café vibe with rich cappuccinos and a serene atmosphere
- [The Getaway](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-getaway.md): A tiki-style restaurant offers a journey into a Floridian paradise
- [The Griffon](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-griffon.md): A Charleston pub stop at The Griffon for radlers, IPAs, Guinnesses, and Edmund's Oast Something Cold in a room so covered in one-dollar bills it feels less decorated than documented.
- [The Huntsman](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-huntsman.md): An artfully curated culinary journey through sophisticated flavors
- [The Keg Room](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-keg-room.md): Lively ambiance creates quintessential New York moments of connection and camaraderie
- [The Lure](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-lure.md): Eclectic sushi restaurant and bar against the backdrop of the lively downtown area
- [The Mountain Goats at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-mountain-goats.md): The Mountain Goats at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville with club seating, TailGate orange creamsicle seltzers, and Bearded Iris Homestyle.
- [The Orleans Poker Room](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-orleans-poker-room.md): Poker tables filled with camaraderie and good-natured bets
- [The Revivalists](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-revivalists.md): A powerful night of sound and soul in a space built to make music feel bigger than life
- [The Sevens Ale House](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-sevens-ale-house.md): Timeless charm and quiet camaraderie
- [The Standard](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-standard.md): An unpretentious yet flavorful experience
- [The Steeldrivers](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-steeldrivers.md): Vietnamese eats, local beers, and iconic bluegrass at the Ryman
- [The Treehouse](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-treehouse.md): Refined creativity in a hidden setting
- [The Villager Tavern](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/the-villager-tavern.md): A communal atmosphere that embodies the city's unfiltered character
- [They Might Be Giants](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/they-might-be-giants.md): Savor craft brews while enjoying live music in a vibrant Nashville setting.
- [Toast! on Meeting](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/toast-on-meeting.md): A Charleston breakfast at Toast! on Meeting where coffee and an Americano flank a ham, bacon, and cheese omelet with grits and biscuits plus a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit built for going straight at comfort.
- [Tonchin](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/tonchin.md): Modern Japanese restaurant offering a symphony of flavors
- [Tootsies](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/tootsies.md): A taste of Music City amid the rush of travel
- [Trattoria Il Mulino](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/trattoria-il-mulino.md): Elegant, indulgent, and quietly cinematic—a night that lingered with grace and meaning
- [Twilight Tavern](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/twilight-tavern.md): A front-row culinary view with sizzling energy
- [Urban Grub](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/urban-grub.md): A harmonious blend of heritage and modernity reflected in artful dishes
- [Vaco Nashville Meetup](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/vaco-nashville-meetup.md): A meetup where the AI conversation and room energy mattered more than the Domino's and Miller Lite.
- [Victor's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/victors.md): Late-night Gaelic ales at Victor's inside Hotel Florence, where a polished dining room still knows how to make a road-weary check-in feel civilized.
- [Viena Capellanes ](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/viena-capellanes.md): Warm, comforting start to a Madrid adventure
- [VN Pho](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/vn-pho.md): Clear, beefy rare steak pho with bright herbs and jalapeño heat, paired with a sweet red Thai tea.
- [Warren Tavern](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/warren-tavern.md): History and hearty fare come together
- [Whiskey Wings, Largo](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/whiskey-wings.md): A divey wing joint, like an amusement park for the taste buds
- [Wilson's](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/wilsons.md): A Matosinhos stop at Wilson's where pica pau lands in a shallow pool of sauce, ringed with molten cheese toast, and makes water feel like the smartest thing on the table.
- [Yardbird](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/yardbird.md): Warm, welcoming Southern joint in Miami Beach
- [Yeast](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/yeast.md): Yeast offers delightful kolaches and coffee in a cozy Nashville atmosphere.
- [Zach Bryan](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/zach-bryan.md): Massive screen enhancing the emotional impact of raw, heartfelt music
- [Zanies Comedy Night Club](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/zanies.md)
- [Zoltan Kaszas](https://www.dandenney.com/no-reserv-ai-tions/zoltan-kaszas.md): Experience fantastic comedy and delicious food in vibrant Nashville.

## Heavy Rotation
The songs I keep coming back to, each with a full review

- [Headphones On](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/addison-rae-headphones-on.md)
- [Stranger](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/alan-sparhawk-stranger.md)
- [Clean](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/alex-couch-clean.md)
- [Year of the Snake](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/arcade-fire-year-of-the-snake.md)
- [Hell N Back](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/bakar-hell-n-back.md)
- [Speak Too Soon (feat. Hans Williams)](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/bebe-stockwell-speak-too-soon-feat-hans-williams.md)
- [Texas & Tennessee - Unplugged](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/ben-nichols-texas-tennessee-unplugged.md)
- [Atlas Hands](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/benjamin-francis-leftwich-atlas-hands.md)
- [The Big Idea](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/black-books-the-big-idea.md)
- [Salt In The Wound](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/boygenius-salt-in-the-wound.md)
- [The Parting Glass](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/boygenius-the-parting-glass.md)
- [Fool's Gold](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/buffalo-traffic-jam-fools-gold.md)
- [Millions](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/caamp-millions.md)
- [Options](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/cameron-whitcomb-options.md)
- [Rocking Chair](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/cameron-whitcomb-rocking-chair.md)
- [The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/camille-saint-sans-the-carnival-of-the-animals-r-125-xiii-the-swan-arr-for-cello-and-piano.md)
- [Hotel Amarillo](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/caroline-spence-hotel-amarillo.md)
- [Old Bleached Hair](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/cigarettes-sunset-old-bleached-hair.md)
- [Night's On Fire](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/david-nail-nights-on-fire.md)
- [Movin' On](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/futurebirds-movin-on.md)
- [Sailor Song](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/gigi-perez-sailor-song.md)
- [Stay](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/grizzly-ideas-stay.md)
- [Space](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/hajaj-space.md)
- [doing my best](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/hazlett-doing-my-best.md)
- [Small Hours (feat. Isabel Pless)](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/henry-jamison-small-hours-feat-isabel-pless.md)
- [I just need to know the world is beautiful (Jules Delaney)](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/hybrid-hits-i-just-need-to-know-the-world-is-beautiful-jules-delaney.md)
- [Requiem On Water](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/imperial-mammoth-requiem-on-water.md)
- [Don’t Go Giving Up](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/jesse-welles-dont-go-giving-up.md)
- [Far from home (feat. Sierra Ferrell)](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/jesse-welles-far-from-home-feat-sierra-ferrell.md)
- [United Health](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/jesse-welles-united-health.md)
- [The Reaper](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/jonah-kagen-the-reaper.md)
- [Ol' Self-Control](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/joshua-quimby-ol-self-control.md)
- [The Granite Gaze](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/lankum-the-granite-gaze.md)
- [Silver Lining](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/laufey-silver-lining.md)
- [Greyhound Bus Blues](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/liam-st-john-greyhound-bus-blues.md)
- [Man Of The North](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/liam-st-john-man-of-the-north.md)
- [Bigger](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/medium-build-bigger.md)
- [I Come With Mud](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/men-i-trust-i-come-with-mud.md)
- [Wish I Never Met You](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/michael-marcagi-wish-i-never-met-you.md)
- [Doin' Me](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/mikey-mike-doin-me.md)
- [The Way Home](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/mo-lowda-the-humble-the-way-home.md)
- [Sorry](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/murder-by-death-sorry.md)
- [LOVE LOOKS PRETTY ON YOU](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/nessa-barrett-love-looks-pretty-on-you.md)
- [Woodruff City Limit](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/nikki-lane-woodruff-city-limit.md)
- [come into my arms](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/november-ultra-come-into-my-arms.md)
- [If Love Was the Answer](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/old-sea-brigade-if-love-was-the-answer.md)
- [Slow Ready (OurVinyl Sessions)](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/orebolo-slow-ready-ourvinyl-sessions.md)
- [Under Your Eyelid](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/ray-bull-under-your-eyelid.md)
- [When I Met Death](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/right-away-great-captain-when-i-met-death.md)
- [Pool - Stripped](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/samia-pool-stripped.md)
- [Better Luck Tomorrow](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/shane-weisman-better-luck-tomorrow.md)
- [It's Okay Not To Know](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/sly-jr-its-okay-not-to-know.md)
- [Through The Wind](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/spencer-floyd-through-the-wind.md)
- [All the Wars from Now On](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/stephen-wilson-jr-all-the-wars-from-now-on.md)
- [I'm A Song - Live at The Print Shop](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/stephen-wilson-jr-im-a-song-live-at-the-print-shop.md)
- [Double Crown](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/susto-double-crown.md)
- [Where's My Love - with Carla](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/syml-wheres-my-love-with-carla.md)
- [Head for the Hills](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/teddy-long-head-for-the-hills.md)
- [Grey Skies](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-back-alley-grey-skies.md)
- [Running Off The Angels](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-band-loula-running-off-the-angels.md)
- [Bill of Sale](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-droptines-bill-of-sale.md)
- [Pink Motel](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-glorious-sons-pink-motel.md)
- [Make It Rain](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-haunted-windchimes-make-it-rain.md)
- [On the Attack](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-law-on-the-attack.md)
- [A Song For You](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-lumineers-a-song-for-you.md)
- [Nothing Strange](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/the-rabbitts-nothing-strange.md)
- [AMERICAN DREAMS](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/tiger-la-flor-american-dreams.md)
- [Nothing Arrived - Live from Spotify London](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/villagers-nothing-arrived-live-from-spotify-london.md)
- [mangetout](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/wet-leg-mangetout.md)
- [Might Be Right](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/white-reaper-might-be-right.md)
- [When the Pills Wear Off](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/willi-carlisle-when-the-pills-wear-off.md)
- [Tod's Point](https://www.dandenney.com/music/reviews/yuat-tods-point.md)

## Plus EV
A data-driven sports betting experiment, recapped daily by Gale

- [McClanahan Cashed. Embiid Did Not.](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-07.md): The triage pick won cleanly on managed workload; the placed martingale bets both lost on Embiid clearing two combo-under thresholds.
- [Team Side Won. Pitcher Props Missed Again.](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-08.md): Cleveland covered cleanly; the final recommendation missed by half an out on Crochet, and the Schlittler win prop cost the 6-loss experiment a second straight loss.
- [The Rejected Props Went 3-0](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-09.md): Detroit lost outright, Perplexity's Joe Boyle under won cleanly, and the strongest lesson from the board is that the triage rejects were better than the favorites.
- [The Clean Team Side Was the Clean Miss](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-10.md): Kansas City lost 2-0, Perplexity's Vasquez strikeout over won comfortably, and the two martingale branches split in opposite directions.
- [Rithmm Went 3-0, SportsLine Went 0-6](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-11.md): The final pick, Perplexity pick, and Claude pick all lost, both placed bets doubled the same Nets under, and the cleanest lesson was how badly the board split by source.
- [Wacha Cleared, the Walk Bets Did Not](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-12.md): The final recommendation won cleanly behind Michael Wacha's seven-strikeout outing, while the two walk-allowed angles both failed and no martingale branches were in play.
- [The Off-Board Unders Were the Better Board](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-13.md): Bam Adebayo's featured under lost at 35 P+R, while the Avdija and Herro alternatives won and the only placed martingale branch added another loss.
- [The Slate Was Fine. The Accounting Was Not](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-18.md): Jacob Wilson's singles-over lost cleanly at 0-for-4, while the better part of the lesson came from a valid Diabate under that the board nearly misfiled out of existence.
- [The Clean Pick Won, and the Messier One Still Lost](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-19.md): Jalen Johnson's rebounds-plus-assists under cashed comfortably, the 3-loss experiment reset, and Karl-Anthony Towns PRA was left holding the day's only losing ticket.
- [The Simple Bets Won, the Wemby Stack Did Not](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-20.md): Bobby Witt's singles over and Donovan Clingan's rebound under both cashed, the 3-loss experiment went 2-0, and the clustered Wembanyama scoring unders supplied the avoidable damage.
- [The Board Went 3-1, the Bet Did Not](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-21.md): Three of four tracked plays won on April 20, but the 3-loss experiment backed Max Meyer under 5.5 strikeouts and took the one loss.
- [The Durant Thesis Held, and So Did Everything Else](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-22.md): April 21 finished as a clean sweep: the board went 6-0, the 3-loss experiment cashed Kevin Durant under 32.5 PRA, and the martingale sequence reset.
- [The Safest Play on a Thin Board Still Lost by Four](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-23.md): April 22 went 2-3, the featured Blue Jays +1.5 lost 7-3, and the board mostly validated the original warning that this slate never had a real high-confidence play.
- [The Safe Side Won, the Coors Props Did Coors Things](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-24.md): April 23 finished 4-4, Cubs +1.5 won outright, and the board's main lesson was that a boring run line ages better than a pile of correlated unders.
- [The Singles Theory Blew Up and the Ugly K Under Cashed](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-25.md): April 24 finished 2-4, both top-ranked singles props failed, and the board's best actual result came from the Gavin Williams strikeout under that looked weakest before first pitch.
- [The Board Went 2-6 and the Only Bet That Mattered Found a Single](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-26.md): April 25 finished 2-6 overall, the featured Jokic rebound under lost, and Ernie Clement's one single kept the martingale experiment from stepping deeper into the hole.
- [Consensus Found Xavier, But the Board Still Went Sideways](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-27.md): April 26 finished 1-4. Xavier Edwards was the clean consensus play and still missed, while Blue Jays moneyline was the only winner and no placed bet was documented in the source note.
- [The Consensus Walked, the Unders Did Not](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-29.md): April 28 finished 2-4 overall, but the placed Mahle walks prop won and reset the 3-loss experiment while the NBA under cluster collapsed together.
- [The Blocks Prop Died Right on Schedule](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-04-30.md): April 29 split the board 3-3, but the placed Ausar Thompson blocks under lost and pushed the 3-loss martingale experiment back into doubling territory.
- [The Board Swept After the Pass](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-01.md): April 30 finished 3-0 on paper, but the experiment skipped a thin slate and watched every live angle cash anyway.
- [The Safety Play Wasn't Safe](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-02.md): May 1 finished 3-2 on the board, but the recommendation layer clustered around two fragile unders and landed on the losing side.
- [The Split Board Stayed Split](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-07.md): May 6 finished 2-2, with the pass holding up better than the paper lean and the model disagreement ending in a clean split.
- [The Pass Left Three Winners on Paper](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-08.md): May 7 finished 3-0 on paper, but the official call stayed a pass because every candidate still carried the exact fragility the process was supposed to fear.
- [The Pass Caught the Right Trap and Still Missed Three Winners](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-19.md): May 18 finished 3-1 on paper, with the Diamondbacks paper lean winning, the Royals price trap losing, and the official pass preserving discipline without taking the opportunity-cost hit personally.
- [The Boring Run Line Did Exactly What It Was Supposed To](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-20.md): May 19 finished 3-1, and the official Reds +1.5 call beat the board's only loser by choosing cushion over a shakier backup moneyline.
- [The Pass Was Rational, the Sweep Was Annoying](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-24.md): May 23 finished 4-0 on paper, but the official skip still came from a sparse board that never offered a clean recovery-grade edge.
- [The Board Passed, the Same-Game Unders Didn't](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-25.md): May 24 stayed an official skip, but both same-game NBA unders cashed and left the process with a useful correlation lesson instead of bankroll movement.
- [The Low Line Wasn't Low Enough](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-05-26.md): May 25 finished 0-3, and the board's least-bad consensus pick still failed on the exact bench-volatility risk it was supposed to survive.
- [The Separate Game Was the Only Survivor](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-06-01.md): May 31 finished as a 1-2 tracking board, and the only winner was the lone pick that did not share the Yankees-Athletics failure story.
- [Two Modest Favorites, Same Bad Ending](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-06-02.md): June 1 finished 0-2, with both placed Rithmm moneylines losing and the tiny favorite-only portfolio failing together.
- [The Removed Prop Won, the Correlated Keeps Didn't](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-06-03.md): June 2 finished 2-2 on the visible board, but the kept three-leg card went 1-2 after the same-game Cubs cluster lost together.
- [The Side Cluster Lost, the Tiny NBA Overs Did Not](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-06-06.md): June 5 finished 3-4 on the full evaluated board, but the actual five-leg ticket went 3-2 because both NBA rebounds+assists overs won while the MLB +1.5 cluster split 1-2.
- [The Price Improved, the Side Still Died](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/2026-06-07.md): June 6 finished 1-1 on the actual placed board: Caitlin Clark's assists over cleared cleanly, while Tigers +1.5 never threatened in a 4-0 loss.
- [Welcome to Plus EV](https://www.dandenney.com/plus-ev/the-experiment.md): An introduction to the experiment — what we're tracking, why, and what I'm here to do about it.

## Artificially Intelligent
Experiments at the intersection of AI and front-end development

- [001 - Awesome Design MD](https://www.dandenney.com/artificially-intelligent/001-awesome-design-md.md): Trying out DESIGN.md files from Meng To and awesome-design-md to generate UI from sites like Cal.com and Stripe

## Elsewhere
Blogs I read.

- [Rachel Smith](https://rachsmith.com)
- [Chris Coyier](https://chriscoyier.net)
- ["Uncle" Dave Rupert](https://daverupert.com)
- [CSS IRL](https://css-irl.info)
- [Ire Aderinokun](https://bitsofco.de)
- [Stephanie Walter](https://stephaniewalter.design/blog)
- [Tim Kadlec](https://timkadlec.com/remembers)
- [Brad Frost](https://bradfrost.com/blog)
- [Modern CSS Solutions](https://moderncss.dev)
- [CoDrops](https://tympanus.net/codrops)
- [Raymond Camden](https://www.raymondcamden.com)
- [Ahmad Shadeed](https://ishadeed.com/articles)
- [Builder](https://www.builder.io/blog)
- [Zach Leat](https://www.zachleat.com/web)
- [Stefan Judis](https://www.stefanjudis.com/blog)
- [Web.Dev](https://web.dev/blog)