To the best of the ability of this designer Restiffbard.com has been written using semantic HTML and CSS for the most enjoyable experience possible in every browser.

define restiffbard

res•tive |ˈrestiv|

adjective

(of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, esp. because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom.

bard |bärd|

noun archaic or poetic/literary

a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.

Made with

• Apple Mac mini
  My tiny deity.
• Apple Mac Pro
  Singularity in a box
• TextMate
  One of, if not the, best text editors for OS X.
• Transmit
  The FTP solution for OS X.
• ExpressionEngine
  A fantastic CMS from EllisLab.

the author

The man behind this site is Chris Cabanillas. While much of what you’ll find here is rather opinionated do understand that opinions can change.

Do I contradict myself?
Very well then . . . . I contradict myself;
I am large . . . . I contain multitudes.
Walt Whitman

overriding philosophy

There is no one single way to explain the content of this site. There is politics, there is technology, there is observation. I suppose I could best sum up the author by quoting one more person. This well known parcel of text best describes my basic way of looking at the world. Perhaps it will help you better understand where I’m coming from. It’s quoted here in the original manner simply because I like it that way. It’s fun for me.

…No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee… John Donne