Gloss & Gradients is a personal weblog published by Taylor Carrigan, a Minneapolis-based visual and interface designer, technology enthusiast, and writer.Tumblr (3.0; @taylorcarrigan)http://glossandgradients.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67bc2273fb68bcc8260b02c433f1e464/tumblr_mn02y5J8To1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Slowly adding to our menu collection (at Pacific Heights)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/50733431459http://glossandgradients.com/post/50733431459Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:41 -0500“With all the carnage from gun violence in our country, it’s still almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could happen. It has come to that. Not even kindergarteners learning their A,B,Cs are safe. We heard after Columbine that it was too soon to talk about gun laws. We heard it after Virginia Tech. After Tucson and Aurora and Oak Creek. And now we are hearing it again. For every day we wait, 34 more people are murdered with guns. Today, many of them were five-year olds. President Obama rightly sent his heartfelt condolences to the families in Newtown. But the country needs him to send a bill to Congress to fix this problem. Calling for ‘meaningful action’ is not enough. We need immediate action. We have heard all the rhetoric before. What we have not seen is leadership—not from the White House and not from Congress. That must end today. This is a national tragedy and it demands a national response. My deepest sympathies are with the families of all those affected, and my determination to stop this madness is stronger than ever.”<br/><br/> - <em><div style="display:inline;"><a href="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=9B3D95C5-C29C-7CA2-F2B8B2290775FBA9">Michael Bloomberg</a></div> <div style="font-weight: normal">We’re spending so much time worrying about terrorism from foreigners but we’re willing to let home-grown terrorism continue because gun ownership is a “right”. This country needs to wake up and make some progress on stopping this insanity.</div> (via <a href="http://log.maniacalrage.net/" class="tumblr_blog">maniacalrage</a>)</em>http://glossandgradients.com/post/37987835383http://glossandgradients.com/post/37987835383Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:23:55 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma426pFmHl1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dessert (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Locanda)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/31244405691http://glossandgradients.com/post/31244405691Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:44:49 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3zxi2m3Q1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Locanda)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/31240707053http://glossandgradients.com/post/31240707053Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:56:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3yog24uk1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Early Girl Tomatoes (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Locanda)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/31238679111http://glossandgradients.com/post/31238679111Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:29:04 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3xqrzOo71qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunday done right. (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Locanda)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/31237194746http://glossandgradients.com/post/31237194746Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:08:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9sxbiUb8j1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>California strawberries marinated in fig balsamic vinegar with Straus vanilla bean ice cream, basil, and amaretti. (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Pacific Heights)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/30841802617http://glossandgradients.com/post/30841802617Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:26:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9qz9w70nT1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dinner with Nick. (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Locanda)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/30762265580http://glossandgradients.com/post/30762265580Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:13:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9p9n2noer1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fresh pasta (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/30695479071http://glossandgradients.com/post/30695479071Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:01:50 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8zf8oxTeq1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spaghetti with Pesto Genovese (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29732573565http://glossandgradients.com/post/29732573565Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:05:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8zdtv5o3l1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Heirloom Tomato, Arugula, and Fennel Salad (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29730627492http://glossandgradients.com/post/29730627492Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:34:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8v6yoXpay1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Falafel Sandwich (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Thea Mediterranean Cuisine)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29569304798http://glossandgradients.com/post/29569304798Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:15:59 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8o8mrWFON1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fig Crostata (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306851283http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306851283Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:08:51 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8o8kyHsXm1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Locanda)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306773096http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306773096Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:07:46 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8o8j1QSTj1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Early Girl Tomatoes (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Locanda)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306695216http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306695216Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:06:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8o8i6oUng1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jewish Style Artichokes (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306658701http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306658701Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:06:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8o8i2BQ3c1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jewish Style Artichokes (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306654194http://glossandgradients.com/post/29306654194Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:06:02 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8mfd9To1d1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spaghetti with poor man’s Parmesan (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29236204538http://glossandgradients.com/post/29236204538Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:39:09 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8mfc1RPFz1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stuffed cabbage in the style of the Liguria (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29236156164http://glossandgradients.com/post/29236156164Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:38:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8md13IkQc1qzoxyqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pear Carpaccio in the style of Caprese (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://glossandgradients.com/post/29232929246http://glossandgradients.com/post/29232929246Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:48:39 -0500