Month: June 2013
What Grass to Water
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In a Twitter DM conversation Brian Krogsgard accused me of not plugging myself enough. He’s probably right, as much as I know about WordPress and running a business I simply get more joy from plugging others. More than that, I’m probably a bit shy about throwing myself a big party for any little thing I…
You Should be Plugging other Developers
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Update: I expanded a bit on this as well. I love to plug other developers, even for work that I could do. One of my favourite things to do is to help others succeed, and not just in development. Over the years I’ve taught beginners skills in: Whitewater Kayaking Rock Climbing Cycling General Business I…
10 Years with a Woman I Love
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10 years ago today I married the best woman on earth. Let me tell you what 10 years means to me. 10 years means that I know my best friend better. It means 10 more years of experience with her. It means 10 years of joy and fun. It means the thought of not having…
So Why Do Others Write?
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I wrote recently about why I write but others must have different motivations. Well I asked so here are some quotes about why others write. because if I didn’t the daemons in my head would crawl out my eyes instead of my fingers. @poorstruggler Writing publicly keeps me accountable to myself, it keeps me on…
Freelancer’s Show 65
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I’m a regular now so expect a link to each episode. In this episode we talked about what you do when a client decides on a pet technology without having any idea if it’s the best option for their products/sites.
Why Standard Theme?
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Yes my site has a new look, and no I didn’t build it from scratch even though I can. I purchased the Standard Theme from 8bit. Why did I purchase a theme despite the fact that I make a living building custom WordPress themes? That Mechanic We’ve all heard the story about a mechanic with…
WordPress and Business on Matt Report
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100000% worth your time.
Knowing those that came before you
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Watching Star Trek yesterday I was struck with the thought of my grandchildren getting to really know me. In Sub Rosa Dr. Crusher’s grandmother dies and Beverly gets to read her journal. Out of that journal she really gets to see a side of her grandmother that she didn’t know before. Yes a personal journal…
Week in WordPress Episode 0
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Enjoy my amazing insights and sound issues on the first episode (well it’s called 0 here) of Week in WordPress. You can see what else Matt and Slocum are doing on their blog. I assume that show notes will end up on the post for the episode.
Why I Write
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Why do I write? What prompts me to sit in front of a screen and put words on a page? What is it that causes me to agonize over word choice or sentence structure? Who am I really? Do people really want to read what I have to write? It’s not like I’m anyone famous.…
