adventures
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New Old Hobbies
I bought myself a new bicycle a few weeks back, right before a bit of back to back travel. I’m a returning rider who hasn’t spent any meaningful time on a bike since I was a child, and at first I was mostly worried about looking foolish. Side Note: Worries over looking foolish are in… Continue reading
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I get a lot of WordPress swag over the course of the year. They are all charming reminders of specific events, but this year I got two that I especially loved. Continue reading
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Six Years in WordPress
Today is my six year anniversary of becoming a full-time, sponsored contributor to the WordPress open source project. There are many ways I would describe it—rewarding, complex, cutting edge, difficult, ever-changing, meaningful—but at the end of the day, I want to be able to describe it like this: For the past six years, I have… Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s good to practice a bit of gratitude throughout the year, but it feels like we could all use an extra helping in 2020. So, here are a few things I’m thankful for, and grateful to have in my life! A network of family and friends who are generously supportive. The ability (and time) to… Continue reading
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Compliments for 100 Dollars
I walk past a middle school at lunch every day. Most days we all just carry on with our own work (mine: dog walking, theirs: game playing), but today was different. As I walked by the school yard, one of the kids kicked a ball over the fence and across the street. She asked if… Continue reading
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Made of Sunshine
I’m headed to sunnier climates today, so this seemed appropriate. It is also one of those cheerful songs that make it hard not to dance a little. Continue reading
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Unlucky in Travel
I was at dinner with friends recently and, during the course of our mutual catching up, was told that I have the most spectacular stories. We’re all travelers in that group, both for work and for pleasure, so the fact that I seem to have the most unusual experiences of all of us is notable.… Continue reading
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The Interrupting Bug
A large bug has taken up residence in my office. It only arrives when I’m mid-meeting. So I leave. And it leaves. Which means that when I return to dispatch the squatter, it no longer is in sight. Continue reading
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A Place in the Sun, aka SPF, WTF?
A short, powerful explanation of racial equality. Continue reading