The Car Accident
During the spring break of 2007, something happened to me that changed my life forever. I had just turned sixteen and had received my driver’s license a week before. It was the Friday before we had to...
View ArticleGrocery Store Wars
When I was a kid our family shopped at Acme. This was fine because they had groceries and coupons, and it was close by. What else did you need? But one day – a Giant Eagle was built – and everything...
View ArticleAccidental Concert
It really pays to talk to people. You never know who they are, what you can learn from them, or what connections can be made. I have some stories from my summer in NYC but I’ll share one that just...
View ArticleBovinae
When I attend team meetups for work I often partake in some kind of alcoholic beverage. One of these times was when my team and I visited Berlin, Germany. Instead of a proper dinner one of the nights,...
View ArticleMy Automattic Story – How I Got to Be a Code Wrangler
I often get asked how I got my job at Automattic. Here’s the story: Quite a few years ago, I was using an earlier version of WordPress to power a personal blog which has since been lost. I got involved...
View ArticleHow I Met My Other Best Friend
One of my first posts introduced you to Harris. Now I would like to introduce you to Skylar. Skylar is a little under a year and a half old. She came to me in August 2012 by chance but I fell in love....
View ArticleStranger
Have you ever had a random encounter or fleeting moment with a stranger that stuck with you? Since I’m not a super outgoing person this doesn’t happen often to me. I usually stick with the people I’m...
View ArticleDeep Breaths
I had some sort of mini panic/stress attack last night as the realization of how much stuff I have to do came crashing down on me like a rockslide. Through a mixture of work, conference planning,...
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