This week I'm turning forty-five years old. To mark that occasion along with my graduation, some friends came out to tackle an invasive species removal project at a local city park: A tradition started five years ago as a gift from my wife Kelly and the friends who participate, I like celebrating with an activity … Continue reading Forty-Five
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This month, July of 2022, I completed the master's degree in journalism program that I started in 2019 at Ball State University. My diploma is not yet in hand but all course work is completed and all credit requirements are satisfied. I'm quite proud to be at this milestone, and I'm grateful for what I've learned … Continue reading I finished my journalism degree
As we start the new year, a big question on my mind is: what will become of our relationships with people we don't know, people who aren't like us? It's tempting to feel like the social contracts in place to ensure we aren't blatantly reckless with each other's lives, health or humanity have started to … Continue reading Social Contract
I've come to accept in the course of my media and political work, and in pursuing my journalism degree, that getting adults to examine or improve the way they encounter news, journalism and other media is a long, slow process, when it's even possible at all. Indeed, reversing and repairing some of the trends we've … Continue reading Helping kids learn media literacy
A few folks have asked what I've been working on since leaving full-time employment at the end of 2019. Here's an update: Graduate studies I've continued my graduate studies in journalism, and I'm currently planning to graduate next year with a master's degree focused on reporting and storytelling. My classes thus far have included: Studies … Continue reading What I've been working on
You can't successfully operate in a distributed/remote work model unless your organization is built on trust. So many teams and companies are wrestling with questions around if and how to continue some version of distributed/remote work, now that public health concerns may not require it any longer. Unfortunately, these conversations often focus on the mechanics … Continue reading Trust is key to successful distributed work
This week I had an enjoyable conversation with Brian Krogsgard for the Post Status Draft podcast. In the hour we covered a lot of ground from my professional journey and life, from what it was like to wind down a consulting business to my time working at Automattic to how people both in and out of … Continue reading Post Status podcast interview
When I was a kid I regularly asked my parents to buy a video camera so I could experiment with making home movies. I had many ideas for characters, scenes, angles and even edits I would do, just sure it would result in hours of entertainment for family and friends. I also suspect there was … Continue reading Interview of a lifetime
Our dog has a drinking problem. That is, when she drinks water there is something in the way her throat works that causes her to regurgitate some or all of the water soon after. In her younger years she would throw up quietly and move on. As she's aged and as her health worsens, it … Continue reading Scenes from a pandemic
A few months ago I had an idea for a new tool and service that I thought could be useful to WordPress developers and agencies who manage lots of WordPress sites, but who can't or don't want to go all in on automatic updates. After spending some time thinking through the details and researching what … Continue reading A new venture, WP Lookout