• Hand Model

    When I was much younger, I used to bite my nails and cuticles. Perhaps from stress, possibly just a bad habit. Then one day for some inexplicable reason, I no longer…

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  • The Techie Continuum

    When referring to myself over the years, I’ve always adamantly declared that despite whatever skills I might have, “I’m not a techie.” I didn’t study computer science and I’m not…

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  • Perfectionism and Blogging

    Originally posted on Press Publish: Perfectionism is a tricky flaw to have. It makes me want to do everything perfectly – and doing a thorough and awesome job at something…

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  • Press Publish Portland

    If you’re into WordPress, you’ve likely heard of WordCamps – grassroots events held around the world, with sessions aimed at developers, designers, and users of the WordPress open-source software. You…

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  • Passionate About Plugins and Wild For Widgets

    The ability to add third-party plugins is one of the reasons folks may choose to have a self-hosted WordPress site. But with over 36,000 plugins in the official repository, selecting…

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  • Hawaii in February

    Earlier this month I took an extraordinary trip to Hawaii. The entire Automattic theme division met for its annual gathering on the island of Kauai – a meetup locale rather…

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