Category: blogging
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Ageism and Automattic
About a week ago I read an articleĀ on age and the workplace that was a bit chilling. It linked to a study, which shows that in the tech industry 43% of employees worry about losing their job due to their age The thought was sobering. Downright sad. And scary. What really gets me about all…
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Interrupting Lisbon Thoughts
April/May came and went overseas. Meanwhile, back at home, my favorite beach in the entire world disappeared!!!! Now I’m going away for another month, and when I return, I expect everything to be put back just as it was when I initially left … š
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Our Lisbon Meetup Begins š
Since I work for a distributed company, I only get to see my coworkers in person twice a year. Last year my team met up in Durham, and this year it’s Lisbon. Another team is here at the same time, and another team will be coming halfway to the week so I get to see…
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Grabbing HTML for an Image and Link for a Text Widget
In my job as a Happiness Engineer for Automattic, I often get asked how to add an image with a link into a widget area. This can be daunting if someone doesn’t know HTML. But that doesn’t have to deter you. There is a sneaky way to get that code, even without HTML knowledge. This…
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2016 WordCamp US
You know I love WordCamps. And this one is a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!!! Here I am sitting at the registration dest in Philadelphia, trying to catch my breath after 24 hrs of meeting/greeting/dining/drinking/collaborating and learning with fellow WordPress lovers. Best community EVER!!! I’m keeping this short and sweet because there is still a lot more to do over the…
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Where Have I Been? See if You Can Tell
It’s a game for you to play if you want. ** Edited to add that Hudi is definitely the winner in the family category, and Tina is the non-family winner. Great job! You all guessed a lot of these! Answers are now in the captions. ** “Never apologize for not posting in a while. It…
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Proms, Grads, and Life – Our Week
I am sooooo behind on my blog reading and writing, and I miss you all! But it’s temporary and for a good cause. We have some really fun stuff going on in life. I’ll do a brief summary Ā of our pastĀ week here, then will post lots of pics in the future when I get more…
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From Meeting to Marco – My Writing Group
Once upon a time, about 13 years ago, I was an aspiring children’s book writer. On my journey through the world of writing and publishing, IĀ discovered some of the best friends a person could have. It all began on a forum. The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators: SCBWI forum to be exact. In…