Life

Livin’ the dream!

Dug final row of potatoes. Picked 1/2 bucket of snap beans. Prepped the back third of the garden for a new planting. Planted 2.5 lbs of peanuts. Wrote some awesome code for Hybrid Core version 3.0. Now putting the finishing touches on a new WP tutorial.

A new chapter in my life

Updated: Yes, this was an April Fool's prank! It has to be at least slightly believable to fool you, right? Also, I wanted to make sure Jeff at WP Tavern had a really hard time figuring out what was real and fake news today. :) I’ve been taking steps over … Continue reading →

Why I haven't blogged much this year

“When are you going to write some new WordPress tutorials?” people ask. I’ve been getting emails off and on this year about why I haven’t blogged as much. Generally, when I haven’t blogged in a while, it’s because I get a bit burnt out or am working too much on … Continue reading →

Why God made grandmas

Because of a Twitter conversation this morning, I had a hankering for some good ol’ Southern biscuits. And, like everyone knows, no one does it better than Granny (a common name for Southern grandmas). I told Granny if she’d make some, I’d eat breakfast with her. What made this even … Continue reading →

Dear Uncle Donald

I can’t pretend to know much about theology or what happens to us after we leave this world. Far greater men than I have studied this for centuries. I don’t know if you gave that much thought to it in your lifetime. It was never a topic of our conversations … Continue reading →

Alabama cold

Alabamians just weren’t built for this. I’m praying for a little sunshine.

Human kindness has no bounds

Little did I know that I’d be writing this post the very next day after launching a campaign to buy a home. I published the launch post at 12:06 p.m. and managed to hit the target goal of $5,000 in just over 24 hours. I thought I’d be fortunate to … Continue reading →

Homemade sweet potato fries

![/user/media/2013/12/sweet-potato-fries-960x720.jpg](The envy of all my low-carb friends) This is the last of my sweet potatoes from my garden this year. I thought it only fitting to finish them off by making baked sweet potato fries with a little homemade ketchup from a friend. … Continue reading →

My housemate helped me clean today. He even scrubbed the tub and dusted. I have no choice but to accept this as divine intervention on a scale never before witnessed by man; there must be some higher power in this universe. Henceforth, I will dedicate the remainder of my life to finding and learning more about this higher power.