I am also a writer. A front-end developer. A gardener. A small-town Alabama kid just trying to figure out whatever it is that that folks are supposed to figure out on this journey. Welcome to my little home on the web.
Far too often when doing code reviews, I see developers lean too heavily on sanitize_text_field(), using it as a sort of catchall for sanitizing data. That’s usually not a good idea. Data should be sanitized based on what sort of data you’re expecting. In this tutorial, I’m going to cover … Continue reading →
There’s an ongoing joke about that one drunk uncle everyone must tolerate during the holidays at family gatherings. Everyone has one of these, right? Now, imagine playing a game where said uncle was forced to prance like a reindeer across the living room floor to exchange gifts during a thrilling … Continue reading →
The Handmaid’s Tale has become a bit of an anthem for protecting women’s rights and equality in the United States in these past couple of years. The adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s book into a television series had a bit to do with that. I’ve never watched the series, but I … Continue reading →
It’s been a long while since I blogged about the gifts that I’ve been fortunate enough to receive for Christmas. But, it’s always a fun thing to do. I enjoy seeing what others received, so I thought share I’d my Christmas 2018 haul. This year seems to be the year … Continue reading →
I love stories set in a dystopian future where the protagonist(s) must break the societal chains holding them back and become a hero. Secondborn by Amy A. Bartol seemed like it’d fit into that mold. Firstborns are the upper class. They rule the world. Secondborns are government property and essentially … Continue reading →
As I write this, I’m counting down the hours until I can return to Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward. I immediately started reading it after wrapping up The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, which I snagged for a cheap $2.99 during Amazon’s Cyber Monday deal. I could’ve continued reading Sanderson’s work through … Continue reading →
After several years with Verizon, I’d had enough. It was time for a change. I’d been paying around $55 per month for service while still using my old iPhone 4s. For several months, my iPhone no longer worked over cellular data. It’d been a good phone. Sturdy. Well-built. We had … Continue reading →
I did a quick interview on Web hosting with iThemes. Hosting isn’t an area I’m particularly interested in, but it’s all a part of the process. I tend to think in terms of having ready-made solutions that aren’t a lot of work when it comes to the average user.
The fall network TV season is coming to an end. Shows are taking their mid-season breaks while families enjoy the holidays. For me, I’ve been more in a reading mood lately anyway, so it’s a nice to have a break from my regular shows. For the most part, I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading →
It seems like ages ago when I stopped working with PHP 5.2, which is currently the minimum version to run WordPress. One of the primary reasons for this for me as a developer was to use PHP namespaces, introduced in PHP 5.3. There are many other useful features brought to … Continue reading →