Print My Blog Transparency Report – July 2019

4 minute read This is the 4th monthly transparency report for Print My Blog WordPress plugin. Mostly I’ve been responding to support requests and making corresponding small tweaks. There were no major releases this month, but 5 minor ones. What Happened in July 2019 Open CollectiveOpen Collective Stats Hours: 22.25 (+3.75) support 28.25 (+2.25) copy writing 62 (+8.5) […]

WordCamp Vancouver 2019 Session Proposals

2 minute read The following are some WordCamp presentation proposals I sent in for WordCamp Vancouver 2019. They thought the second one, “Zombie plugins,” would be good. But unfortunately, once it got accepted, Amanda and I decided the timing isn’t great for me to attend WordCamp this year. Our youngest is only 6 months, and we will have […]

Protected: Farewell Widows Walk

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Gratitude Journal July 2019

2 minute read Things that come to mind. Parksville Trip The cover photo is from our recent trip to parksville. Great beach (with unreal tide that goes out for almost a kilometer), great playground for kids, food trucks, fun center, paddle boarding and Chinese all you can eat, etc. All in walking distance from the hotel. Just great. […]

Protected: Vancouver Trip 2019

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Print My Blog Transparency Report – June 2019

4 minute read This is my 3rd monthly transparency report for Print My Blog WordPress plugin. What Happened in June 2019 Open CollectiveOpen Collective Stats Hours: 18.5 (+3.5) support 26 (+3.5) copy writing 53.5 (+7) development 6.5 (+0) management Expenses: $3588.91 (+470.40) Donations: $40 (+0) Plugin Plugin Stats Downloads: 5, 771 (+1177) Active Installs: ~500 (+100) Languages: 3 […]

Why Developers Invent Problems, Support Agents Feel Like Janitors, and Marketers Think The Product is Lousy

10 minute read In this post, I’ll explore the benefits of developing software with cross-discipline individuals– that is, team members who are software developers, support agents, and marketers, all rolled up in one.

Protected: Gratitude Journal June 2018

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How “Fasting and Prayer” Can be “Rejoicing and Prayer”

2 minute read At church, once a month we’re encouraged to fast. That means we skip two meals, and instead donate that money for the poor. Kids usually don’t, and those with medical concerns don’t, but able-bodied folks like myself do. I’ll be honest: it’s still difficult. Obviously I get hungry, and sometimes focus on that. I also […]

June 9th Thoughts from Church

2 minute read Just sharing some of my thoughts I had at Church today. Charity isn’t Just Doing a Few Nice Things Parker Schmidt has a companion with whom he didn’t get along very well. So he tried to be charitable. He cooked him breakfast, ironed his shirts, did lots of nice things. But it didn’t seem to […]