There have been a couple of excellent post about burnout by people who are working with or writing about WordPress on a full-time basis. I was interested in the other end of the WordPress spectrum. People like myself, whose full-time job is NOT working with WordPress (all day, every day) but who Read more…
Home Home is where the heart is. Home sweet home. Sweet home Alabama good grief, a chick flick…. Homepage. I think I have found my niche or Home in WordPress. About 2 years ago I contacted WordPress TV. I had been looking for a way to give back to the Read more…
I was very fortunate to receive an invitation to The Community Summit at WordCamp US. The event was attended by about 180 people and was held the Wednesday & Thursday before WordCamp US. To say I was like a fish out of water is an understatement! I am a WordPress “user” Read more…
“What do you get out of it?” It was Sunday afternoon at WordCamp Columbus. During one of the sessions someone ask how many people had to pay their own way to WordCamps. I was one of a few that raised my hand. Afterward I was standing outside when I was Read more…
I have been keeping busy volunteering with WordPress.TV and have really enjoyed myself. It has been almost a month since I attended WordCamp North Canton and about two and a half months since WordCamps St. Louis and Dayton in March. At WordCamp North Canton I gave a presentation on WordPress.TV and I Read more…
One of the definitions of the word Acceptance is the act or state of being accepted. Or in my way of thinking, the act of being a part of a group. I was able to witness this recently during WordCamp Dayton and I must say that it brought tears to Read more…
The month of March not only brought a break in the weather but also an opportunity for me to attend two WordCamps in the span of eight days. On March 14th I attended WordCamp St. Louis and on March 20th and 21st found me at WordCamp Dayton. WordCamp St. Louis Read more…
Wait! What? ‘Tis The Season….well not in the regular sense of the word. No, what I mean is that we are back in WordCamp season after a slight slowdown for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Just after the beginning of the year WordCamps picked up again and have been Read more…
It seems much longer ago than September 2014 that Matt Mullenweg wrote about the WordPress Community and giving 5 percent. I had been volunteering as a moderator with WordPress.tv for a few months. When I read Matt’s article, I suddenly realized that I was a part of something so much Read more…
I have probably mentioned previously that I actively maintain 6 WordPress sites and help out periodically on 2 others. One of the sites I maintain is for AITP Region 18. I belong to the local Greater Wheeling Chapter and I make post on a monthly basis for chapter and Read more…