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November 2, 2020

Take an analog break

If you are like me then you spend way too many hours of the day looking a digital screen and after a while your eyes probably start hurting.

October 20, 2020

Hiding almost all the desk wires

I finally had enough of all the wires coming from my desk and decided to finally do something about it. Here is what it looked like before I started…

October 8, 2020

Trolling with Cameo

A few months ago I was a guest on the Laravel Podcast and at some point I made the off- hand comment that VIM is terrible.

October 6, 2020

Practice Typing by Rewriting Classic Literature

I’ve always heard stories of great authors learning to write by typing out word for wod the classics.

September 14, 2020

Not sure what to read? Buy what people you follow recommend

I’m not sure where I picked up this habit but I’ve been instantly buying (preferably used and cheap) any books that seem semi interesting when I see them s...

September 13, 2020

Focus on the target not the hazards

I was recently playing golf at a course I’ve never played before and my playing partner would tell me at each hole what to look out for.

September 11, 2020

Stillness

There is something really special about getting up early and seeing the sunrise over the bay when the water is so calm.

August 11, 2020

Path of least resistance

Why don’t you blog more? I’ve came to the realization that the reason I’ve been slacking is because of the path of least resistance is social media.

June 11, 2020

Domain Selling Scam

Lately, I’ve gotten a few spam emails from a person claiming they want to sell a domain that is related to one I own. Here is a sample email:

May 22, 2020

A quick tip for working with Print Styles

If you have to do a lot of work with print styles it can get super annoying because the only way to preview your changes is to hit “command + p” in the bro...

April 30, 2020

Learning and Keeping Up To Date with Laravel

I had the pleasure of joining Matt Stauffer on the Laravel Podcast to discuss learning and keeping up to date with Laravel.

April 30, 2020

Laracon Online Wallpaper

To get ready for Laracon Online coming in August I created a new desktop wallpaper. If you like it you can grab it below from my dropbox.

April 3, 2020

Working From Home vs Working From the Office

So true!

April 2, 2020

How to resize a box for shipping

I never knew you could do this before, but it will for sure come in handy the next time I need to ship something.

April 1, 2020

Beauty And The Beast- The Corona Version

A little humor for your Wednesday.

April 1, 2020

Analysis paralysis

My RSS reader of choice is Feedbin, but occasionally I like to login to Feedly and see how my feeds look using it.

March 30, 2020

Some Good News with John Krasinski

I think we can all use some good news in our lives right now, which is why this is number one trending thing on YouTube.

March 30, 2020

Selflessness

“A boy doesn’t have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn’t like pie when he sees there isn’t enough to go around.” — Edgar Watson Howe

March 29, 2020

Keeping the kids busy

It’s the first weekend of a mandatory “stay home” order in my state due to covid-19 and the kids are ready to go stir crazy.

March 24, 2020

iPhone Home Screen

This is my current iPhone home screen and I’ve been using this for a while now. Basically moving all apps off the home screen and leaving it blank.