All that you can take with you is that which you have given away.
– Peter Bailey from “It’s a Wonderful Life”

In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s, there are few.
– Suzuki Roshi

Not knowing means being open and playful. Not knowing means engaging without an expected outcome and being willing to be wrong so that you can ultimately get it right.
– Alex Tzelnic

Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.

– Sonmi-451 from Cloud Atlas

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

– Maya Angelou

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Albert Schweitzer

Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved.

Jane Goodall

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

Mahatma Gandhi

Every act of love is a work of peace no matter how small.

Mother Teresa

When in despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won; there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.

Mahatma Gandhi

A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Gutenberg is growing on me

Gutenberg is growing on me

Like many, I've been watching warily as WordPress 5 pushes the new Gutenberg editor onto us. I've been watching not only as a person who uses WordPress regularly, but as a person who administers and supports two big WordPress Multisite installations (UCI Sites and...

Embedding Instagram Posts

Embedding Instagram Posts

Did you know that WordPress makes it easy to embed an Instagram post? No plugin needed. Simply paste in the Instagram's image URL while viewing the image. You can also get to it by clicking the [...] and clicking "Copy Link". Paste the link on a line by itself in the...

Embedding Flickr Photos

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sylndave/30602270025/in/album-72157671289292775/ Did you know it's easy to embed Flickr photos into your WordPress post? Just copy and paste the photo's URL onto it's own line and WordPress will auto-embed the photo for you. See above....

WordCamp Orange County Tickets on Sale!

WordCamp OC tickets go on sale on Tuesday, May 17th at noon. It will be held at the Cove - UCI Applied Innovation this year over in the Research Park on July 9th & 10th. https://2016.oc.wordcamp.org/tickets-on-sale-may-17-at-noon/ Tickets usually sell out within a...

WordCamp US – December 4 – 6, 2015

This year's central WordCamp is being held in Philadelphia, PA instead of San Francisco. I have attended the past two years via Live Stream. It's an inexpensive way to still participate in the learning. I like to joke that it is WordCamp for introverts! Tickets will...

DrupalCamp L.A. – 2015

DrupalCamp LA is being held this weekend, August 29-30, 2015, at UC Irvine. It's an annual free conference for the Drupal communities in Los Angeles, Orange County and the greater Southern California area. This year also includes a PHP Mini-Camp....

WordCamp OC 2015

WordCamp OC 2015

Unfortunately, I can't go this year. However, you should go if you can. It will be held on June 6th and 7th in Costa Mesa. Tickets go on sale April 15. Tickets usually go quickly, so don't wait to get your ticket. It's a great camp where you will learn a lot and meet...

WordCamp SF 2014 – October 25 & 26

Last year I attended WordCamp in San Francisco via Live Stream. This year I had hoped to go to San Francisco and see the camp in person. However, life got busy and I missed the opportunity to buy a ticket before they sold out. However, I still got a lot out of...