How I Met My Wife
Brace yourself, I didn’t say this was a short story. Neither did I make any claims of it being particularly interesting to anybody outside of our immediate family and friends. However, it is the best story of my life.
Category: Blog
My 5 Favorite WordPress Themes
Over the past 10 years I transitioned from a brand and web designer to almost exclusively a WordPress theme designer. Here are a handful of my personal favorite creations.
Surfing In Sarasota?
Some might say there is no surf is Sarasota. Some might be wrong.
Building A Digital Product Business In Hawaii
Building an online business from nothing is hard. Building it on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean is even harder.
Cocoa Beach Is Trashy
My lifelong love/hate relationship with a Florida surf town, and why I wish it was a little nicer.
Theme Development: Make Elements With Background Images Match Image Height
Let’s say you want a responsive WordPress theme to utilize a featured image as a full browser width page banner using parallax with content above the image. Something like this: To accomplish this, you’ll need to employ the use of a background image. However, background images applied to HTML elements do not inherit the height
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How Long Have You Lived In Hawaii?
Seven years in Hawaii is a good haul. These islands are a part of me, but it’s time to move on.
Speed Racer Is A Great Movie, I Swear!
Recommending this movie has made my wife and friends question my judgement, but I stand by the fact that this is a fun movie!
Write It, But Don’t Publish That Shit!
Publishing your thoughts and feelings publicly isn’t always a good move.
My 7 Essential Tools For WordPress Theme Development
WordPress theme design and development is a rewarding, but difficult job. These tools make my work a little easier.
Humility Is For Poor People! Unless You Live In Hawaii.
I’m a fairly humble dude. I don’t like talking about money or my accomplishments. I’m not one to brag about my skills and talents. It’s uncomfortable for me — like cold weather. Man, I just want to create cool brands and products that people can enjoy. I find many people in business, particularly on the mainland,
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My Experience Creating Premium Themes For WordPress.com
In a few words: Awesome. Educational. Empowering. My experience working with the team at Automattic has been invaluable. As a self-taught developer, it was exactly what I needed. It’s an education in WordPress theme development directly from the source — the talented folks that have built the most popular website content management system in the
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