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Tips, tricks, life and anything else I'm inspired to write about
The Future of the Web
Alright, so web design is obviously not complete dead…yet, or maybe never? Who knows where this industry will actually end up. But I was at a workshop with Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks and one of the other attendees asked, “with companies like SquareSpace and Wix, where...
Why your life is actually great, you just lack discipline
If you’re like me, every once in a while you’ll have a morning where there’s absolutely NOTHING on the radio, and a few minutes down the road you’re lost in thought — thinking about life. For me it usually looks like, “I really need to work out”, “I should spend more...
Why you don’t need another book to get started chasing your dreams.
Alright, just to be transparent, I don’t actually mean — don’t read. I love to read! But my point more or less is you don’t need ANOTHER book to get started, as the title says. The reason I say this is because I’m a part of a lot of self-help/self-development...
Why I switched to Cricket and dropped Verizon!
So for several years I've fallen slave to the world of Verizon and their monopolizing tactics. Every two years I would upgrade and get a new phone, while paying a pretty premium just so I could have the most coverage. But as of a month ago that has all changed. A...
10 Year Anniversary
Where has the time gone? Wow, where has the time gone? It only feels like yesterday that Katie and I were in High School passing notes between classes and chatting on IM into the wee hours of the night. Never would I have imagined that God would have granted me the...
Wallpaper Challenge
Ever just find yourself in a rut? Maybe at work, in your craft, in your family? Just can't seem to get out of the monotonous, daily grind of doing the same thing over and over again. So here's my challenge. Do something you haven't done and challenge yourself with no...
5 Minutes with a Homeless Man
Yesterday for whatever reason, it was just a stressful day. I was driving home thinking about everything I needed to do in the next couple weeks among various projects going on. But right before I got on the freeway to head home I saw a homeless man. Probably early...
Tough Mudder!
This past weekend I ran my first Tough Mudder with my good friend, Travis. Overall, the best event I've ever ran in. Between the mud, pools of water, pools of ice and shock therapy, a message therapist couldn't have made me feel any better. I'm completely recovered,...
Officer Candidate School
Backstory 3 years ago I spent 4 months in phase 0 of Officer Candidate School (OCS). For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a prep program aimed to prepare you for OCS (read about it here). It's an intense basic training style environment designed to...
A Thirty-One Tribute
November of 2010, I walked into Thirty-One Gifts as a contractor. They were in need of a web designer, and thanks to a friend, I was recommended for the job. I was nervous, unsure, and completely clueless as to how my first REAL web job was going to go. I was the...