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Updates
- Joe: Parental leave as baby Morrision is now 4 months old.
- Kyle: chicken coop close to being done.
- Adam: Had physical. so/so… so.. back at it “Exercise” ..eating right. Dropped 8lbs!
WordPress News
Changes
- Sandy Edwards is now a US Field Marketing Manager at GoDaddy
- Allie Nimmons at WP Buffs
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: Jetpack / Coffee / Big Leap
- Kyle: Nexcess hosting t-shirt, WordPress hat, WCA2 2017 hoodie / Bailey’s Irish Cream / Shape Up by Basecamp
- Joe: non WordPress CrossFit shirt // green mint tea / book 6 of Old Mans War book 6
- Questions How do you help employees pursue their own career ambitions?~ Anonymous
- I am a indie/freelance advanced developer. That said, I keep busy and make pretty good money. Oddly enough, my family doesn’t think I work hard enough or deserve the money. Options to convince them of their error? -Dave
Segment: Bomb dot coms
Kyle
- thirtysecondmotivation.com
- buffswp.com
- wpdrr.com
- wpkitchensink.com
- mattmullenberg.com
- wpgraveyard.com
- kylefancommunity.com
- isitsafetotouchmyface.com
- methreefreetreeskispreekey.com
- howtomakeaquarantinemusicalparodyvideo.com
Adam
- invalidstatement.com — band site developer specific info?
- upandtotheright.money – financial blog
- removetheex.com (removemyex.com is taken)
- thesystemsbooks.com docs based
Joe:
- bombsdotcom.com
- wp.club only –> $5499.99
- wp.news. $500
- bufftastic.com
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- Kyle: New original music. Songwriting challenge.
- Adam: New month..all new things…new client. New “diet” .. very sugar. Non if possible. And tracking what i eat, how I fee. Oh.. and the “new site” is 98% done..gonna put out “call” for submissions today/tomorrow.
WordPress News
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: WooCommerce / Coffee & Water(lots) / starting “new” either The Big Leap or The Artist’s Way, or Writing Down The Bones. Kyle picked The Big Leap
- Kyle: Cloudways hosting t-shirt, SiteGround hosting hat, AffiliateWP flip flops / coffee / Shape Up by Basecamp
Questions
- At what point does your life with WordPress become too much? What would you sacrifice, ( thinking of WCAsia, as I ask) ~ Jen
- Do you ever geek-out and think about watching Saturday morning cartoons? ~ Raquel Landefeld
Segment: Unordered Lists
- Winner: TIE!
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Life Updates
- Kyle: Writing lots of songs.
- Adam: Dr Appt. Blood work. Bleh. not expecting great results to be honest diet has been meh. Lack of exercise. Etc.
WordPress News
- Frontity – raises 1M E capital from Automattic
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Kyle: WorkFront socks, Empowered by WordPress hoodie, North Stack hat/coffee / The Wastelands by Stephen King
- Adam WC AA/coffee // Good to Great .. really good and into it now.
Questions
- How do you make employees happy?
- When you get hungry, what’s your go-to snack? ~ Raquel Landefeld
Segment: Vague Rant Up
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Updates
- Kyle: 4 of 7 chics getting named. “Chloe”, “Coco” “cheek-cheek” “Reggie White”
- Adam: Wife’s 2nd test came back less than 24hrs and negative. 🙂 // Painting crew in the house.. Super slow!
- Scott: Kids. Managing life. Arizona is still there!
News
- Scott’s plugin “Leave it at the Door for WooCommerce “
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WC Birmingham Hoodie, TextExpander T // Water // Good To Great
- Kyle: Siteground socks, Happy Camper Media Temple t-shirt / Lemon tinted home brewed IPA / The Wastelands by Stephen King
- Scott: Loop conf / Water / not reading.
Questions
- What suggestions do you have for balancing WordCamp attendance and/or organizing so that day to day client/biz life is maintained as an entrepreneur or employee? ~ Jen
- How many screen displays do you run? ~ Raquel Landefeld
Segment: “Bomb dot coms”
Scott’s contributions
- BombDotComs.com
- SneakySelfie.com (already taken!)
- AprilFoolsJokes.com
- AprilFoolsJoke.com
Adam’s contributions
- heykylemaurer.com
- heyscottdeluzio.com
- tobeadog.com
- dogsrulecatssuck.com
- catsruledogssuck.com
Kyle’s contributions
- covid39.com
- recipesincludingstalegrahamcrackersandpintobeans.com
- wpandemic.com
- sixfeetapartgames.com
- zoomscuseme.com
- wpbagpipes.com
- shouldishower.com
- getevenmoreoptions.com
- tigerkingwp.com
If you are interested in any of those domains, why not use HOVER.com to register them!
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Updates
- Kyle: Chicken Coop
- Adam: school starting for boys, finally!. Taking courses: Keyboard Maestro New site/podcast coming together!! // henry rollins podcast… kcrw.. ( CA )
WordPress News
- How’s business at Sandhills w/Covid19
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: WC Dayton / Vodka-Cranberry / Good to Great
- Kyle: WC Ann Arbor 2017 hoodie, Pantheon hat, Flight of the Conchords t-shirt, Mongo DB socks / Jose Cuervo / The Wastelands
Questions
- How do I find good contractors to work with? ~ Heather
- Just wanted to ask if you would be interested in getting external help with graphic design? We do all design work like banners, advertisements, photo edits, logos, flyers, etc. for a fixed monthly fee. We don’t charge for each task. What kind of work do you need on a regular basis? Let me know and I’ll share my portfolio with you. ~ Stephen M.
Segment: WordStress
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Updates
- Kyle: My toe hurts a lot.
- Adam: Ellen feeling much better. Same w/Avalon.
WordPress News
- WordPress 5.4
Changes
- Jeff Chandler launched WPMainline
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: JetPack/coffee in Maui Mug / Stack of magazines for the project
- Kyle: Sandhills Development jacket, Nexcess hat, Host Duplex t-shirt/coffee / The Wastelands
Questions
- Did you ever get burnt out on the WP community and what did you do. Or, if you felt close to burning out… -Stephen
- What is the proper way to load your toilet paper roll into the receptacle? -Raquel Landefeld
Segment: Tagline, You're it
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Updates
- Kyle: practicing guitar
- Adam: grocery bill up 27.2% – feeding 5, vs ~3.5. People. // take a course.. Flatironschool.com.
WordPress News
- WordCamps going online. San Antonio.. Kent.
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WC SD 2016 / coffee / Good to Great
- Kyle: Sandhills Brewing t-shirt, Work Front socks, WC Ann Arbor 2015 fleece/coffee / The Wastelands
Questions
- How do I review new plugins/themes and determine if they are a good, sustainable solution? ~ Heathe
- What do non-WP people think you do when you tell them you work in WordPress? ~ Michelle Frechette
Segment:
- Personal Question
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Life Updates
- Kyle: Trying to break out of the minor pentatonic scale.
- Adam: rested. Relaxed. Moved daughter…. Home. early.
WordPress News.
- The call for speakers for WordCamp US 2020 (October 27-29) has been issued.
- mycamp.rocks has a growing directory of virtual WordPress meetups and conferences. If you are a meetup or conference organizer, please reach out to David Bisset and he'll add your event to the list.
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: WC Dayton / Caffeine – Costa Rica – // Extreme Ownership
- Kyle: WC Miami t-shirt, Empowered by WordPress hoodie, / coffee / The Wastelands
Question 1: How can we survive and thrive while stuck at home with our families?
Segment: do_enqueue()
Adam's Podcasts:
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- Darknet Diaries
- The Daily (NY TIMES)
- Over The Road (Trucking in America)
- Movies/Docs
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- Meru – amazon prime
- Vue.js: The Documentary
- Taylor Swift!
Kyle’s Podcast Que:
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- The Other Latif (Radiolab)
- Darryl “DMC” McDaniels on Broken Record
- Who Let the Dogs Out on 99% Invisible
- The 27 Club podcast
- Cautionary Tales podcast
- Darknet Diaries podcast
- Closing Time on Song Exploder
- Coldplay Tiny Desk on Youtube
- Jojo Rabbit
- BlackKklansman
- Kick out the Windows by Parsonsfield
- Nicola Benedetti on Spotify
- Working from home tips on Kitchen Sink WP
- Work from home tips on Your Website Engineer
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Updates
- Kyle: Holy crap, the hiring process is exhausting.
- Adam: We had snow. A credit of $6.52 to utility bill? // educated son this AM.. PJs to Work Meeting
- Tara: i hate cold calling. And I am sick of cold weather by now. Heading to Miami!
News
- No more “featured themes” on w.org
- WooCommerce licensing change
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WC Asheville 2018 / Coffee / some fiction! NEXUS by Ramez Naam
- Kyle: Sandhills Brewing t-shirt, Sandhills Development jacket, GoDaddy hat/ coffee / The Wastelands
- Tara: Nerd Network from Amy Masson and Design TLC fleece/ Coffee in HC Mug / Nothing – trying Name of The Rose and The Four Agreements
Questions:
- I don't. Know if this will fit, but how does Tara search to find the “cold email” businesses? Are there tips on how to search?
- How do you keep WordPress and family/real life separate? ~ Michelle Frechette
Segment
- Personal questions
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Updates
- Kyle: Talkity talk talk talk.
- Adam: Chiropractors do work. WC Santa Clarita
- Sara: I haven’t left my house since I got home from California on Tuesday.
WordPress News
- Pagely on Today Show
Changes
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: Code is Poetry shirt / caffeine / Coders & Atomic Habits
- Kyle: Build Beyond Boundaries Bluehost t-shirt, Sandhills Development jacket / orange juice / Traction
- Sara: A parka / hot water / Meaningful Work by Shawn Askinosie
Questions
- What’s wrong with hourly billing? –Michael Maurer
- How do I generate good leads? – Heather S
Segment – Vague Rant Up