Last updatedJuly 31, 2022What happened to the inventors?I visited Italy for the first time this year, and no surprise, was rustling for a selfie stick on every street corner. Like the whole world…Read more →
Last updatedMay 1, 2022Christianity and the Lord of the RingsBeing the obnoxious husband that I am, when I found out my wife had never seen the Lord of the Rings I force fed all the extended versions…Read more →
Last updatedJanuary 23, 2022Life is a FireI sat today with my eye closed and thought about a fire. I had recently listened to Jon Hopkins' Sit Around the Fire and considered how my…Read more →
Last updatedSeptember 18, 2021Facing Challenges with CourageDoing hard things I was blessed with a mother who always told me I could do hard things, whether it was sports (I played on several…Read more →
Last updatedAugust 27, 2021Programming a Better LifeWhy learning to code has been one of the best choices I've ever made. At a macro level, software is eating the world . The top 5 most…Read more →
Last updatedNovember 13, 2020In Defense of Digital MinimalismFor a long time I've been a fan of digital solutions for real-world problems. Parents won't get you a dog? Tomagotchi. Need a way to connect…Read more →
Last updatedApril 29, 2020Roads for Success Navigating DocsAfter a year being closely involved on the docs for Gatsby , I've learned a thing or two and have started seeing patterns in it and other…Read more →
Last updatedMarch 16, 2020A Farewell AddressI've been attending BYU since Fall of 2013, and I've learned a thing or two along the way. As I approached graduation, I often found myself…Read more →
Last updatedMarch 8, 2019Your Life is an Open Source ProjectAs I’ve evaluated contradicting opinions in different areas of software engineering and development like bootcamps vs college degrees, this…Read more →
Last updatedAugust 8, 2018Launching a Side Project in 10 daysLike many people, I have no shortage of ideas for apps that don’t genuinely need to exist. I tend to hold onto those ideas waiting for some…Read more →
Last updatedMarch 10, 2018Mimicking the Medium Clap Animation with Sketch and HaikuMaking Animation Approachable Being a wizened guru of CSS used to be a barrier for entry to designing complex motion animations. Libraries…Read more →
Last updatedJanuary 10, 2018Image Optimization Made Easy with Gatsby.jsShave off hours of work with a simple to use React component built for images. Optimizing images hardly sounds like an ideal afternoon of…Read more →