After nearly a month of experimenting with all kinds of Docker management engines, for lack of a better term, I think I've decided what I'm going to go with. Well almost. The entire point of this project is to figure out how to excessively scale WordPress and then move on to another platform that's completely [...]
A Story From The Past
It started as a normal day, well, as normal as any snow day could be. Nothing but chores to do and three siblings running around the house. My dad was in the basement working, and my mother was frustrated with her four excited children, with a day off from school. As the day wound down, and the sun started to set, I put on my snow gear: some sneakers, a ski jacket, sweat pants under some jeans, light sunglasses for the snow, and gloves.
What’s The Difference?
For most - if not all - of my career, I've focused on small businesses and startups. The challenges that need to be solved are the best, and while they always go through the same growing pains, they always tend to find new ways of solving them. It's half the definition of insanity - so [...]
The Right Time, The Right Place
Some of you may recognize this little sentence from the military: Be in the right uniform, at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing. This is the simplest (sounding) task, but it’s the basis of a job, really. You could theoretically hold any job by applying those simple basic rules. Suddenly, [...]
People Read This?
You read that right, people actually read this thing... Apparently there are people in the world that want to know my history - either to find out if the crazy stories I tell are true, or if I actually exist. To the former - yes they are true, but you are at the wrong blog [...]
My Journey Home
It has been a little over a year since I got the boat. As you may have heard, it has been quite the adventure. The boat has been good to me, and really, her sole purpose was to bring me home, wherever that may be. I spent some time in Annapolis and Wilmington, NC and [...]