On December 4th, the Thomas Fire ripped through Ventura, forced my family to evacuate home (when my wife went into labor), and ultimately became the biggest wildfire in California history. While the …
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The Craziest 72 Hours of My Life: Fires and Babies
It started at 12:30am. I woke to the sound of pounding, far louder than any sound my two-year-old would make in the middle of the night. I jumped from bed and as I lumbered to the front door the …
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TBEX and My Surprisingly Awesome Trip to Alabama
On May 2nd, I hopped on a plane to Huntsville, Alabama on a journey to my 40th state. I would spend eight days in The Heart of Dixie. My time would be split between the TBEX conference in Huntsville …
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Create a Binge Reading Archive Page on Your WordPress Site
My amazing client and friend Paula Pant, owner of Afford Anything, wanted to give her readers an option to see all posts from the start of her site on one page. She calls it a "binge" reading …
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Using Amazon SES to Send Transactional Email for Free
With the big news that Mandrill is dropping its free plan, I decided it is time to move on and find a new transactional email service. While it looks like there are a handful of competitors offering a …
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D’var Torah – Rosh Hasahana 2015
When I started thinking about what to say in a d’var Torah for Rosh Hashana, my first thought was to read the Torah portion. When I was reading, though, I had another question come to mind. Why are we …