This is my 20th year as a full-time professional web developer. I’ve learned a lot over the years… and at this point, forgotten more than I remember. My favorite thing about being a developer is that we’re the heroes and villains of our story at the same time. We create the bugs and then get […]
Author: Kevin Lawver
My New Social Media Rules
Social Media, Social Media, Social Media! It’s awful! It’s ruining everything! Why are we all still using it then! I’ll leave it to experts to explain that part, but in an effort to extract myself from the worst of Facebook and Twitter, here are my new rules for myself. I’ve been following some form of […]
My Giant
If you go back through the archives, there are several posts about how funny my wife is. It’s been a while since I posted a new Jen story, and writing here is one of my resolutions for the year… so here we go. At 3:50AM this morning, while I was very much asleep, Jen grabbed […]
I’m on Team #OfficeHours
Inspired by Matt’s tweet (now pointing to LinkedIn since the original tweet URL is dead), I’m trying out offering office hours. You grab half an hour of my time and we can chat about whatever you think I can help you with. If you’re in Savannah, I also like to do coffee meetings weekdays between […]
My Friend Cindy Li
I’ve worked with hundreds, if not thousands, of people over the years. I’ve liked most of them, been friends with a lot of them, and loved many of them. Cindy was definitely in the last category. Cindy Li and I became fast friends and co-conspirators while we both worked at AOL. We were on the […]
Reviving Old Recipes: Carolina Rice and Wheat Bread
I’ve had this obsession with old community cookbooks for a couple of years now, snatching them up whenever I find them at thrift stores, flea markets, etc. There are two shelves on our big bookcase full of spiral bound journals of recipes from as early as 1933 and as late as 1991. Honestly, I prefer […]
Agile Moderation
I read a lot of advice – on any social media platform it’s hard not to. Everyone spouts endlessly about hustle, self care, the grind, being the best you, on and on forever. There are memes and videos and heartfelt shout outs to gurus and coaches. All of that advice is fine, but it always […]
Observing Humans Under Stress in the Airport
Being stuck in the airport is a great chance to watch people deal with disappointment and things outside of their control. Observed today: The Grumbler: Vents aimlessly to anyone in earshot but not loudly or with any attempt to do anything to fix it. The Busybody: Has to find something to do that’s demonstrably “doing […]
Susie King Taylor Community School
I’m on the governing board of Susie King Taylor Community School, and it’s been amazing to watch the progress the school’s made even since I joined in December. It’s a different model for Savannah, and one that I hope works well enough that it pulls the rest of the school system forward. If you’re a […]
Who’s In Your Pantheon?
I haven’t finished the whole piece yet, but Pauli Murray lived an amazing life and blazed a lot of the trails people better-remembered walked. Learning about Pauli, Susie King Taylor, Fannie Lou Hamer, Lucy Craft Laney and others… we need to expand our pantheon of heroes we learn about in school. Think about the people […]