Author: jeffpaul
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Donate Blood, Save Lives
That’s it, that’s the post. Also on: Mastodon
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Photo Directory Update: May, June, & July
Updates on my contributions to the WordPress Photo Directory, having 105 photos accepted over the course of May, June, and July. Some submissions are connected to the LGBTQ+Press’ Share Your Pride photo drive. All photos by Jeffrey Paul are licensed under CC-CC0 1.0, promoting accessible sharing.
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Maryland flag lax stick
A bit delayed on this post, but following up on last summer’s USA lacrosse stick stringing I spent free time this summer putting together a Maryland flag lacrosse stick. After learning from last summer’s stringing, I assembled component parts to make a solid Maryland Terrapins lax stick. Using a Relax Sports Gamechanger Pro black head,…
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Being a better ally and reflecting on yesterday’s actions
I deeply regret causing discomfort to Anne McCarthy. I admire her contributions and commit to learning from this experience.
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Photo Directory Update: March & April
Over the past two months, my contributions to the WordPress Photo Directory have increased by 22, totaling 62 photos. These images, easily embeddable via Openverse, include diverse scenes like La Jolla Bay, a neon ‘#KeepItAwesome’ sign, and several creatively captioned ceramics. All photos by Jeffrey Paul are licensed under CC-CC0 1.0, promoting accessible sharing.
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What’s a library if not a…
In chatting with the kids while running evening errands and driving to and from kids activities, one of the 5yos asked why the library wasn’t called the book jackpot. 🤣 Good question kid. I’m now referring to the library as the Book Jackpot™️. Also on: Twitter
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Photo Directory Update: February
Following on from January’s post, I’m sharing progress on my contributions to the WordPress Photo Directory over the past month. Before February, I had 14 photos accepted and as this month wraps up that number has increased by 26 to 40 photos in the directory. Want to join in, then submit your photos! February also…
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Happy 7th Birthday Gutenberg!
Just over 7 years ago, Gutenberg was “born“. Congrats to Matías Ventura for that initial commit and the 1,099 contributors for achieving this milestone. Hopefully the new Props Bot will bring significantly more credited contributors over the next year such that we’re celebrating and even more successful 8th birthday next year!
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Photo Directory Update: January
In a friendly challenge with peers, I started actively contributing to the WordPress Photo Directory in August 2023. By January 2024, I’ve added 12 new photos, totalling 14 accepted contributions. Images are synchronized from the Directory to Openverse, now weekly—a process I suggest could be more frequent. My photos cover a range of subjects and…
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Matt + 40 = Bloganuary
Earlier this year (I know, AGES ago right?) Matt Mullenweg shared that as part of his 40th birthday he wanted more folks blogging. None of my 27 draft posts felt worthwhile and then realized the Bloganuary prompts might be a good place to go. So here we go with today’s prompt: Describe an item you were incredibly…