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29th March, 2019 | Interwebs, WordPress, WTF

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I love WordPress. I make my living from it. It’s no exaggeration to say that developing WordPress websites has changed my life: it provides me with an income that pays my mortgage and feeds my babies. However, every now and again something happens in the…

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A couple of weeks ago I asked you to look at your

A couple of weeks ago I asked you to look at your kids toys as ways of bringing racial diversity into your children's everyday life. Today I'm suggesting step 2: increase the range of books your kids read. Read books that feature non-white characters AND read books written by non-white authors. Start this early - we have baby books that feature black families and my "babies" are nearly 11 and 8, so I know they're out there. We've not read Ghost Boys yet, but it's next in the pile. Apparently it's intense? Looking forward to it.

This homeschooling food tech malarkey is ok I gues

This homeschooling food tech malarkey is ok I guess.

Too many raspberries? Make muffins. May or may not

Too many raspberries? Make muffins. May or may not have eaten half of these already...

Bit of close grip work this morning (mostly becaus

Bit of close grip work this morning (mostly because that's all I can do on my cheap crappo bench). Feeling a bit stiff and bleurgh (yay period) so not planning on ramping the weight up, just getting some reps in.

A wee morning jog, socially distanced with @_helen

A wee morning jog, socially distanced with @_helencarswell_ featuring big bags under my eyes because I was so cold last night I couldn't sleep. The weather is bonkers. 😬

Hard to believe that those riverbanks were under w

Hard to believe that those riverbanks were under water ~4 months ago while Ironbridge suffered it's worst floods in years. The water came up to the wall on the far side; some of that wall is now at the bottom of the river as it crumbled under the pressure. The temporary flood barriers were compromised for the first time here. Now we're melting in 30+ degree heat. ☀️ (Photo from Thursday)

If you're a parent struck by the enormity of the r

If you're a parent struck by the enormity of the recent Black Lives Matter protests and wondering what else you can do, look to your kids. There are HUNDREDS of ways to include racial diversity in your kid's life. You are ultimately responsible for making sure your children see different colours, ethnicities, cultures, body types, etc. If it's not something you've thought about before, start now. Look at their toys, books & the media they consume. This is especially important if you live somewhere predominantly white like I do. (This is from a cursory glance around the tall one's room: IKEA finger puppets, Barbies, & Lego Friends.) I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but hopefully you get some ideas from this. I'll post some book suggestions soon.