A few months ago I was in Detroit for work, helping small businesses get online at WordPress.com, and while we were there, we were able to meet and eat at local small businesses.
Dreaming of a New Mexico Farmers Market and Home(s)
Years ago, when I first heard my mom was moving out of my childhood home and out of California, while I was living over in Italy, I was pretty devastated. My hometown had slowly emptied of friends’ parents and other reasons to stop by other than the outlets in the years since I had left…
A Helicopter Ride on Kauai, Hawaii
As much as I love love love to travel, I’m not one of those people that enjoys scouring countless websites looking for the best deal, I don’t get fare alerts on my favorite destinations, I don’t know the best place to comparison shop a flight, and I don’t cut coupons. Whew. (that confession has lifted…
Dinner at Grant Achatz’s Alinea in Chicago
When I was at BlogHer Chicago in 2009, I had the privilege of eating dinner at Grant Achatz’s restaurant, Alinea (voted consistently one of the best restaurants in the US). Two years later, it’s still a meal I think about, a lot. Of course, I think about the absolutely fun time I had with Elise…
Pocket Coffee Fueling SXSW in Austin, TX
If you’re at SXSWi, Interactive, this weekend, and early next week, try to find me! I’ll be there with Automattic, the company I work for, and we’ll have a booth on the Trade Show floor from March 14-17, where I will be sometimes, talking about WordPress.com, VIP Services, and the new awesome-.com-features-in-one-plugin, Jetpack! Before then,…