Weeknotes 25:10

March 9, 2025

Week of March 2–8

Anastasia

This weekend, my youngest daughter performed in the musical Anastasia, the culmination of seven weeks of dedication and hard work. This show was especially meaningful for her, as it allowed her to combine two of her greatest passions—theater and dance.

As a Pas de Quatre dancer (ballet), she brought elegance to the stage while also taking on multiple ensemble roles. Having trained with the Chattanooga Ballet for 12 years, it was an absolute joy to see her dance again after a two-year hiatus.

She also portrayed Maria Romanov, one of the daughters of the Russian Czar, appearing throughout the show both as a living character and later as a haunting memory. With 10 costume changes—one in just 30 seconds—she fully embraced the demands of live theater.

Other highlights

• I began a maintenance contract with an agency in Florida, overseeing updates and ongoing support for their WordPress sites. As part of this role, I updated 41 different installations, including plugin updates and core software upgrades where needed. Moving forward, I’ll also be handling any issues that arise and implementing improvements based on their clients’ needs.
• I wrote an article about my WordPress-to-Craft CMS personal project. It was a chance to apply the skills and knowledge I gained by reacquainting myself with Craft through working through some courses on CraftQuest. I hope this article will help other WordPress developers explore this option of converting WordPress sites into Craft.
• Nine years ago, I wrote an a business case in response to a client who wanted to understand why our agency chose Craft CMS over WordPress. Given my renewed experience with Craft recently, I felt it was a great opportunity to update and refresh the original article for 2025. The updated article will be published on Monday.
• I spent time throughout the week reconstructing a two week trip I took to Budapest and adding those memories to my Memory Keeper project.

Articles I read

• The only way to know for sure… is to build a prototype (Dave Rupert)
• I don’t like sand (Dave Rupert) – AI and alt text
• A Deadly Enemy (Tim Challies)
• The Prufrock Problem: We Are Alone Because We Can’t Speak (Alan Noble)
• Unnecessary (Dave Rupert)
• Life Will Not Get Easier (Steven Wittmer, Desiring God) – This is a lie I believe far too often.
• Can You Dig It? (Paul David Tripp)
• Parker. (Ethan Marcotte) – Ethan has a fox-tastic new design. I love the colors and typography.
• Devs: draw your line (Remy Sharp) – Devs and respecting user privacy
• New to the Web platform in February (Chrome team)
• Movies as Images (Chris Coyier, Frontend Masters)
• Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession — ‘I don’t want to pass it to a committee’ (Tech Crunch)

What I watched

• NCIS (Netflix)
• The Good Place (Netflix)
• All Creatures Great & Small (PBS) – I rewatched the Christmas episode because my wife did not see it with us the first time.
• Purdue-Illinois Men’s Basketball (FOX) – I watched about 20 minutes of the game but had to leave with about 9 minutes left. Illinois had tied it when I stopped watching and went on to win it.

Books I read

I didn’t do much reading this week. I tried to one night while waiting for my daughter’s rehearsal to finish but I was sleepy so I watched The Good Place instead.

• Sunday Matters (Paul David Tripp) – I read one devotional a week.Books I read
• Everyday Gospel (Paul David Tripp) – Reading through the Bible this year with this devotional.

Walking

A combination of cold weather and being more busy meant less walking this week. I hope to make adjustments and get out more this coming week.

• Wednesday – 3.88 miles in 1 hour 8 minutes

What I played

• NBA 2K25 (Nuggets) – I went 1-1 for the week.
• MLB The Show 20 (Twins) – I played 1 season game and lost. I had tied it up in the 8th but then gave up a home run and was not able to score on the closer in the ninth.