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Lando, WordPress, and ngrok…oh my

Written by Cal Evans / Original link on Mar. 30, 2022

Dear Reader, I’ve been using Lando for more than 2 years now and have grown to love it. Really, it gives me the power of Docker Compose without having to learn all about Docker Compose. The one thing that I’ve been missing though with Lando is a way to share my work with others. It’s [...] Read Mor…


Stop waiting for the montage

Written by Cal Evans / Original link on Nov. 25, 2021

Dear Reader, I love 80’s movies. Probably one of my favorite movies of the era is “The Secret of My Success”. That movie was all kinds of awesome. Like so many of the movies out there from that timeframe, it had a montage showing the protagonist working hard to succeed…for about a minute. The conce…


Passion !== Purpose

Written by Cal Evans / Original link on Jul. 9, 2021

Dear Reader, The biggest disservice my generation did to the future was telling them to pursue their passion. Yes, passion may make you happy for a while. However unless you have a purpose, you will never experience real joy. Passion For instance, my passion is scuba diving. Those that know me unde…


There is nothing wrong with being driven.

Written by Cal Evans / Original link on Jun. 16, 2021

Dear Reader, I am blessed by God that I currently have time to spend just learning new things. This hasn’t always been the case though. When I was a younger man I had family to take up my time, a full time job, and usually a side hustle to bring in a little extra because [...] Read More... The post…


Time to get ready to learn

Written by Cal Evans / Original link on Jun. 14, 2021

Dear reader, Ok, the time is come to get ready for the Dutch PHP Conference. Wait, you didn’t think you just showed up and knowledge just magically flowed into your head did you? Nope, it does not work that way. You’ve got to prepare yourself, you’ve got to be ready to learn. This week This [...]…