Author: shawn

As corny, and cliche, as that sounds, it’s true. Today, I was in a video chat with my onboarding cohort going over the finer points of SSH protocol as part of our training. It was the end of the day, so Trainer Dave dismissed us, but we hung around for some water cooler talk. Someone… Continue reading Day 5: Teamwork makes the dream work

Landing in a new a place can be plenty exciting, but a little stressful. Whether it be a new neighborhood or relationship or job, there’s this period where you’re figuring out the lay of the land. One of the things that helps to settle me in a new environment is finding something familiar. After finishing… Continue reading Day 4: I want you to have an awesome life

I was winding down for the night when I remembered I’m supposed to be writing something. Then I thought about thoughts, and how they become things. Earlier today, I heard a plane flying over, but it didn’t sound like a jet. So I poked my head at the door and saw a prop plane (think… Continue reading Day 3: Thoughts becoming things & airplanes

I recently started at Kinsta. Actually, this is still technically my first week. Of course, I’m playing it cool. Not getting too excited about things. But then today something occurred to me as I was chatting with a fellow “new hire” and Kinstanian. He used a colloquialism that caught me off-guard. Because I was certain… Continue reading Day 2: …it’s a small place

I’ve seen the “Hello world” title as part of default posts tens of thousands of times. And each time I delete them to make way for something else. Today, I’m going to let those words ride. Hello world. And everyone in it. I wish you the best. That seems like a good place to start… Continue reading Day 1: Hello world!