Nathan Wrigley

  • I’ve joined Bluesky

    I’ve not been all that happy about my continued use of X / Twitter. I’ve decided that I’m going to focus more effort into Bluesky from now on. I see this as a platform which has ethics more aligned to my own. You can find me here: https://bsky.app/profile/nathanwrigley.com

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  • Trying something new

    One of the things that I’ve noticed about myself lately is that I’m getting stale! I’m not really trying out new things. This is not a bad thing, but I had a revelation the other day that I ought to try out some new things. So this morning I headed to my local theatre and joined in the session in which you got to interact with the actors / actresses from the production that they’re putting on at the moment. It was really wonderful and I’ll be going back. Now I need some more new things to try out. Oh,…

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  • I love stumbling upon things, like this church

    Today I decided to go for a walk. I picked a random place on the map, drove for 20 minutes and got out the car and started to walk. I stumbled upon a church, walked up the path and pushed the door, expecting it to be locked. To my surprise, it was open, and in I went. It was a beautiful church and I got enormous pleasure wandering around, knowing that I had no intention of visiting it.

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  • I’m not that house proud

    I’m not normally house proud. I can cope with a fairly high level of mess and chaos. However, today, I decided that I was going to do a huge tidy up. Root and branch. Top to bottom. You know what, it feels good. Today I’m feeling house proud. I should do this every decade or so. P.S. I cannot cope with untidy cables. I’m cable proud to a ridiculous degree.

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  • Modern life is technologically remarkable

    I’m sitting here, writing on a laptop. The innards of this machine are utterly remarkable. The things going on in there as I type, and the miracle of the manufacturing of it, are mind-numbing. I’m going to hit publish in a moment and these words will fly over a breathtakingly complex (TCP/IP) stack of technologies. The bits will fly at close to the speed of light though countless routers and computers. They’ll end up on an equally breathtaking set of technologies that I rent by typing some numbers into a screen, which then magically links to my bank. Over to…

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  • Paris

    My family just went on a, somewhat impromptu, trip to Paris over the last few days. To say that I love Paris would be an enormous understatement. I think that it’s profoundly wonderful in so many ways. The architecture, the food, the culture. It’s all great. Now, I’m sure that if you live there, the daily grind would be just the same as elsewhere, but for a few quick days, just wandering about and taking in what the city has to offer, it’s wonderful! I would add that it was hysterical that I managed to cause stress at every-single-point at…

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  • Happy day

    Some days I wake up and have an enormous sense of wellbeing. Today was such a day. I’m having a happy day, and I hope that you do too.

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  • My happy place

    This fills me with enormous satisfaction. Every year at about this time, the temperature starts to drop, and we start to use the fire.

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  • The way to make all conflicts worse

    I have decided that all the world’s problems could be much worse. It goes without saying that the “I have decided” means that it’s true; for all people and all situations. Just accept it. Any problem can be made worse thus… KerPlunk! Pros: Cons: So there you have it. Can we all agree to disagree now… please?

  • The solution to all conflict

    I have decided that all the world’s problems have a solution. It goes without saying that the “I have decided” means that it’s true; for all people and all situations. Let’s just agree with this, shall we? Any problem can be solved thus… KerPlunk! Pros: Cons: So there you have it. Can we all agree never to disagree now… please?

  • WordPress in crisis, continued

    I’m writing this on 9th October 2024 at a time when I think that the WordPress community is facing as big of a crisis as I can remember. Things happened on this day. The purpose of writing this is so that, in the future, I can look back and ponder about whether it got better or worse. I’m hoping that it got better!

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  • WordPress crisis

    To say that the past 10 or so days in the WordPress space has been unprecedented, would be to be an enormous understatement. All that said, I’m listening and thinking about all the arguments from both sides. I suggest that you do too. I’m also not adding my voice to the social media storms, as I think that there’s quite enough to read already.

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  • WordPress London Meetup, September 2024

    Was lovely to attend my third #WPLDN (WordPress London Meetup) yesterday. Two great presentations, and no technical gremlins. This was a blessing, because in the hour before the attendees started to arrive, almost everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and we had almost no expectation that things would work perfectly – but they did! If you’re in the London area and would like to connect with other WordPress folk, head to the WPLDN website to find out about future events.

  • WordCamp US 2024

    I went to WordCamp US in Portland Oregon last week. I met up with some great people and ate some food at some iconic places! The WordCamp was the best that I’ve ever attended, and a huge thanks to anyone who was involved in any way with the organisation. The end was interesting and I’ll be mulling that over in the days to come.

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  • The last time

    I’ve recently decided that I need to focus more on what matters to me. This is not from some conceit to gain more, or be more productive. It’s more about getting in touch with what really matters to me on a profound level. Finding meaning if you like. I feel like I’ve lost touch with some of the ideals that I had as a child. Ideals which, upon reflection, I should never have let go of, and which I’m puzzled that I did let go of. With this in mind, I’ve been meditating; following a course of meditation from a…

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  • Working from home

    I love working from home. There’s a few small things that are not ideal, but mostly it’s excellent. However, for a couple of weeks each summer it’s even better. That’s when Wimbledon – the tennis tournament – is on. I love watching tennis, and so I have it on another screen, with the volume set to zero. It does not cause me to have a loss in focus, but just keeps me going. So there you go. Working from home + Wimbledon = Excellent!