Random Musings by Kraft

Latest status:

  • My Bluesky cross-posting isn’t quite working yet (found a bug in Jetpack Social that I’m working with the team to resolve), but I’ve updated my handle there to @kraft.im. Still aiming to first-party on this site (kraft.blog) and x-post elsewhere.

  • A Week In The Life

    A Week In The Life

    Life flows through seasons, which feel completely normal while you’re in the midst of them, but looking back, it’s hard to remember what they were like. With that in mind, I wanted to outline the last week and detail the end of the week.

  • Conflation Hurts

    Conflation Hurts

    The last few weeks have been hard for those in the #WordPress community. I’m trying my best to focus on the work ahead, but recent events have made that more challenging and complicated for folks on the ground. I have friends who work or have worked at WP Engine, and I obviously have friends at…

  • Contributing to WordPress

    Contributing to WordPress

    I know the big dogs are fighting (and disclaimer I work for one of the big dogs and I used to make my living building websites using a theme framework the other one owns now), but a ton of contributors contribute because they want to help the community. Not because they were sponsored, though I…

  • Fire and Bus

    Fire and Bus

    The first couple weeks of school have been an eventful one for our kiddos. On the first day of school, at 5:30 a.m., we received an automated call from the school district. There was a fire at the middle school—do not come to campus today. The night before, a microwave in a classroom caught fire…

  • MBA

    MBA

    Recently graduated with an MBA in Business Analytics, I am continuing my shift from engineering to business leadership at Automattic. Despite personal challenges and a full schedule, I excelled academically, receiving numerous awards, and look forward to a sabbatical and a vacation.

  • Magellan: My Trip Around The World

    Magellan: My Trip Around The World

    I’ve been with Automattic for nearly 11 years. The company is fully distributed, so there are no offices, but we have regular meetups and in-person events. I’ve been to quite a few places worldwide, including across the US, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, the Dominican Republic, Belize, Montenegro, The Netherlands, and so forth. This month, I…