Liam Dempsey

Protecting Land, Birds, Watersheds, and Local Habitats with Kate Etherington | Start Local While Chester County is renowned for its picturesque landscapes and open spaces, preserving that natural beauty – and the wildlife that thrives within it – requires constant effort. We speak with Kate Etherington, President and Executive Director of Willistown Conservation Trust, about the dedication and strategy behind this vital work. This local land trust leads...

On the 🎙️ #StartLocalPodcast, we had a great chat with Kate Etherington of Willistown Conservation Trust. The Trust protects the #ChesterCountyPa environment: land stewardship, bird conservancy, watershed protection, and sustainable farming.

Give it a listen: startlocal.co/protecting-l...

Now Hosting The WP Minute Podcast - Eric Karkovack Web Design Services, LLC Catch me as host of The WP Minute's short-form podcast!

ICYMI, I'm now the host of @thewpminute.com's short-form podcast! I'm focused on content to help #WordPress freelancers learn and grow. www.karks.com/now-hosting-...

You can also hear John talk about his work with the #StroudCenter in the #StartLocalPodcast interview: startlocal.co/conducting-w...

John Jackson, PhD, of the Stroud Water Research Center and Liam Dempsey of the Start Local Podcast post for a photo together in front of a couple of Stroud event banners.

The Stroud Water Research Center has been studying #WinterRoadSalt to understand how it affects local river, creeks, and streams.

Last week, John Jackson of the Stroud Center delivered a presentation of some of the early findings in the collected data. Watch online: youtu.be/QRuKgc989r4?...

Hey PA-06 👋, you're invited to my next town hall on Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m.!

This telephone town hall will be focused on litigation and the Trump Administration.

Winter Salt Stream Snapshot Wrap-Up Discover how road salt impacts our streams! Join us at Stroud Water Research Center or online to explore findings and solutions for protecting fresh water.

To hear about road salt levels in our #ChesterCountyPa streams and creeks, then join me tonight at Stroud Water Research Center. John Jackson, Ph.D., will walk through the findings of the Winter Salt Watch.

Attend in person or online: stroudcenter.org/event/winter...

#water #RoadSalt

Our neighbors in PA rely on these programs to put food on their tables and get the health care they need. All of these cuts are so republicans can give a $314,266 tax cut to the wealthiest 0.1% and give away more than $2 trillion to CEOs and big corporations.

As I play around with #Publer as a tool to share content on #Mastodon and #Bluesky, I am sharing a video of a wonderful #bunny getting his post-breakfast chew on.

Can't seem to find a way to add an alt tag to the video, so I am not sure that this is a viable way forward.

My friends and I launched a podcast today! 🚀

The first three episodes of The MenoPosse Show™ are live anywhere you listen to podcasts or straight from our website 👉 themenoposse.show/podcast/

We're real women talking about our journies with #perimenopause and #menopause. Join us!

Kennett Square, get ready for the Kennett Library Horror Trivia Night on January 23rd!

Let's get spooky and raise money for the #library!
20% of the night's proceeds will be donated to the Kennett Library.

If you're a #SmallBusiness, sponsorship spots are still available:

Hope you’re well, friend. Let me know if you’ll be in Chester Co. any time soon. Peace and joy!

My thoughts on contributing to WordPress. journal.rmccue.io/468/on-contr...

Way cool!

Something about smoking kites in the air springs to my mind.

Is Matt Mullenweg the Mad King of WordPress? The WordPress co-founder's open-source empire dominates the web. His attack on competitor WP Engine may be putting it at risk.

Inc. magazine has a profile of Matt Mullenweg. Lots of talk about the Automattic vs. WP Engine case...#WordPress www.inc.com/dfreedman/ma...

Simply Static – The WordPress Static Site Generator Create a static website directly from your WordPress website with Simply Static.

#WordPress question: How do I get a custom 404 page to load on a WP-to-static site on #Netlify?

Using Posner's Simply Static plugin: wordpress.org/plugins/simp...

The site - built with Elementor. Locally, WordPress loads the 404 template correctly.

Running on Netlify, Netlify's 404 page loads.

Breakfast time! #bunnies

2025 New Year’s Resolutions for WordPress Freelancers New Year’s resolutions are a popular way to create positive change. We often associate them with personal goals like exercising more or eating healthier. However, they’re great for your professional life as well. That’s good news for WordPress freelancers, as there are plenty of opportunities for change. Each release brings new features to learn. Plus,...

New! 2025 New Year’s Resolutions for WordPress Freelancers Eric Karkovack is helping WordPress freelancers by kicking off their new (business) year on the right foot!

A blue christmas tree glows mysteriously behind text that reads: Season's Greetings from Lady Raven

$148 was raised for the Easttown Library at Oh, the Horror Trivia!

The trivia theme was horror, but the room was filled with smiles & laughter.

Planning your #nonprofit 's 2025 fundraisers?
Contact LadyRavenProductions.com to schedule an economical, unique, and fun event today!

Happy Holidays!

If you’re in SEO, this is probably the most useful video to watch in 2024.

@markwilliamscook.com is one of the smartest minds in SEO right now.

Producing Local Farmers and Crafts Markets and Community Events with Christy Campli | Start Local Farmers markets and craft and artisanal markets are popping up in more and more communities across Chester County, Pennsylvania, as farm-to-table and shop local grow in popularity with consumers. We s...

Enjoyed interviewing Christy Campli of Growing Roots. She produces a handful of farmers markets, community events + crafts markets in and around #ChesterCountyPa. Fun chatting support for farm-to-table + shop local, to benefit local growers, producers, and artists.

🎧 startlocal.co/producing-lo...

Here's the #WordPress WPE v Matt/Automattic Injunction info: storage.courtlistene...

AI generated podcast: notebooklm.google.co...

Oh my! I am too scared to be a fan of the horror genre. I have read Frankenstein and Dr Jerykl and Mr Hyde but could never watch the movies of those stories …
Or any other horror films. Way to stress inducing for me. Ha!

Libraries *are* a topic of interest. With the latest episode of the #StartLocalPodcast, I am seeing more downloads than typical. We interviewed Chris Manna, Executive Director of the Kennett Library. Chris covered the amazing programs that libraries run these days.

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Oh my! Take care out there.

You know winter is here when you’re happy that it’s 35° F in the morning – instead of the 23° F it was yesterday. Brrr! 🥶

A black bunny eating pellets for dinner

A grey bunny eating pellets for dinner, with a black bunny in the background

Two bunnies eating their dinner.

Dinner time with little hoppers.

#bunnies #rabbits

That’s exactly it. The bowl was too big and the turntable was not happy.

Guest: You know you can turn that thing off.

Me: No. Can I?!

The control panel on a microwave with a circle around and an arrow pointing to a button that reads “Turntable On/Off”.

Close up of the control panel on a microwave with a circle around a button that reads “Turntable On/Off”.

On Thanksgiving last week, one of our guests taught me that the turntable on a microwave can be turned off.

Who knew?!

I’ve been microwaving since the 80s and had no idea.

In a word, yes.