Nick Bradbury

Back in 2005, I had surgery to remove a tumor that had wrapped itself around my left hearing and balance nerves. Removing the tumor required removing those nerves, so when I awoke from surgery I�...

https://nickbradbury.com/2020/07/14/yoga/

I was born in England but moved to the US when I was very young. My parents held onto their British culture in many ways, one of which was continuing to watch British comedy. When… More

https://nickbradbury.com/2020/06/09/birthday-by-john-cleese/

In my early twenties I met a wonderful girl named Melissa. In previous relationships I felt like an outsider, but with her I was so at ease. We were young & stupid and let it… More

https://nickbradbury.com/2020/06/03/melissa/

Just over seven years ago I joined Automattic, and I said this back then: They treat their employees the same way I try to treat the end users of my software. As a developer, I’ve… More

https://nickbradbury.com/2020/06/01/sabbatical/

Over the years I’ve shared my life with seven dogs and I’ve loved them all, but none has meant more to me than Bella. Today I had to let her go, and I’m remembering what… More

https://nickbradbury.com/2017/08/28/goodbye-bella/

Each year at the Automattic Grand Meetup, everyone gives a four-minute “flash talk” on any subject. Here’s the talk I gave this year. I’m sure we’ve all had this experience: you’re ...

https://nickbradbury.com/2016/09/23/the-legend-of-nicky-poot/

It has been almost three years since the end of FeedDemon, but I’ve kept the Google Group for FeedDemon available for those who needed help. Legitimate questions posted to the group have slowed...

https://nickbradbury.com/2016/03/10/feeddemon-support-group-is-pining-for-the-fjords/

“Look out you rock ‘n rollers … pretty soon now you’re gonna get older.” One of the downsides of getting older that nobody tells you about is you live to see some of your cultural… Mo...

https://nickbradbury.com/2016/01/11/changes/

This is the card that shows up right now when you Google me:

https://nickbradbury.com/2015/11/04/hannibal-nickster/

He certainly didn’t inherit this talent from my side of the gene pool, but my 16yr-old son Isaac is a pretty incredible dancer. This weekend he performed in front of his high school classmates,...

https://nickbradbury.com/2015/09/26/my-son-can-dance/