On May 18th Cate and I went to WordCamp Detroit. We both spoke. I talked about trends in ecommerce, and Cate talked about Working in WordPress. It was a small, one-day event, but it was quite fun, and we got to see some unexpected friends.
The afterparty venue was made entirely of shipping containers.
View from our hotel room.
There was a huge open area for people to talk, eat, etc.
From our hotel room we could see across the river into Canada. Cool Michigan putting green as well.
Another view from our hotel room.
You’ll never guess. Another view fom our hotel room.
The room in which I presented.
Speakers got these cool maps of Detroit with WordCamp pinned on them.
The venue was a STEM high school and it showed.
Lots of Michigan drinks.
The open space filled with people.
This is a Blue Motorcycle, but with lavendar bitters instead of blue curaçau.
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Michigan's daily reported deaths peaked at 125 per day, below projections. Now we're averaging 75/day and falling. We just reported 10 deaths per day over two days, the lowest totals in three months. This decline is more painful, slower, and bumpier than others--but it is real.