a fun project that turned into a hobby sometimes
It is great when a few things come together all at once especially when all of it was completely unexpected. I have not been doing much on my blog over the last several months but have recently decided to start getting more involved with it again. My old theme was not compatible with the latest version of WordPress, so I moved to another theme and made a few changes in my plug-ins. I was not thrilled with these changes, but…
Thank you Facebook. Ever since I was a child I knew what the word “like” meant. Now, the word “like” has taken on a completely new context because of the prevalence of social media. As a child, I liked people, places, and things, which simply meant I enjoyed them. Now, I get to “like” things on the net. But what does “like” really mean? For example, I have been reading about the horrific tragedy that has recently befallen Japan with the…
It is no secret for people who generate online content that they often have to deal with problems that arise from participants in the comment forum. From the inevitable spammers to the general antisocial types, it just comes with the territory. Personally, I have been very fortunate that I do not attract the antisocial types to my various channels of online communication. I find that the IT crowd tends to be a little more sedate. However, this is not the…
It is crazy when I look back and see how quickly I have fallen off track with planned activities. It started with “I am going to take the day off from writing,” and the next thing I know I have not written anything for months. The one thing I can tell you about cycles is they will continue until forcibly broken. While writing this little note, a cold shiver washed over me as the guilt spirits come to pay me…