*NEW* Thoughts on web design 20 years after web 2.0

Octoberville, 2025

Or "Dude, where's my code?" 

Searching the web for code help sure has gotten second nature! Down with Internet Explorer!

Thankfully I made a backup of my old code before moving to a CMS platform. Now to fight the urge to over-engineer everything again, automate and animate. Let's just keep it simple, shall we?

I must admit there was an insane drive to take a photo-snaping hobby and make it a business, and as the wee web started taking off, having a simple website portfolio got a lot of attention. Add in early social media, working from home to sit at the desktop and update throughout the day, whiz-bang digital SLR images when cell phones mostly just made calls - it was a whirlwind of self-induced frenzy. I won't act like I didn't love it and feel like all my nerdery was finally culminating in purpose, or some sort of ego boost. 

I think what is missing, and will likely stay that way, was the simple delight of checking a friend's blog and seeing an update, when it took dial-up waits to get online to post or read;  perusing a low-res photo post (not 100+ vacation image "photo dumps"). Now the Rectangle of Distraction™ has to be constantly silenced from stealing attention with its updates and notifications. We just went online and looked for updates, got pleasantly surprised by them, and we liked it. It was a time. Dopamine was different then.

Hey do you take pictures?

Septemberween-ish, 2025

Inasmuch as a picture can be taken, I also freely give pictures to the visitors of the cyberspace herein.

But yet, I do not take. I (artistic mumble jumble fumble verb) images. 

- - - Will there be a blog soon? - - - 

Septvember '25

You're looking at it. Bask in its CSS & HTML glory.

I SAID BASK!

I haven't decided how bloggy I want it to be yet, or what things would even be of interest to share. 

Because:  sMaRtPhOnEs & SoCiAl MeDiA :-P