I’m working on retooling the blog, which is kind of like redecorating the home, only this is autumn instead of spring, so it’s a bit harder to do.
For an expert, no big deal: just click this, tell the system to do that, and done. For somebody like me who is in the computer geek zone somewhere between somebody who doesn’t quite know enough to one who just got sat in front of a screen after they were in the woods for 20 years raised by wolves. At least I can figure out what I don’t know. If I were raised by wolves, I’d hide behind the sofa.
Sure there are books out there, with titles like “Total Idiots’ Guide to Embarrassing Yourself on the Web,” but if I can’t even read books by my favorite authors, how am I going to read one of those? The process takes hours, so I’m tackling it one hour at a time. In case nobody has noticed, one hour doesn’t seem as long as it used to. I think the universe is speeding up, and we’re still trying to run on a 24-hour clock.
The important thing is to keep at it and not give up. I don’t quit anything, but I may not get the courage to revisit the situation right away. It may take an extra day or two. I’m trying to figure out how I want the site to look, which is like picking paint.
If you are a commercial watcher, you may recall an ad in which a woman has a myriad of blue smears on her wall as she tries to figure out which one works the best. That’s kind of what I’m doing. Maybe I should look at it again at dawn; if the page design jolts me awake before I get my eyes truly open, it’s too garish. If it puts me back to sleep, it’s too boring.
At least I don’t have to worry about getting new furniture to match the new paint.
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