When someone says “Send me a (Web)mention,” I like to oblige. I guess it’s my inner urge to test and help others test that’s driving this puppy. So, hi John. | Continue reading
the seed: everything fades with time lose your soul you’ll lose your mind It’s early March. A sister and daughter head out to be with her. Things were touch and go and the prognosis was bleak. Times come when one reaches the stage of having lost what a life even feels like. Somet … | Continue reading
Yeah. I did it again! I’m feeling real good about the 3rd version of my desktop and I’m ditching the project (for now anyway). Clean. Minimal. Usable. Yay! Here’s all three versions if yer interested (the 2nd and 3rd versions are viewable at full resolution): Version 3 Version 2 … | Continue reading
it’s personal and micro – simply. | Continue reading
drinking to forget likely amplifies the pain one carries within #haiku | Continue reading
a morning haiku new words meant to clarify and move on inspired #haiku | Continue reading
Since I revamped my desktop last year, I’ve revised it more than a few times. Playing with graphics is kinda like music to me. It’s a creative outlet that takes my mind to a different place - a perfect distraction! Well. A few weeks back, I simplified my desktop and love it. I sp … | Continue reading
Something inside me makes me want to entertain. When I was 6 or 7-years old (a long, long time ago), I performed at a local movie theatre’s Saturday matinée. Lip-syncing Blue Suede Shoes to a group of Elvis movie fans, wigglin’ around like Elvis himself. I got a huge response fro … | Continue reading
I’ll go with the clear-headed stuttering old guy who takes his job seriously and cares about people over the only slightly younger narcissist who lies, cheats, and kinda sucked at the job, thank you. Just my opinion as another (slightly younger) old guy... | Continue reading
…who I’m lucky to say I’ve known a long time. We go way back on the web. Let me introduce you to Clive Murray - this guy can play! Love and Painkillers by Clive Murray | Continue reading
Smarts homes and digital assistants are great but one needs to stay a step ahead of ’em. Back when I got real sick a few months ago, I was bedridden at home for 8 days before finally deciding to go to the ER. I doubt I would have survived those days at home had it not been for my … | Continue reading
inspiration from way back If you know me, you know I love the blues - the simplicity and honesty of just telling it like it is, nothing complicated. You can feel the pain. Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel, Like I've been tied to the whippin' post. Tied to the whippin' post, tie … | Continue reading
Rest in peace Jesse, different worlds and beliefs you will be missed. #haiku | Continue reading
Reply to: Waterfall by John Johnston. A beautiful antidote for an otherwise stormy monday! | Continue reading
It all started with John’s post, 2022 in Titles. I’ve always been a sucker for word clouds and the one John made is cool! Thankfully, he shared a link to the python command line word cloud generator he used. Not only do I appreciate him handing me a wonderful resource to use at t … | Continue reading
This faux café cubano I’m drinking evokes fond memories of Miami. ☕️ | Continue reading
Let’s have a little Web Now.Zero fun, shall we? Find yerself a button wall to use as a starting point. Click a button, discover something new. Enjoy what you discovered, look for links or, if yer lucky, another button wall. Click something, discover something new, enjoy, find ano … | Continue reading
I’m just repeating something said in the past as a reminder to myself, hopefully inspiring. “The artist knowing his demise is imminent, reaches deep into his heart keenly aware that it’s still beating.” ✍️ ️ | Continue reading
Been working on rearranging some things ’round here and if this post shows up where I want it to, I’ll be moving forward to the fun part. More later. Cheers! | Continue reading
If you like driving simulation games, check out s l o w r o a d s (featured today at the dailywebthing) - love it! | Continue reading
In a recent post about my buddy John, I pointed out ‘something really special’ I found on his blog’s sidebar. Why was it special? It was fun and who doesn’t need a little fun these days! John often writes about Wordpress (and blogging in general). I have no doubt John was having … | Continue reading
Isn’t it ironic? The headline got my attention but seeing it juxtaposed with the intrusive promotion below kinda took me over the top. After batting down that first ad overlay, uncovering the largest banner ad I’d ever seen, I see this! I never read the article, thank you. Whatev … | Continue reading
Bookmarked: Zettelkasten Note-Taking Method With DEVONthink [via emory] | Continue reading
John wrote about a cool new feature in iOS 16 which I really appreciated - it was the first I’ve heard about it. I had some fun playing with it on my iPhone. Could be an excellent creative tool and like John, I’m hoping it becomes part of iPadOS too. Thanks John! | Continue reading
John wrote about a cool new feature in iOS 16 which I really appreciated - it was the first I’ve heard about it. I had some fun playing with it on my iPhone. Could be an excellent creative tool and like John, I’m hoping it becomes part of iPadOS too. Thanks John! | Continue reading
From Amit: “I wish there was a technology that could capture the smell you are experiencing...” Cool idea and by the way, it’s how well you write that matters - keeps me coming back anyway. From Ray: “...think of total silence as an auditory experience of a different kind” when … | Continue reading
My buddy John is now back to school as a teacher in Scotland. His summer redux includes a wonderful video collage of summer photos - done quite well to music by Kevin MacLeod. Nice. Then I discovered something on the sidebar (gawd, I love when that happens) - John’s got another … | Continue reading
Will the real newguy please stand up! | Continue reading
The social-network-internet of today is best understood when you hold in your mind the image of a faceless person scrolling down a screen endlessly for all of eternity, but yet for whom satisfaction never comes. // The old internet – rebeccatoh.co [via kwon] | Continue reading
Just this morning, a nudge from a pinboard friend reminds me of a familiar netizen’s projects, particularly Status Cafe. I just gots to explore it again! Damn, this seems awfully familiar to me. Oh yeah. I shared his garden at the wiki - in fact, I had to create a delightful.find … | Continue reading
Lost, Not StolenThe Conservative Case that Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election Efforts to thwart the People’s choice are deeply undemocratic and unpatriotic. Claims that an election was stolen, or that the outcome resulted from fraud, are deadly serious and s … | Continue reading
Once worked up there though I miss the sway I’m happy and thankful to have walked away. | Continue reading
There’s more than the amazing collage that meets the eye. I’m still exploring the artist’s in depth details, a long list of links pertaining to all the slogans, memes, and images used in the installation. I wasn’t going to admit it but I did sing along with it too. In an era of … | Continue reading
Over the last month, I’ve been working on the resurrection of bulltown. It’s a new take on content from the bulltown archives, circa 1997-2004 inspired by so many sites I’ve encountered recently full of the retro style and spirit of the web of the late 1990s. I have a new appreci … | Continue reading
Found this article quite relatable… I realize that whether people like what I write or hate it has absolutely nothing to do with my worth as a human being. Yet, receiving comments and emails from readers who say they enjoy my website and understand its value feels good. // T … | Continue reading
Made with Dance Jim Dance (thanks John) | Continue reading
Love it when some minor iOS update puts a few upselling ads into my settings menu. Remember when we celebrated how Apple finally stopped providers from doing this shit? // Annoying Technology | Continue reading
New at i.webthings - discovery things - links and rings | Continue reading
I like this writing tip: Write Thin to Write Fast[Hammershaft] | Continue reading
To remove the popups, a license of €9.95 is required | Continue reading
it’s personal and micro – simply. | Continue reading