No Work Till New Year’s
Never start a blog right before the holidays. You’ll spend most of the winter break suspended 3,000 miles away from home, hearth, and computer, while the one or two readers you’ve picked up on the way write you off as a flaky no-show. When you do return, you’ll get so wrapped up in validating your XHTML that you lose track of time, much to the consternation of your husband and cat—alas, my desktop is in the master suite—who pad off peevishly into the living room for some peace and shut-eye. (I soon guiltily powered down and urged the somnolent duo into bed, however.)
Did you know that the “target” attribute is no longer standards-compliant? I sure didn’t, but then I’ve been stuck in HTML 4.01 Transitional for who knows how long, and I had to suppress my reflex to throw in a table or two to get things aligned. My style sheets could still do with some tidying up, but that’s a whole other marriage-threatening, after-hours project.
Erin said,
January 2, 2006 at 4:32 pm
I’m sure your readers like me understand that the holidays put a crimp into ALL plans blogging or otherwise. Your beautiful photographs of your Jaywalker socks are what made me a fan! Can’t wait to see what’s next.
Helen said,
March 9, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Oh great. Now even my coding is becoming redundant. I’m beginning to understand why the ‘olds’ always seemed to be living in a time warp. I used to know stuff. Now I need to learn new stuff. My head hurts…..
Anyhow, love the blog, great stuff.