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Oh Dear God, More Autoplay Video Annoyances

 

Ok, gobs of us non-silicon types have vented on the internet about auto-play videos. But instead of listening to us, webdevs are now playing “here, hold my beer” in a case of outdoing each other in obnoxiousness. Just loaded a site that flooded my office with a cacophony of raucousness reminiscent of the Tower of Babble.  About 1 second in, I no longer cared, much less remembered, what I opened the page to read. Closed it and moved on, as is my policy.

So, again my webdevy chums, I know you folks need to capitalize on your work. I get it. But don’t render your site useless in either blinding greed or desperation.

A Haiku On Design: The Poetry Of White Space 

Kerning crafts beauty 

The poetry of white space

Ink and paper play 

Tonight’s haiku: Spring is slowly coming to an end

Spring’s blossoms wither

White petals falling with grace

A summer snowfall

Respect and Dignity: A Haiku

We are unable

To summon basic respect

For views not our own



As long as we, as a culture, or as a species, struggle to summon basic respect and dignity for each other, we will fail. 

A reflection on Avengers Infinity War

Thanos’ power
Can what’s been done be undone?
So much for my mind

So many questions after Infinity War, round 1. I’m left reeling a bit. Let’s puzzle through this, shall we?

More reflections over the next little bit.

Moving Forward

Easy to look back

Yet that sucks our energy

That we need to grow

The Perils Of Writing

This writer’s journey
Fraught with perils of the heart
Facing down my fear

As I write, my mind drags out random, destructive talk. The act of posting challenges sensations of inadequacy. Thus I post, refusing to let the destructive voices within me win.

Saturday Morning Mid-May

Light flows across my blinds 

Bird dialog strikes my ears 

My room’s emptiness 

Speaks to my past 

And my future