Martial arts drives me
Pushing me past the limits
My mind imposes
Author: Carl Setzer
A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.
Thought for the day 7/13/17
We define meaning
By how we choose to live life
And what we don’t do
A Morning Haiku
The night is now done
Morning clouds hiding the sky
Now it’s time to move
Good morning! I hope your day exceeds all your hopes and dreams.
Make The World Better
I try so very hard
Birth positive energy
Make the world better
The world is so ugly, so brutal, and I feel it’s critical to counter that. At times, it seems like I’m fighting the incoming tide with a paper cup. Perhaps it’s not enough, too little, but it’s what i must do.
This Afternoon
A lovely day of sun
Sitting at this desk in back
Clicking my keyboard
Poor Microsoft Publisher
A few days ago I disparaged poor Microsoft Publisher. Now, I really meant nothing by it. Publisher is a fine desktop publishing software package…for what it is. Far lower prices than InDesign for one. Also, if you’re familiar with Microsoft Office’s structures and navigation, the user interface will be rather intuitive. I’ve created posters, flyers, newsletters and postcards with it. Again, it’s fine for what it is.
My history with desktop publishing goes back into the 80s and Pagemaker. For DOS. Iterated through a few programs to Quark. It was fantastic to do paste up work digitally. Everything in one file, delivered directly to a printer. Back then, it was mostly on Zip drives.
I’m remembering the launch of InDesign. It was nice to have photo editing in the same ecosystem, essentially the same program. And very quickly, or so it seems, InDesign took Quarks’ lunch. (Ok, you can still order Quark) so that’s the atate of the, as the cool kids call it, industry.
So, Publisher is great, I’ve used it a lot. But I’m glad I have access to InDesign. And that’s all I got.
A Good Morning Haiku
Good Morning my friends
What will you do with this day?
A gift most divine?
Time is all we have. And, more critically,”now”. We’re not guaranteed tomorrow. So, remember to get done what’s important.
Embracing Enigma
My mind is weary
Yet embracing enigma
So much left to learn
I seek to accept my ignorance. Embracing that others hold knowledge I lack. In a place which highly values knowledge, preferring even the illusion, I find such an attitude unique.
Email, Email, Everywhere
Email flowing fast
Data rich and interesting
Then our mind’s implode
Upon the Shore
My happiest place
It lies upon this shoreline
Sunlight and surf: joy!