a pause in the rain
signs of winter around me
motion of my feet
Author: Carl Setzer
A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.
Haiku, January 4, 2021
resisting the wind
amidst winter’s aggressions
life’s tenacity
January 2, 2021
under damp branches
swaying underneath the breeze
stump returns to earth
Happy New Year 2021
explosions outside
clocks continue their ticking
nothing stopping time
I hope your 2021 brings you happiness and joy!
WordPress vs Joomla
This upcoming quarter I’ll be taking JavaScript, System Analysis, and a class on Joomla and SEO. Funny, really, that I never heard of Joomla until seeing my degree plan, and was surprised by that. Thus, I opted to spend a little time learning more. I am trying to be a good student, after all.
My research pulled me to this, somewhat dated, article (2018): Joomla vs WordPress. Turns out Joomla is, essentially, a competitor of sorts with WordPress. Of sorts is important. Joomla has been around as long as WordPress but holds a fraction of their market share. This puzzles me since I’ve been hovering around web design and site creation for years. I’ve created many sites, mostly with WordPress, but I’ve also used HTML as well as tools like Netscape Navigator and FrontPage. So, I’m disappointed I’ve never even heard of Joomla (or Drupal, for that matter). Time to learn, I guess.
I do find it interesting that the class is working with Joomla, and not WordPress. For me, it’s cool to learn new (to me) tech. But with only 5% deployment, vs WordPress’s 60%, along with that 5% share decreasing, I still find it puzzling to focus on a tiny tool. I expect that this will become clearer as the quarter progresses.
December 30, 2020
the sun’s descent
behind the mountains
into the sea
I took this photo at Marina Beach, along the Edmonds waterfront earlier this week. It’s one of my favorite place on earth.
Shot with my Samsung S9, I’m quite amazed at the quality of images that I get from my phone. I also wonder how much better my photos would be if I used a better phone, or, egads, an actual camera.
Memories of Tomorrow
from moon and stars
memories of tomorrow
drifting between dreams
I love this image I found on Adobe Spark. Might be via Pexals, but when I’m on the app, it’s not at all clear. But it’s a very fun haiku.
Night Haiku, December 28, 2020
on the edge of dreams
night takes ahold of my life
the moon and clouds sing
Monday Morning, December 28, 2020
Ah! Windows update!
Monday morning with crisp air
Crows laughing outside
Sunday, December 27, 2020
sunset in Edmonds
cold wind blowing from the west
brilliant colors sing