About

Various ideas have been rattling around in my head for years.  More than a decade ago I started learning HTML and got my own little free space at Tripod.  Hardly anything was accomplished there because summer break was over in two months, and after a while I only remembered the basics.  But by 2008 I was still hungry to do something and decided to get a two-year package at HostGator on a Cyber Monday 75% off deal.  Again, nothing came of it.  I spent my scant few minutes of free time during the weekends re-learning HTML and CSS again - not even getting to XHTML and all the rest - and familiarizing myself with GIMP (a wonderful and free alternative to Photoshop).  The problem with all that is I dedicated almost no time to the content part of it, just the look.

Why didn't I just start with a blog instead?  No idea.  Or even just decide quickly on a template and get to the writing?  None of the free ones I found felt quite right.  I can be really picky sometimes; it's ridiculous.  And then I would take those templates and endlessly tweak them.  I think what happens with me is that I have too many options, get excited by them all, try everything, and then never settle on one.  Oh, and I also try to reinvent the wheel every time, even though all I have to do so are a couple of sticks and strawberry jam.

So I've finally decided: Why not do what the rest of the world has been doing for years?  It makes sense since I tend to go on and on when writing about a subject that interests me.  And can you guess what happened, knowing the bit about me that you do now?  I was comparing blogging platforms for weeks.  Of course I narrowed the dozens down to the two I started with: Blogger and WordPress.  I ultimately didn't go with WP because they frown on affiliate links without your own content - not saying I would do that, but just in case - and I already had a Google account.

As for HostGator, if you need a host I would still recommend them because of all of the options and the sheer number of available services, plus the quick customer service.