Websites only have two states - “just revised but needs work” and “really needs an update.”

Now is as good a time as any to get off my rear and post something. Besides, someone blogging about anything other than the last year might be interesting.

It was time to get my main site off of their version 5 and up to version 7. Actually, 7.1. Some of the other sites I have badly need updating, but that will have to wait. When we did them, Steve Jobs had dravwn the line in the sand on Adobe Flash. I told the guy helping me not to use Flash. Which, of course, he did. In his defense, he could not have predicted the number of people looking at websites on phones or tablets. So, Precious Objects and a couple of others are going to be a bit funky for a while. I promise to get after them soon enough. OK, I sort of promise.

The other cause for this effort was the replacement of my left hip on April 27. I have been told by everyone how great it would be. While I am not complaining, a month later I am nor calling it "great." I remain optimistic. Two days after the surgery, I watched a Doc on YouTube performing the same procedure. Now I know how the chicken quarter feels when you pull the leg from the thigh. Luckily, I watched after I had the surgery. In the immortal words of George W. Bush, I misunderestimated this. Then I was told to not lift over five pounds. That pretty much rules out a lot of photography. At least I am spared the pain of calling strangers and asking to photograph them. Brutal on a good day, not a good fit for a global pandemic.

“Leave your pop on the floor, spend a night in the box” - from a project on favorite movies

A web redesign is a good time to edit out everything that is not perfect. Have to admit l did not do that. While I did a lot of cleaning up, this effort will easily be criticized for including too much. I apologize in advance. Also, I forced myself to get over my "anything I have done in the past I don't care about syndrome. In fact, I am about to scan some older scuff to include it. As soon as I can go back on my step stool. Or thereabouts. In the end the site has something in common with the Louvre, you probably cannot look at it in one sitting. Unlike the Louvre, not sure how many people will want to come back. If you do, thanks. It is your patience that makes this all seem worthwhile.