January 24, 2002
I keep writing stuff in
I keep writing stuff in my head for this, but I never seem to get the thoughts transferred to pixels. Today's the day.
I've been busy looking around for more Blogs and other neat home page links to put here. 
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I've been doing this, I've discovered all sorts of verra cool stuff <g> For instance, this little "Stortrooper" that I made on the Stor site (sorry - no longer available). These little characters seem to be popping up on personal sites all over the web. Too cute!
Speaking of cute - check this out (sorry - no longer available) if you like cats and kittens. It's a kitten generator. It's one of those things like the potato chip commercial - bet you can't do just one!
As I said, I've been wandering around checking out some personal sites, and I marvel at the design ability and creativity some people possess. If you visit the Independents Day site, you can find out more about why people make a personal site or keep a Blog. The Independents Day mission is to celebrate "independent content and design from Toledo to Timbuktu." I agree wholeheartedly with them. As someone who has been wandering the web almost from the start (long about April of 1995 - and using the internet since '88), I have always thought that the people to people connection was the true wonder of the web. Yes, I shop online, and I read the news at all the big sites. I check TV programming, the weather and sports scores at the major providers
of such information, but I truly marvel at the number of people who have put themselves and their lives on line.
There is such a huge amount of sharing going on, it amazes me and restores my faith in human nature. The sheer number of sites offering tutorials and advice on any subject is astounding.
You can find free graphics for your web site or wallpaper for your desktop. Search for kindred spirits and find hundreds, perhaps thousands of like-minded people in the far corners of the world. These are people you could never have met in the narrow circle of a normal life. And then the internet evolved from the scientific exchange medium that was its original purpose into the marvelous communication tool it is today.
So here we are at the brink of world bonding. Long after the dust of the dot-com boom and bust has cleared, I'm sure there will still be commercial enterprises conducting business over the internet, but the real value of the web and its true heart and soul can be found by following the line of personal sites from link to link. Stop and say hello. Send an e-mail to the site owner. And possibly find a new friend.
Posted by Cyberkat at January 24, 2002 7:26 AM | TrackBack