I have a good friend who is beginning his web page today.
He is just barely beginning, otherwise there would be a link up there.
This dip into the new world of programming web pages for him reminds me of the first time I sat down to figure this out.
I don't think I did too badly, but I do know that what you see today (a little more than one month later... I'm still sort-of a beginner) is not nearly the same thing.
I remember staying up really late, reading printed page after printed page from a few of the many great sources for HTML programming. As a matter of fact, I'm still doing that.
So what's in it for me? What's in it for my good friend?
For me, the answer is simple: I like it. I like to write HTML, I like to think about the hierarchy of a site, I like to create and edit the images, and I like to see it when it's finally finished.
I love it when a plan comes together. (Reference: A-Team. If you didn't know.)
And after all of that, in the end, it is worth it to have my say. This site is mine, and in it you will find nothing but me. Fictions that grow out of my life experience, poetry that I write (mostly) when I'm happy, the story of my apartment, and a few things that give me hope.
There's more, but I don't feel like writing about it today. Poke around. See what you see. Email me to let me know what you think.
And to my friend embarking upon his first web endeavor: best of luck. And call if you need me.
