Rodent Regatta

Ding. Ding. Ding.Bells just went off and lights have come on (or is it bells came on and lights have gone off?). Shirley posted about the best comment I’ve ever received today.

She sheds lots of light on why we see what we see in IE6.0, Opera and Mozilla. She also enlightens me as to how the “big-time” bloggers are producing their entries and achieving some of the effects with such ease.

Her admonition to stay the course is well-received and valid. What her comment does is motivate. Not only do I understand what she’s saying, but it makes learning some of the (boring) fundamentals a little easier, because I can see the pay-off in the future.

I played the organ for many years. My teacher figured out early in my music training that I needed to be “entertained” every once in a while. By hearing and watching a more experienced organist (my teacher), I was much more likely to delve into my music theory, music history and the pedal work. The reward was going to be worth the pain!

Shirley’s comment struck me the same way. I can now plow ahead with Elizabeth’s book confident that it is taking me to a new way of working and thinking about each and every entry or each and every page I’ll add to this weblog in the future.

ONWARD.