Creative Ksquared ...
Yes, 'tis nice to have the writing outlet on the 'net, particularly with the feedback from "out there". It's often more stimulating and interesting than e-mail exchanges I have with real-life friends.
Based on my experience with writing Easytrieve programs, designing spreadsheets and doing a little graphics work, there's a lot of opportunity for creativity there as well. Actually, the same goes for almost any job .. realizing that something could be done better and considering a variety of alternatives. Accounting was a particularly fertile area for creativity, since most accountants I worked with tended to be missing the creative gene .. very smart people but content to "do it like we've always done it" even though it was unnecessarily cumbersome and time-consuming.
modern toys hold very little interest for me
I've gotten that way as well. Haven't had an urge to go from film to digital photography, although I think it could be very interesting if I took the initiative and spent the money to do it. I don't watch a lot of TV so am content with my 27" whatever it is .. don't even know the brand. But I'll have to admit that when I'm in a home that has a wide-screen high-definition TV with surround sound and so forth, it's momentarily very appealing. I just don't watch enough TV to justify the expense at this point.
I did go to the Angelfire web-hosting site. It says "Welcome to Angelfire! So, you're ready to build your first Angelfire homepage. Don't be frightened! It's a simple process ..." And there's a 12-step Beginner's Guide .. Signing Up, Planning, Getting Started, etc. I managed to read all 12 of them without taking up drinking again and needing another 12-step program. <g> Maybe someday I'll do the Signing Up thing and give it a shot.
Justin
AI
