Whether out for a run or in for a workout, I’ve finally been able to rustle up the gumption to wear these ridiculous looking shoes with pride. No, they aren’t aqua socks. They are Vibram FiveFingers shoes and I recommend them.

Our websites are being boarded in the night and hijacked by the very people we thought were our friends. The weapon of choice isn’t a cutlass, a dagger or even a feisty parrot. It’s the frame bar. Many Web 2.0 sites that are supposed to be-by-the people for-the-people are using frame bars to plunder their users’ page views, content and overall site aesthetic.

I appreciate things that are functional and well designed; like my watch. I can read it at a glance, wear it anywhere, and when necessary, I can calculate anything from interest rates to restaurant tips.

To me, The Big Lebowski explains a lot about the whole durned human comedy.

Clearly communicating your vision, providing feedback, and allowing creative professionals to leave their mark on a project can be tricky. Likewise, being a creative working under certain restraints, discerning how to apply feedback, and having to balance doing what you think is best with providing a tailored & accepted final product can, at times, require more effort than the project itself.

It takes time to maintain websites. If you paid good money and put forth good effort in getting your website launched why would you release it to a free-for-all environment where anything can be changed without any consideration for design and overall usability?