A Few Words About My Old Blogger Posts
In December of 2012, I created my first and only blog on the World Wide Web. For the sake of ease, I chose Blogger, which was (and still is, as I write this essay) an online service provided by the men and women who work as agents, employees, or independent contractors under the control of Google (i.e., Alphabet). When I opened my free account through Blogger, so that I could post (i.e., write) random thoughts of mine, from time to time, I also designed a custom domain name. Thus, not only the phrase “Cuppa Travis Tea” was born in December of 2012 but also, until 2018, around two dozen written pieces of mine would appear online. Together, they represent my old Blogger posts.
Granted, it is not a lot of material, but an author must start somewhere.
Preparing My Website
Today, that same custom domain serves as the title of my website. Throughout the year of 2019, I carved out a bit of time to study the fundamentals of websites. For instance, I read about Hypertext Markup Language (or, HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (or, CSS), and JavaScript (or, JS). These three computer languages form some of the most rudimentary components of the World Wide Web, operating behind the scenes, including on this web page.
I also read about Content Management Systems (or, CMS). They are software applications which give an author (i.e., such as me) numerous options to structure a website so as to help other human beings (i.e., such as you) who might visit a particular website (i.e., such as this one).
For instance, I learned about the difference between a page and a post. The former, typically, is a static web page, one which an author anticipates will require very little—if any—change over time. Thus, whenever someone finds online a hypertext link which states “About Us” or “Contact Us” or “Privacy Policy” or “Terms of Service”—or words to that effect—then it is probably a safe bet that those same hypertext links open a page. However, by contrast, a post is more of a unique and precise snapshot in time on the World Wide Web. For example, journalistic work (e.g., stories, reports, opinions, or investigations) usually qualifies as a post.
Republishing My Old Blogger Posts
Throughout 2020, I shall republish on my website my old Blogger posts (i.e., my old essays). It will take some time. However, it is my sincere hope that you will enjoy my old Blogger posts. I look back on these pieces with a modicum of fondness because they represent some of my first forays into the world of self-publishing on the World Wide Web.
And who knows?
Perhaps in the near future these essays (and others) shall appear in a book.
As always, I thank you very much, both for your time and for your consideration.
Yours in Service,
Travis Ray Garner
28 January 2020