Jon's Journal

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  • Moving Forward

    I have spent some evenings and weekends lately building a new template for this blog. As a new project, I can’t just do a new project for the sake of doing it. There has to be some end result that I gain from. In this case, I am using this as an opportunity to work more with Tailwind to build out the user interface. I’ve been using Bootstrap for like 12 years now and decided to try something different.

    Another goal with building out the new UI with Tailwind is I am going to try and focus on building it from the ground up with accessibility in mind. So to that end, I am hoping to refine my skills further.

    Unfortunately I cannot really get into the groove with writing more consistently until I get this site looking just how I want it. I am too stubborn haha.

    Cheers,

    –Jon

  • Words…

    I used to be diligent with my blogging back in the aughts, and would post at least two or three times a month. It was mostly an expressive exercise to keep my mind sharp.

    But as with many things that interest us in life, sometimes other things end up eating into our available time, we lose focus or interests wanes.

    Here we are in 2025, and I feel I need to start writing again. The last time I actively maintained my old blog I was in my 30s. Now I am in my 50s and feel the need to write more than ever.

    So consider this the point of origin of Jon’s Journal 2.0 where I will be sharing my thoughts about life, politics, programming, hockey, hiking or whatever else interests me on any given day.

    Cheers,

    –Jon