Do I Need To Blog?
I am an opinionated son-of-a-bitch. Why shouldn’t I blog? It’s just too difficult to share some of these volatile opinions on forums - it would either break the rules, or be met with equally volatile responses and then it would just be a war. Of course, as long as I allow comments to my blog, which I do, there could be battles to be fought here too. But blogs tend to get more readers than respondents. Now I can spout off, write a review, post a how-to article and share my 35 years of flooring experience here in my very own blog.
So, what do I have that needs this virtual soapbox? Well, anyone who knows me, knows I truly enjoy sharing all sorts of things over the Net. I’ve been a “forumite” for many years, not just in flooring related forums, but also in forums whose focus is on computers, cars, health and, of course, web design and forum management. My years in the floor covering business has given me many experiences - many photographically illustrated - that I enjoy sharing with others. It has also given me insight into this industry that has helped to form my strong opinions.
In addition to all that, this is a great way for me to continue doing what I grew to love after being introduced to coding and graphics not too many years ago. Being retired has given me a lot more time to spend at the computer and I really like helping others figure some of this stuff out, as well as offering to do some of it for them. This page design is one example. It’s not my original creation, but, as usual, I modified the hell out of it. I actually re-created all the graphics from scratch and only modified the PHP and HTML code. In fact, I did it twice. I have another blog at 1 Foot in the Grave that uses the same template, but different background images.
If you have a question or a topic you’d like me to expound on, please let me know. If you’re looking for a discussion though, you might be better off at a quality flooring related forum. If you’re a fellow flooring professional, you couldn’t find a better community to join than The Floor Pro Community. ‘Course, my opinion on that is kinda biased - it’s my baby. 