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Week 1 - Part B: Blogs I commented on

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 I commented on the following posts from members of my group (group 3). Sydney G:      https://csit155-sp21sgardner.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-theme.html#comments Justin H:           https://csit155-sp21-jhernandez.blogspot.com/2021/01/week-1a-intro-blog.html Anthony M:      https://csit155-sp21amccarthy.blogspot.com/2021/01/week-1a-first-blog-entry.html

Week 1 - Part A : My Blog Template

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  "One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple." --Jack Kerouac , The Dharma Bums One of my first champion Golden Retrievers was named Matigan Dharma Bum. I think I've always been a fan of Jack Kerouac and romance of the Beat Generation. The poetry. The creativity. The freedom. Art for art's sake.  I have to say, I don't find much inspiration in the Blogger templates. Hop on over to WordPress and the choices are downright paralyzing. Getting back to the opening words of Mr. Kerouac, there is something to be said about the simple, especially when the goal is to draw one's attention to the written word. Social Media is usually rooted in the written word. Brevity is key in the digital age. Our attention spans have atrophied. Twitter. Memes. Vine (RIP). TikTok. Short bursts of dopamine. My challenge as one of the older students in the class is to discover what the younger generation finds entertaining. Most likely not Jack.  For this template I de