Goodbye old friend…

Part of what makes today’s Internet so much fun is the tools and toys.

But I digress.

Five years ago, WordPress was a new and cutting edge stack for desktop publishers and content owners. Five years ago, I was stuck dead in the mud of having my own websites built from my own efforts. Code, design, everything. And then, I got busy. And as I got busier I had less patience for it and stopped caring so much about doing the work myself.

What I wanted was someone to make my life easier for me and provide me with tools that were flexible and easy to use to publish things. My first foray into giving in was letting go of this website as something truly custom by trying WordPress. Quickly thereafter I celebrated this decision because it made my life easy. And so, once I gave in with this website I did so in kind with my other passion, photography. Part of that decision was using the tools that were gaining popularity around photo sharing, management and more, namely Flickr. As a result, Flickr has turned into one my favorite tools. Ever. I have most of my photos from the last 8 years or so on Flickr and feel very safe about that.

With my growing reliance on Flickr and the tools they provide me for my iPhone and desktop to manage my photos I no longer need a custom website to share my photos. (Queue the cheesy shmaltzy organ music) And so with THAT, it’s time, DUE time for me to say goodbye to an old friend, www.globalpause.org which up until this very article I am writing, has stood as my keeper of photographic flame. Unfortunately for it, but fortunate for me, I no longer need it.

Looking through the website though, I feel a twinge of sadness….a twinge of pride and a lot of “wow, I remember that day” kinds of feelings. I used to be hell bent on redesigning the site every year or so and then of course lost that passion. And since that passion waned, so too did my updates to the website and my interest in maintaining it.

So, goodbye old friend.
Thanks for the last 8 years.
It was fun, real fun.
You did your job very well.

And…….scene.