"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Check out the search function

One of the nice things about a website like this is that it functions mostly as a journal or diary, except that it's much easier to find things than in the old paper versions.

And Google just added a new feature that makes "finding" things easier - check out the search bar to the upper right of the page. Just put in your term(s) and it will post results from the blog.

It's a good alternate method to the "labels" (also on the right side of the page), more comprehensive.

I can see this being increasingly useful as I move through year five on this site, and beyond . . .

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