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After visiting these pages, a couple of vistors have remarked that the "images osciallate" or that the "text is blinking". I puzzled a bit over these as I run IE6 on WME and OS9 on an iBook and didn't see those effects. I don't have older browsers and can't validate the pages. However, finally, someone told me that the background changes color.
Yes. That is by intent. The links also change along with the background.
These pages use a modified version of an XHTML1.0/CSS cross-browser compliant design created by Eric Costello at
www.glish.com. It may be you have an older browser or have disabled the features that allow you to view these pages as the code intends. Or, it may be that the morphing colors simply distract or annoy you.
"Serendipity" is what I thought when I found Eric's template. The slow morphing of the background was, for me, a perfect analogy of the market.
The market is ever changing. There are times when it presents itself clearly, when our reading of it seems unimpeded and clear. Then, subtlely, slowly, the market behavior becomes blurred, sometimes to the point of total incomprehension. What we do at that point can be telling.
- Do we assume it is broken?
- Do we watch and suddenly notice that indeed, it was red just a moment ago, and by gum! it is green now!
- Do we simply wait a moment, and watch it 'correct' itself and once again become legible?
- Do we go on to something else?
- Do we laugh at it and enjoy it's playfulness?
No doubt there are other reactions.
Each time I visit my pages to leave a comment or to review progress, I am reminded that the market doesn't stand still, that it is ever changing. And that, at times, it's wise to simply rest a bit until it becomes clear again. I am reminded to go with the flow, let go of preconceived notions, and look for the content apart from the style.
