The Unveiling

A few days ago, I briefly explained what was up with the 'daveandbarb.ca' link in the sidebar. Well, now you can check it out for yourself. We've (mostly) completed the rest of the site (with the exception of a few pages). Of course, there isn't much there that is 'new' per se, just a bunch of static information. But the point of the site isn't to relay news; that's the point of this blog. One point of the site is to provide a static and stable address for people to reach us; we just added other pages for their informational or entertainment value.

One question you may be asking yourself is, 'Why do we bother with this whole website thing? Do we have something important to say to the world?' In one sense, not particularly. The things we have to say aren't any more important than others might have to say. We just think it's a good idea to keep our friends and family in the loop, and a website is a fun way to do that. On the other hand, keeping people in the loop is important. One of the commitments we have made to ourselves since we've moved from 'home' is to continue to invest in relationships with those we love. The webiste is one of the experimental ways in which we are trying to achieve this. It's a forum that allows us to do things that phone conversations or infrequent visits can't (just as those media allow us to do things a website can't). So, we're not entirely sure at this point whether maintaining a personal website is worth the time investment, but at this point (based on the number of hits the site has received in one month), we can speculate that it is. In any case, we're having fun working on it together!

Anyway, if you have the time and inclination, check out the larger site. And feel free to offer suggestions for improvement.