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I remember, when I was in high school, and my English teachers required us to read and study old, “classic” poems.

Now don’t get me wrong here.  I’m not a poet, but I am a writer.  I see the value in poetry and I understand why poetry is written.

But in high school, when I was presented with a poem written 400 years ago, it might as well have been in a foreign language.

Oh, I suppose some were better than others.  Sometimes I felt like I actually understood what the poet was trying to say.  But often, I just had no clue.

That’s how I feel with code.  I’ve been searching for a new theme for this site, but with only some success.  I sort of understand what the various codes say.  But only sort of.  And trying to understand what the code is trying to say has been incredibly frustrating!