I lost my page.

It was wonderful. That web page that had all the answers. It proved I was right all along. I couldn’t wait to show it to you. And now it’s gone.

I clicked the BACK button till it wouldn’t click anymore. It’s broken now. Nothing happens when I click it.

I clicked all those other pages that were sticking up behind this one. Why are they still there? I didn’t even want them. I re-Googled my search with every variation I can think of. It’s just a bunch of misfires. Where is that blasted page?

Gosh. I’m paralyzed. I lost my fish and I don’t know how to get on with my life.

Let’s just start over. Turn off the computer. Turn it back on. Open the internet. Google my best guess. Try that one. Yeah, I remember that. Not it. Click the BACK button. Try that next one. Oh, that might be it. Click that headline. Nope. Not it. Click the BACK button.

Click. Click. I said, CLICK. Huh? Back button doesn’t work. I want to go back to the page with the headlines. It’s right there, behind this one.

Knock knock. This is Amy with an important message from my web design class. When I install a link on a web page, I can tell it whether to open the link in the same tab or create a new tab for it. Here’s what it looks like under the hood:

<a href=”spvca.net”>You can click the BACK button to get back here.</a>

<a href=”spvca.net” target=”_blank”>The BACK button has amnesia. You can get back to the previous page by closing the new tab.</a>

Speaking of tabs, how many are open in your phone browser? Those are slowing down your phone and draining your battery. Close the windows, will ya?

The moral to the story:

When you traverse the world wide web, watch your step. Some clicks leave a trail. Some start a new trail altogether. Happy Trails.