Book Review: Don't Make Me Think

It is amazing how we measure the amount of clicks on a webpage in this current day in age. So many of these pages focus on the amount of clicks, but not the how easy and assessable the webpage is for the web user. The book Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug explains this concept really well.

Whenever I am surfing the web, I never think about how many clicks it takes for me to get to where I want to be or how many webpages I have to go through to get to the page I want to see. I mindlessly click through the many pages until I get what I want. The key word is mindlessly. We live in a world where we want things so much faster.

This book does a great job of giving unique point of views to the way we, as society, sees the internet.

Marlins are the same Fish

The Marlins at this point of the season are done. Many people, who are optimistic, think they still have a chance, but I think its over.

The thing is, at the beginning of the season, I thought this team would not make the playoffs. Many of friend and other Marlins fans complained I was being too negative, but I made several points that predicted to be true.

The pitching staff had too many questions and the batting line up didn't have enough depth. They were above .500 (above average) for most of the year, which I believe is credited to new Marlins manager Don Mattingly.

Once the team started to suffer from injuries, the season started to fall apart. However, the team could probably have a winning record, which I think is a great season for this team.

As a huge Marlins fan, I feel like this is the same old stuff the Marlins do every year. I don't know what it will take for us to get over the hump, but until it happens I have every reason to not be an optimistic fan of the Fish.

Christian Yelich's Power Surge

Mimai Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich recently hit his 20th home run of the season. Coming into the season Yelich has hit 100 career home runs. No one knows where he is getting his power.

Yelich was drafted in the first round by the, then, Florida Marlins. I remember when he was drafted, all of the scouts and experts said he would develop his power in time.

This year, he has matured into this power everyone said would eventually have. The best part about it is he has maintained his high batting average by hitting above .300.

Yelich's potential new power numbers (20 home runs and 100 runs batted in) will be a huge part of the Marlin's foundation for the future. The foundation would be players like Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, Jose Fernandez, and of course Christian Yelich.

Dolphins Lose to Seattle

The Dolphins lost 12-10 to the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday. Here are three things I took from the game:

1. Ryan Tannehill actually shine in the 4th quarter. He gave the Dolphins a 10-6 lead in the 4th quarter. The only reason we aren't talking about it is because Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson gave the Seahawks the lead to win the game.

2. The defense is better than we thought. The defense was suppose to be a weak point coming into the season. However, they only gave up 12 points and contained Wilson for most of the game.

3. The offense still struggles to put points on the boards, especially when they're in the red zone. The Dolphins, at one points, scored 3 points in two trips to the red zone.

The Heat's New Chapter

Dwyane Wade's departure from the Heat still is mind blowing to me. After months have gone by since Wade decided to leave Miami, I still cannot stand to see the picture of him in a Chicago Bulls jersey.

Wade spent his entire 13 year career in Miami. I never thought Miami's superstar was leave. I always thought he would be like Kobe Bryant.

However, I understand both sides not being able to come to an agreement. Wade wanted a big contract after sacrificing money years before and the Heat not wanting to handicap themselves by giving an aging veteran lots of money.

With Wade gone, Heat Nation will have to move forward. Center Hassan Whiteside received about 100 million dollars. We will have to see if he can live up to the money and be a superstar center.

Let's not forget about last year's rookies Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson. Both showed promise last season and are expected to see improvement from Heat fans.

The Miami Heat have many questions about not only this season, but also their future. No one know how this team will be built. I believe at the end of the season we will start to have answers to the construction of this team moving forward.