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KURT BRINDLEY – writing is sorrow; having had written is sublime

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Health 81/100 (good) · 35 pages crawled · generated 2026-08-26

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https://youtu.be/ssAWTydHWN8?si=5tOzE9a2YN7wo98P Visit Kurt's YouTube channel to view all his videos and, perhaps, give him a like or two and maybe even subscribe. Existential CrisisRomance NoirDark T…

35
pages crawled
34
indexable pages
0
errors
19
warnings
212
notices
0
orphan pages
0
broken links
Category breakdown
CategoryScoreErrorsWarningsNotices
Agent Readiness 89 0 13 35
Images 97 0 4 3
Crawlability 99 0 1 0
Headings 99 0 1 0
Content 100 0 0 39
Meta Description 100 0 0 32
Performance 100 0 0 69
Security 100 0 0 34
Findings

Warnings (4 rules)

warning Control has no accessible name

Rule agent.control_no_name · Agent Readiness · 13 occurrence(s)

warning Incomplete/empty response after retries (likely transient — re-crawl)

Rule fetch.incomplete · Crawlability · 1 occurrence(s)

warning Missing <h1>

Rule h1.missing · Headings · 1 occurrence(s)

warning Images missing alt text

Rule images.missing_alt · Images · 4 occurrence(s)

Notices (11 rules)

notice Heading levels skip a level

Rule agent.heading_skip · Agent Readiness · 34 occurrence(s)

notice No llms.txt for AI agents

Rule agent.llms_txt_missing · Agent Readiness · 1 occurrence(s)

notice Low text-to-HTML ratio

Rule content.low_ratio · Content · 16 occurrence(s)

notice Main text is hard to read (low Flesch Reading Ease)

Rule content.readability_poor · Content · 23 occurrence(s)

  • https://kurtbrindley.com/ — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 17, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/02/02/2010/cancer/finding-out-part-ii/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 39, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/05/12/2014/reviews/summing-up-maughams-of-human-bondage/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 49, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/07/09/2010/cancer/my-cancer-class-2011/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 49, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/08/09/2010/cancer/chemo/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 42, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/09/01/2010/cancer/my-doctors-explanation/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 39, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/10/01/2010/health/my-hickman-line/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 42, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/14/11/2010/reviews/a-late-take-on-the-corrections/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 38, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/18/09/2010/lgbt/lady-gaga-pleas-to-end-dadt/ — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 18, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/19/09/2010/culture/national-nervous-breakdown/ — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 27, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/20/01/2010/health/donor-update-12010/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 43, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/22/11/2010/health/i-want-to-know/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 48, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/23/09/2010/culture/electricity/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 36, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/25/09/2010/blog/dadt-confusion/ — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 26, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/25/10/2012/health/mental-health/meningitis-brain/ — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 19, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/26/02/2011/writing/guilt-calculus/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 36, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/29/07/2010/reviews/our-cancer-year/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 38, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/30/11/2010/blog/homosexuality-and-our-national-interest/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 32, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/31/01/2011/blog/hope-for-the-best-plan-for-the-worst/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 39, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/books/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 36, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/books/the-sea-trials-of-an-unfortunate-sailor/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 43, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/contact/ — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 22, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/poems-from-the-river/ — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 42, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.

notice Likely hero image lacks fetchpriority=high

Rule images.hero_no_fetchpriority · Performance · 34 occurrence(s)

  • https://kurtbrindley.com/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/02/02/2010/cancer/finding-out-part-ii/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/04/02/2010/cancer/the-registry-works/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/07/09/2010/cancer/my-cancer-class-2011/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/08/09/2010/cancer/chemo/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/09/01/2010/cancer/my-doctors-explanation/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/10/01/2010/health/my-hickman-line/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/11/01/2010/health/donor-update-11110/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/12/01/2010/health/bloodwish/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/14/11/2010/reviews/a-late-take-on-the-corrections/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/15/01/2010/cancer/finding-out-part-one/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/18/09/2010/lgbt/lady-gaga-pleas-to-end-dadt/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/19/09/2010/culture/national-nervous-breakdown/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/20/01/2010/health/donor-update-12010/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/21/10/2010/cancer/a-bone-marrow-biopsy/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/23/09/2010/culture/electricity/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/25/09/2010/blog/dadt-confusion/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/27/02/2010/health/my-donor-and-me/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/29/07/2010/reviews/our-cancer-year/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/30/11/2010/blog/homosexuality-and-our-national-interest/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/31/01/2011/blog/hope-for-the-best-plan-for-the-worst/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/about-2/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/books/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/poems-from-the-river/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/privacy-policy/ — the likely hero/LCP image (svg+xml;base64,phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsixmdaiighlawdodd0imtq0iib2awv3qm94psiwidagmtawide0nci+phjly3qgd2lkdgg9ijewmcuiighlawdodd0imtawjsigc3r5bgu9imzpbgw6i2nmzdrkyjtmawxslw9wywnpdhk6idaumtsilz48l3n2zz4=) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.

notice Images without width/height (layout shift / CLS)

Rule images.missing_dimensions · Images · 3 occurrence(s)

notice Meta description too long

Rule meta_desc.too_long · Meta Description · 31 occurrence(s)

notice Meta description too short

Rule meta_desc.too_short · Meta Description · 1 occurrence(s)

notice Large DOM (over 1500 elements) slows rendering & interaction

Rule perf.dom_size_large · Performance · 1 occurrence(s)

  • https://kurtbrindley.com/about-2/ — the page has 14150 DOM elements (recommended maximum is around 1500) — a large DOM increases style-recalculation, layout and paint cost, hurting LCP and INP. Flatten deep nesting, paginate long lists/tables, and lazy-render off-screen elements.

notice No Last-Modified header (no conditional GET for unchanged pages)

Rule perf.no_last_modified · Performance · 34 occurrence(s)

  • https://kurtbrindley.com/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/02/02/2010/cancer/finding-out-part-ii/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/04/02/2010/cancer/the-registry-works/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/07/09/2010/cancer/my-cancer-class-2011/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/08/09/2010/cancer/chemo/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/09/01/2010/cancer/my-doctors-explanation/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/10/01/2010/health/my-hickman-line/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/11/01/2010/health/donor-update-11110/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/12/01/2010/health/bloodwish/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/14/11/2010/reviews/a-late-take-on-the-corrections/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/15/01/2010/cancer/finding-out-part-one/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/18/09/2010/lgbt/lady-gaga-pleas-to-end-dadt/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/19/09/2010/culture/national-nervous-breakdown/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/20/01/2010/health/donor-update-12010/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/21/10/2010/cancer/a-bone-marrow-biopsy/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/23/09/2010/culture/electricity/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/25/09/2010/blog/dadt-confusion/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/27/02/2010/health/my-donor-and-me/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/29/07/2010/reviews/our-cancer-year/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/30/11/2010/blog/homosexuality-and-our-national-interest/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/31/01/2011/blog/hope-for-the-best-plan-for-the-worst/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/about-2/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/books/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/poems-from-the-river/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
  • https://kurtbrindley.com/privacy-policy/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.

notice Missing recommended security headers

Rule security.missing_headers · Security · 34 occurrence(s)

Pages (showing 35 of 35)
URLStatusIndexableWordsIn-links
https://kurtbrindley.com/
KURT BRINDLEY – writing is sorrow; having had written is sublime		 200 yes 416 34
https://kurtbrindley.com/books/
Novels | Poetry | Inspirational – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 2288 34
https://kurtbrindley.com/contact/
Contact Kurt – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 393 34
https://kurtbrindley.com/privacy-policy/
Privacy Policy – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 961 34
https://kurtbrindley.com/07/09/2010/cancer/my-cancer-class-2011/
My Cancer Class, 2011 – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1457 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/11/01/2010/health/donor-update-11110/
Donor Update – 1/11/10 – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 883 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/20/01/2010/health/donor-update-12010/
Donor Update – 1/20/10 – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 880 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/19/09/2010/culture/national-nervous-breakdown/
National Nervous Breakdown – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1024 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/22/11/2010/health/i-want-to-know/
I Want To Know – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 2129 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/12/01/2010/health/bloodwish/
Bloodwish – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1572 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/15/01/2010/cancer/finding-out-part-one/
Finding Out – Part I – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1503 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/14/11/2010/reviews/a-late-take-on-the-corrections/
A Late Take On THE CORRECTIONS – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1185 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/23/09/2010/culture/electricity/
Electricity – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 996 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/21/10/2010/cancer/a-bone-marrow-biopsy/
A Bone Marrow Biopsy – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1955 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/25/09/2010/blog/dadt-confusion/
DADT Confusion – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 707 3
https://kurtbrindley.com/01/03/2011/health/caffeine-therapy/
Caffeine Therapy – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 2950 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/03/02/2011/health/wishful-thinking/
Wishful Thinking – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 4588 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/26/02/2011/writing/guilt-calculus/
Guilt Calculus – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 859 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/31/01/2011/blog/hope-for-the-best-plan-for-the-worst/
Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1424 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/08/09/2010/cancer/chemo/
Chemo – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1035 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/29/07/2010/reviews/our-cancer-year/
Our Cancer Year – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1388 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/02/02/2010/cancer/finding-out-part-ii/
Finding Out – Part II – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 989 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/10/01/2010/health/my-hickman-line/
My Hickman Line – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 959 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/18/09/2010/lgbt/lady-gaga-pleas-to-end-dadt/
Lady Gaga Pleas To End DADT – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 577 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/30/11/2010/blog/homosexuality-and-our-national-interest/
Homosexuality and Our National Interest – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1317 2
https://kurtbrindley.com/04/02/2010/cancer/the-registry-works/
The Registry Works! – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1195 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/05/12/2014/reviews/summing-up-maughams-of-human-bondage/
Summing Up Maugham's OF HUMAN BONDAGE – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1879 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/09/01/2010/cancer/my-doctors-explanation/
My Doctor's Explanation – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1394 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/24/07/2011/culture/its-ftw-because-we-love-to-win-part-2/
It’s FTW! Because We Love to Win! – part 2 – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 3733 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/25/10/2012/health/mental-health/meningitis-brain/
Meningitis Brain – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 534 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/27/02/2010/health/my-donor-and-me/
My Donor and Me – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 2900 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/about-2/
About Kurt – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 34760 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/books/the-sea-trials-of-an-unfortunate-sailor/
INSIDE THE SKIN – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 1716 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/poems-from-the-river/
POEMS FROM THE RIVER – KURT BRINDLEY		 200 yes 856 1
https://kurtbrindley.com/reviews/ 0 no 0 34

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