@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ def delete_sparkle(%Sparkle{} = sparkle) do
     Repo.delete(sparkle)
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Gets 10 random sparkles and concatenates their content into a single string.
+  Uses TABLESAMPLE for efficient random selection on large tables.
+  """
+  def random_sparkle_content do
+    # Using TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM to efficiently sample large tables
+    query = """
+    WITH random_sparkles AS (
+      SELECT content
+      FROM sparkles TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (1)
+      WHERE content IS NOT NULL
+      LIMIT 100
+    )
+    SELECT string_agg(content, ' ') as combined_content
+    FROM random_sparkles
+    """
+
+    case Repo.query(query) do
+      {:ok, %{rows: [[content]]}} when not is_nil(content) ->
+        content
+      _ ->
+        "" # Return empty string if no results or error
+    end
+  end
+
   defp filter_sparkles(query, opts) do
     Enum.reduce(opts, query, fn
       {:author, author}, query ->

@@ -4,27 +4,9 @@ <header class="px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 bg-white border-b">
     <div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
       <%!-- Title and reader count --%>
       <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row justify-between items-start sm:items-center">
-        <div>
-          <h1 class="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold">
-            <.link navigate="/" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors">
-              Thoughts and Tidbits
-            </.link>
-          </h1>
-          <div class="text-sm text-gray-500">
-            <%= total_readers() %> <%= if total_readers() == 1, do: "person", else: "people" %> online
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <%!-- Navigation --%>
         <nav class="mt-4 sm:mt-0 flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-6 text-sm">
-          <.link navigate="/post/who-is-this-guy" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors">
-            Who is this guy?
-          </.link>
           <.link navigate="/post/whats-my-schtick" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors">
             What's My Schtick?
-          </.link>
-          <.link navigate="/posts" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors">
-            The Posts
           </.link>
         </nav>
       </div>

@@ -28,14 +28,7 @@ <div class="mb-12">
           <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2 pb-2 border-b-2 border-gray-200">
             Tidbits, Thoughts
           </h1>
-          <%= live_render(@conn, BlogWeb.ReaderCountLive, id: "reader-count") %>
           <div class="space-y-2">
-            <a href="/about" class="block px-3 py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-50 text-gray-700 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors">
-              What's My Schtick? Who is this guy?
-            </a>
-            <a href="/" class="block px-3 py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-50 text-gray-700 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors">
-              The Posts
-            </a>
           </div>
         </div>