July 1, 2009

Where I Grew Up

We haven’t been here in two years. The setting is enjoyable. The weather is not. We probably won’t be able to use the pool this week, but I enjoyed taking some photos of the place where I grew up.

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June 27, 2009

Coupon Fail

Maybe I’m reading too much into this. At least we get a free kid’s meal out of the deal.

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June 26, 2009

SayTweet

I this.

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PHP, CSS, and Layout Fun

I have been trying to catch up. You can only learn so much in three semesters of college, so I try to challenge myself whenever I can. This site is my playground. I taught myself CSS from the most basic concepts to, now, some more advanced customization. I added this blog when I realized I didn’t need another database to add a second Wordpress install. to the site (Domain Direct Hosting only gives me two… cheapskates… but that’s a whole other blog). I figured out how to pull entries from the database and display the posts here. It’s baby steps, but that’s what happens when you’re largely self-taught in anything. I went from using AOL’s Personal Publisher some 13 years ago to pulling source code and teaching myself HTML one line at a time. Once I learned everything I wanted to know, half of it became deprecated. Go figure.

I stopped running my Linux server because I couldn’t find any practical use for it. That system has a dual boot with XP, which I have to use to run my archaic version of Homeseer (server software for light controls).

I am finally content with the look of my site. I still need to apply this 3-column layout to all of the other “main” pages. It will piece together soon, and when it does, I can finally work on some new content.

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