SpaceCity

I have finally found the motivation and time to completely redesign my site. It’s been a long time coming. Funny how a new job can change one’s mindset. Getting out of my old job where I was the only web guy and getting back into a team production environment has been great.

It’s been a little over a month since I started at Webxites and I am loving it. I’ve learned a lot already. Basically I’ve had to break the mindset of developing sites like I did back in the late 90’s. I have fully embraced CSS and have come a long way in understanding how to build visual and accessible sites without relying on tables.

As with any site builder, this is a work in progress. The main thing was to be sure to have a good photo gallery. People want to see Myles. That’s completely understandable! I know we haven’t posted new pictures in a real long time. That is about to change. I have already put together galleries for years 1 and 2. I am using a nifty javascript called LighBox v2.02. It’s a very nice script that, upon clicking on the thumbnail, displays the large picture without opening a new window or going to a new page. It darkens the page and displays the picture right on top of the current page. Go take a look and see for yourself.

What else…? Well, the Rockets are off to a good start. We are having a problem holding n to large leads but hopefully that will cease being a problem once everyone hits their groove and stays healthy. We are currently 6-3. Considering that we are in the most difficult stretch of our season, this is very encouraging. Time will tell. More the Rockets later….

Politics? Well, let’s just say it was really cool seeing the people stand up and send a message to the 12 year Republican controlled congress. I’ll keep it short this time but I do have to say that it is about time for a change. It’s been a hard six years dealing with W being President. I really miss the days of Clinton, as do many. Time will tell if the Dems can make a positive difference. Hopefully the power will not go to their heads like it did for the GOP. The division in this country needs to end.

Ok, that’s it for now. I look forward to your comments about the site and anything that I may have written. Keep checking back. Things will always be changing here.