My New MacBook
I never thought I would be blogging from a Macintosh – ever. I used Apple IIs and Macs in the early days (80s) of the PC, and I thought they were nice machines that had no place in the business arena, but were great for graphic designers and educational purposes. So I stayed [...]
Barack Obama: Austin Rally, Feb 23
Originally uploaded by Spinning Away.
I am using this post as a test of the Flickr blog function. I am hoping it will speed up writing posts that use a simple, standard, photo and text layout.
It seems to work quite well, [...]
“…I came to understand that our cherished rights of liberty and equality depend on the active participation of an awakened electorate.” Barack Obama, Presidential Candidacy Announcement, Feb 10, 2007
The term “awakened electorate” stuck with me immediately upon hearing the announcement speech, so I went back and read the term in context to try to more [...]
I have spent a great deal of time getting an acceptable Home page designed and functional. It is kind of crude at the moment, but this is the first time I have been able to work with XHTML and CSS on a web server rather than my desktop. Nonetheless, I built the html & css [...]
Happy New Year. I hope your holidays were restful and enjoyable.
I had a more ‘restful’ holiday than I had planned due to a minor, but annoying, health issue. The result was positive though. I had alot of time to sit on the couch and blog and do research on the web. One of the more [...]