Rocket Man

This blog is one of my "creative energy" outlets, existing mostly so my head doesn't explode with thoughts about politics, religion, The Media, and so on. Thus far, it has served its purpose well. One other such outlet for me over the past couple of years has been web page design. I know, I know. That's a little geeky. But, I'm OK with that.

I have always enjoyed tinkering with things. Every since I was little one of my favorite activities would be to find something mechanical, take it apart to see how it worked, and then try and put it back together without any pieces left over. Web design, at least on my level of expertise, is a lot like that. I understand the basics, but I am always learning new things each time I piece a website together. When I am done with a site, I have usually learned a few new tricks and I come away with a better understanding of how Al Gore's internet really works.

Since I lost my job and moved from St. Louis to Lincoln, Wittmania Productions has effectively gone out of business, at least for awhile, meaning that I have had very few web design energy outlets. So, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to design the website for my upcoming class reunion. I used CSS based rollovers on the nav bar, and learned how to launch a javascript "ticker" that pulls its messages from an external text file, making it very easy to update. I also implemented a favorites icon that displays in most browsers, including the Windows IE7 beta.

In case you were wondering, I am a proud member of the Lincoln Northeast High School Class of '97. Go Rockets!