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Entries from June 2006

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June 17th, 2006 · Comments · PeopleArray, PlatinumGrade, Web Development, Website

Just fair warning, I’m ranting about geeky stuff regarding web design/development…
I read a chapter in a book on HTML and CSS design about how to make your website(s) “standards compliant”. I said what the hell, let’s do it. So I started with the contact list page of PeopleArray. I ran the validator [...]

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All these busy weekends!

June 17th, 2006 · Comments · Home

Lately I feel like I do less work between the weekends than I do on the weekends.  Last weekend, I (we) put up two ceiling fans, changed the oil and rotated tires on both vehicles, watered the entire yard and pulled up all of the bark mulch in the back yard play area.  This weekend, [...]

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Exciting Aaron News!

June 15th, 2006 · Comments · Family

Aaron peed in his potty twice yesterday and at least once everyday this week!  He’s so cute.  He sits on the potty naked, staring down at his “pee pee”, concentrating.  He got super-excited last night because of my reaction when it actually happened.  That was the first time I had seen him use his potty.  [...]

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Work work vs. non-work work

June 14th, 2006 · Comments · Website, Work

Ok, I’m having kind of an off day today. I’m pretty torn between doing my job in which I have to look at gnarly OS/400 screens like the one below and working on my website(s), also pictured below.

I should be able to do web stuff so I can feel productive at work AND get [...]

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Starting my new company

June 13th, 2006 · Comments · PlatinumGrade, PlatinumGrade, Website

I’ve decided on a name and a purpose and done my first bit of legwork.
My company name is going to be Platinum Grade Consulting. My purpose will be two-fold:

Web Development (immediately)
Lansa Consulting (someday)

Last night, I got the paperwork from the Bartlett Town Hall. I still have to fill it out and turn it [...]

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