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Just random notes about the site and the experience of creating it.

The site looks best in Firefox, but works OK in Microsoft Explorer 6.  Some older browsers have inconsistent support for the CSS used in the site. 

In January 2006, I updated the site design. I designed and added the home-page banner, added comments to the blog, and tweaked fonts, colors, and layout throughout the site.

I gave some thought to fancier, more interactive navigation, such as multi-level pop-up menus. But I like the functionality of having the site map at left.

The site design is entirely my own. Since late 2002, I've done the code "by hand," meaning that the HTML and CSS are all done manually, without using any code-generating software such as Dreamweaver or Adobe GoLive. I use FrontPage, but only for simple stuff like keying text or inserting links. I created the blog layout by adapting code from one of the Blogger templates.

I have never had any training or instruction; instead I learned from the web and basic reference books.

Most websites are constructed to the “lowest common denominator” width of 800 pixels, which is what you'll find on older monitors with low resolution and small screens. Instead, this site uses CSS to make it “stretchy,” so it will fill the whole screen at 800, 1024, 1200, or 1600 pixels. Try resizing the width of this window and you'll see what I mean.

Except where noted, the images and backgrounds, were photographed with an Olympus digital camera on various trips to Death Valley National Park.

The pages from 1999-2001 were created in MS FrontPage 2000.

I have debated with myself—many times and at length—the wisdom and sensibility of linking political, personal, and work products at a single web location. I regard it as an experiment which carries significant risks, but also provides significant benefits.

On the professional side, it tests, in a small way, whether I really believe in the value and integrity of the services I provide for clients. Politically, it tests whether I have the courage of my convictions. Personally, it's a long look in the mirror.