We did some initial tests today on the redesign of the Pocono Record site, and all the data went right where it should, graphics laid out perfectly (well, with the exception of a few glitches with the CSS and the templates.)

See, any moron can do straight HTML, but to slice the design up into several templates, using a proprietary markup language, and make it work within a series of very delicate programs, blending with a dash of CGI and database access with the newsroom and AP servers…. now that’s finesse!

Damn, I’m good! :0)

well, you’ll see soon…….

So you see, my dear, while I’m happy that freelancing works out for you and pays well…. Moi? Working for a company owned by Ottaway Newspapers & Dow Jones pays better.

And you reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally have to know what you’re doing to get a job like that.

We did some initial tests today on the redesign of the Pocono Record site, and all the data went right where it should, graphics laid out perfectly (well, with the exception of a few glitches with the CSS and the templates.)

See, any moron can do straight HTML, but to slice the design up into several templates, using a proprietary markup language, and make it work within a series of very delicate programs, blending with a dash of CGI and database access with the newsroom and AP servers…. now that’s finesse!

Damn, I’m good! :0)

well, you’ll see soon…….

So you see, my dear, while I’m happy that freelancing works out for you and pays well…. Moi? Working for a company owned by Ottaway Newspapers & Dow Jones pays better.

And you reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally have to know what you’re doing to get a job like that.

Christina turns 14 today

Hey. Howyadoin?

Are you sitting down?

Yeah, well… of course you’re sitting down. Hell, I can hear your arteries hardening as you’re shoving down that sandwich though your chubby little cheeks, as you’re sitting on your fat ass in front of your computer….

Sorry…. anyway, here’s the news.

For the first time since 1994… I have a job!!!!!

Yep, your CyberPal became the new WebMeister of the Pocono Record as of Thursday. While we can all agree, the site can use a lot of work, don’t look for any major changes anytime soon. I have to learn how their systems work… (Currently, I’m cooking up some CGI scripts to pull their headlines into a database and on the front page working demo for a limited time.)

I’d sure like some thoughts on how I can improve the site. Emails that say "Fire the new Webmaster" will be automatically deleted… FUCK YEAH, I support censorship! :0)

And you can Quote me on that!”>

Newz & Gossip:

• Happy Birthday Jeffrey Zeldman
• Happy Birthday Becky’s husband, Denis (She sent Erika the cutest E-card for her birthday, thanx, btw!)
• I hope Holli is feeling better, Amber… we’re all concerned.
• As always, a prayer for KayCee and her mom too.
• Blogger still sucks.

Weekend Surfing Picks…

• EricBrooks.Com® | amphibian.gagames.com’; return true”>EricBrooks.Com® - If you’re CGI-savvy, and have access to your cgi-bin, this is a FREE script by Amphibian used to post your weblog. Perfect if you want to get away from Blogger or don’t want to pay for GrayMatter. I recently installed this for Reis Homes, for inter-office communication. Comes with addons, achiving, permalinks… hell I like it so much that I will be switching WHUZZUP! over to EricBrooks.Com® in a few weeks.

Things are going to be a little screwy on this site for the next few days as my webhost is no longer supporting ".html" extensions for Server Side Includes. Sure my .htaccess folder had been adjusted, but I still don’t want to put a strain on their servers….

So just bear with me here… as I write this, the people at the font site is like, " hey…WTF???"

Just bear with me here folks…(it ain’t easy changing the extensions of 618 files and all the connected CGI scripts!)

Yes, the album is coming along nicely, thanks for asking…;0)