Almost finished with a new site where I’ve put my newly learned PHP and MySQL skills to use, here: ArtandSports.com. That site is not pretty (I didn’t do the graphic design, just the back end work on it). The DNS name server changes still need to be made to point the domain to the new site, but the numeric IP address linked to above works. I am very enthusiastic about all that can be done with PHP and MySQL. It’s FAST and easy to use. Next up is a re-design of ChristmasGifts.com – which I have …

Bob Hope died. What an icon he was for the 20th century. When I was a kid (back before dirt was invented) I read one of Bob Hope’s books published in ‘47, as I recall, from which I remember two things: He talked about the fog in London being so thick he walked three blocks trying to find a stoplight he knew was just ahead, only to discover it was his own cigarette he’d been following. And his main complaints about living into the future were that we didn’t all have rocket packs and zip around that way, and …

Have been hip deep in learning MySQL and PHP. Also learned how to set up the LinksManager.com software here so that links display properly for one of my clients.