Ringing in the New Year in Style

Ringing in the New Year in style:

Simple pen blue ink doodle

Simple pen blue ink doodle:

Simple pen black ink doodle

Simple pen black ink doodle:

Collage of old 'T' passes on cardboard

A collage of old 'T' passes on cardboard:

Pittsburgh Southside Marina

Pittsburgh Southside Marina. One never knows walking around Pittsburgh what will be found - today it was this marina which I never knew existed:

Pittsburgh Downtown View from Southside

Pittsburgh Downtown View from Southside:

Pittsburgh South Side Marina

Pittsburgh South Side Marina:

Fall October porch pumpkin and mums - photo

Fall October porch pumpkin and mums:

 

Fall October porch flowers - photo

Fall October porch flowers:

 

Fall haystack and mums - photo

Fall haystack and mums:

 

Woodpiano Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A woodpiano sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Vibrabella Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A vibrabella sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Upright Piano Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A upright piano sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

TubeBells Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A tubebells sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Steel Drum Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A steel drum sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer: 

Racecar Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A racecar sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Piano Bells Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A piano bells sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer: 



Mars Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A mars sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:



Hole in One Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A hole in one sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Hamarimba Sample - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A hamarimba sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Glocken Sample Music - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A glocken sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Bird Sample Music - Vintage Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizer

A bird sample using the vintage Yamaha DX 100 synthesizer:

Simple Arrow Square Logo Sample

A simple arrow square logo sample:

Simple V2 Square Logo Sample

A simple v2 square - logo sample:

Simple Dotted Square Logo Sample

A simple dotted square logo sample:

Fall to Winter Pumpkin - picture

Fall to Winter Pumpkin:

Cool Apple Hive - Picture

Cool - Apple Hive picture

Agenda List - Simple Graphic

The following is a simple fun - agenda list one can utilize to print out and use - or save the graphic off and utilize in a photo editing software - to add something a bit different and vibrant to their site, project or meeting:

To Do List - Simple Graphic

The following is a simple fun - to do list one can utilize to print out and use - or save the graphic off and utilize in a photo editing software - to add some piazza to their site, project or meeting:

The Meeting

Too chilly, too much wind and

not enough light.

The fall bees are out like leaves

and there many among the trees.

The birds cry, the deer run.

Day breaks, seasons change,

people walk around.

There's much strangeness in the

air, strangeness is my fault.

We know one another, we know

each other.

We know how the cold can be.

In a couple of months the year

will end.

CREATE - Writing Six Core Concepts

Writing - brings us to six core concepts - of CREATE: 

Create - writing allows one to create pages of content and modify them to suit certain needs.
Repeat - writing allows one to add several content aspects to pages via formatting and graphics.
Envision - writing allows one to capture ideas in a customized format.
Adapt - writing allows one to modify created item(s) to suit growing needs.
Technology - writing about technology allows for always moving with expanded features and functionality.
Exceptional - writing is an exceptional toolset with lots to offer the reader as far as rich and vast content sets.

3D Borders in CSS Using border-collapse

<html>

<!--The following css script snippet is used to set borders on cells and the table-->
<!--Note the utilization of the border-collapse which is used against the entire table and
also the outset and inset which give this item a 3d effect-->
<style type="text/css">
table  {
 border-collapse: seperate;
 border: 1mm outset;
 cell-spacing: 1mm
       }
td, th {
 border: 1mm inset
       }
</style>
<table>
 <th>Table header</th>
  <tr>
    <td>Text data 1</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Text data 2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Text data 3</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Text data 4</td>
  </tr>
</table> 
</html>

Here is what this looks like when run in a browser:

Cloudy Blue Sky - picture

A cool looking photo - of a cloudy blue sky I accidentally took on my cell phone while cleaning the porch:

Template that can be utilized for an RSS feed

The following is a template that can be utilized for an RSS feed - enter your own text - then save the file with a .xml extension (example yoursite_rss.xml) and place on the root of your website so users can find it easily. Typically add new entries to your content daily, weekly or monthly to keep content fresh. Additionally, link to the RSS feed xml file from your homepage.

< ?xml version="1.0" ?>
<rss version="2.0">
< channel>
< item>
<title>Title of first entry</title>
<description>Description of first entry</description>
<link>http://www.your_website/</link>
</item>
< item>
<title>Title of second entry</title>
<description>Description of second entry</description>
<link>http://www.your_website</link>
</item>
< /channel>
< /rss>

Clouds overhead - picture

Clouds overhead:

JavaScript helper function - obtain parameters from URL string

The following is a JavaScript helper function - I've used to obtain the parameters from a URL string.

In this example - the parameter value I am looking for are those that appear after the name string

1) Call the script as such:
<script language="JavaScript">
            filepath=GetParam("filepath"); 
</script>

2) The GetParam function is as such:
<script language="JavaScript">
function GetParam(name)
{
 var start=location.search.indexOf("?"+name+"=");
  if (start<0) start=location.search.indexOf("&"+name+"=");
   if (start<0) return '';
   start += name.length+2;
   var end=location.search.indexOf("&",start)-1;
   if (end<0) end=location.search.length;
    var result=location.search.substring(start,end);
    var result='';
    for(var i=start;i<=end;i++)
    {
     var c=location.search.charAt(i);
     result=result+(c=='+'?' ':c);
    }
   return unescape(result);
}
</script>

Flowers in the garden - picture

Flowers in the garden:

View from my deck - picture

View from my deck:

Tomorrows Lullaby

Tomorrows Lullaby

I believe in lullabies

I believe in things that fly

I believe in rainbows high

To explain it all would just not be good

Don’t leave me here

Calm all my fears

You play with my world

Then you set fire to my soul

You know my life inside out

Untold stories that should never get out

I don’t know why I opened my mouth

But I did and now I’m lost within

You read me inside out

I don’t know how

Like an open book

You know what others don’t

And if you believe in lullabies

And if you believe in things that fly

And if you believe in rainbows high

Then tomorrow will not be lost

Poetry

One of the better poems - I wrote, describing poetry:

POETRY

Poetry is a form of discourse whose instrument is language.

Poetry is a way of communicating what's on one's mind. It communicates

with a very unique style of precision. Poetry is the very feelings,

reactions and attitudes that the poet feels. It uses metaphors and

symbols' to express complex issues that the poet has in the head.

Poetry teaches while it delights the reader who reads the written

words. Poetry is obscure and sometimes difficult to read. It is a form

of art which captures the poet's experiences. Poetry is freedom of

expression, as anything goes. Poetry is a mysterious form of language.

It is sometimes unclear and fuzzy, but yet it expresses what's on the

poet's mind. Poetry goes into great depths of meaning, meaning which

makes great sense to the poet. Poetry is enjoyment of written

statements. It is the expanding of one's mind.

Poetry is beauty and wisdom of writing. Poetry is an intention which

the poet expressed. Poetry is words which pass through the poet's mind.

It is the creation of a art work. Poetry explores the potentialities of

form.

Poetry is explicit statements of purpose. Poetry can be rhyming and can

also be a record of an experience. Poetry is the arrangement of certain

words in a pattern. It is verse that is beautifully read. Poetry refers

to specific objects or concepts. Poetry has great meaning. It is an

elaborate form of language.----->

Poetry is creating an image and then writing about it. Poetry can be on

such beautiful matters as love or on ugly matters such as destruction.

Poetry conveys a wide variety of topics. Poetry is the tone in which

the poet feels. Tone is conveyed by sound, pitch and pace. poetry is

expressions that the poet uses. Smiles, frowns, and clenched teeth are

prime examples. Poetry is the irony in which the poem was written.

Poetry can be in short or long form. Poetry is written in various forms

and in various places. Poetry is writing that is truly unique. There

can be no wrong or right way to write poetry. The writings depend upon

the way the poet sees, views, and feels while writing. Poetry can be

free flowing or rough. Poetry is entertainment of the written word.

Poetry is artistic excellence and purity of the heart.

It is discovering how far the mind can be stretched. Poetry is verse

that is written in a artistic style. Poetry when written gives one

pleasure, pleasure with every word placed by the pen. Poetry is old in

some instances and new in other instances. Poetry is traditional and

abstract. Poetry is written by all ages. Poetry is a great expanding

feeling. Poetry is what I personally like to do. Poetry is pure art.

Oil and acrylic 18*24 on poster board

One of my most time-consuming pieces of art - I spent one year creating this piece between 1994-1995 - it's an oil and acrylic 18*24 on poster board.

Oil 8*12 on cardboard

This art work is circa 1994 - oil 8*12 on cardboard:

Spray paint on standard size bed sheet

In college - I spent a fair amount of time during weekends and holidays creating art!
This one is from circa 1994 time-frame - spray paint on standard size bed sheet: