: About Me

I've been creative in one capacity or another almost my whole life. I had a very active imagination as a child, with a strong pull towards art (specifically painting). In grade school, my love of music started to flourish, as I learned to play the piano. Later, I learned to play French Horn, Trumpet, and then Guitar.

After I learned guitar, I started to actually write my own music, which is where I began writing. I suppose I've always had a way with the written word. So when my wife introduced me to this site, I decided to give it a shot. Time will tell if creativity will transcend music and actually be able to stand on its own in this medium.

My passion is ...

Anything Artistic

I know too much about ...

Web Development

My parents always told me ...

To be kind, mind my manners, and listen to my elders.

My childhood ambition ...

Stock Broker

Why I write ...

It's another creative outlet

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Too much reality TV (Thankfully the Fall season starts!)

My first job ...

Working at the American Trapshoot Association

My inspiration ...

My Wife

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Building a website is easy. Anyone with internet access, any one of the myriad of HTML editors, and a little patience can do it. Making it user friendly is another story, though. There are many considerations you must keep in mind when attempting to make your site user-friendly. The first thing anyone must do is consider the lowest common denominator. Meaning, think like someone who isn't all that computer savvy, having an outdated computer system, perhaps still using Netscape 4.7, and maybe even still on dial-up. With that in mind, you want to maximize your screen real estate, the speed o...

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