Travel Map Updated

Finally added something to my website again, and it's an update of the travel map. This addition includes my trip to and from Oklahoma in August and Knoxville in October. Now I'll have to make a trip to Kentucky to clear some holes.

Travel Map Updated

Updated the travel map tonight. I think the only thing that had to be added was the trip to Tennessee. That adds another state to my list, with a visit to Cocke and Sevier counties. Gatlinburg was a really cool town, though granted a bit of a tourist trap. I'll have to post the pics. On the way back, Mary, Caglar, and I took a detour and did some hiking in the Smokies, and drove on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The mountains were beautiful and the air refreshing compared to the 90 degree heat Columbia has been experiencing. The new map replaced the old one, of the same name (travelmap.gif) and is located in the Maps folder. I'm working on a GIS solution for this which will allow updating to be easier and for me to expand this mapping to a few other projects.

The Spread of WalMart and Target

I happened to run into this site Flowing Data, which looks like it takes on some interesting mapping ideas. They have two projects which show the spread of WalMart and Target across the country. Comparing them shows some interesting decisions in their spread; it seems like Walmart moved outwards from it's initial base in Arkansas and saturated new markets, whereas Target aimed to go to mostly any major market in the Midwest before expanding outward. Click below for each project:

Walmart
Target

Main Page and About Me Updated

I made a number of edits tonight to the website. The About Me page was revised and updated. I also made changes to the format of the main page, changing the banner, and some font issues below. I still cannot figure out how to get IE to recognize the iframe for the webcams. Firefox is showing them correctly. When I make the next update I will likely move the travel map into the Maps. A few other code changes need to be made. I need to work on standardizing the css tags in a separate file.

the Pictures Updated

Click on the Pictures, it will take you to pictures I've posted that have been collecting on my desktop.

New Apartment

I'm just about ready to say goodbye to True St. Me and Nate (my roommate) rented a UHaul this morning and moved just about everything out. Two and a half hours to pack it in....45 minutes to unload....must be the difference in stairs. So for the first time in a year I'm spending a night away from True St...not through any alcohol inducement. Should have the move complete by the end of the month...when they kick us out. MDR

Main Weather Page Update

The main weather page was updated again, this time adding links to other weather pages, and fixing the other temperatures menu. The fourth (bottom) temperature is linked to the menu choice, which was previously extremely small; it is now the same size as the other temperatures.