This week the weather has been less than optimum in our part of the planet. There are lots of things that I need to do around here, but many of those activities require better weather for working outside. So, with a little time on my hands, I have been doing some nerdy scripting stuff that involves content on the web pages here and on the family website. It’s formally called Dynamic HyperText Markup Language programming (DHTML), but includes a host of content engines such as Java, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash™, PHP (hypertext preprocessor) and a number of other DHTML content enablers.

The clock widget above shows the date and time according to your computer. It also appears near the bottom of the left sidebar.

The fruits of all the recent nerdiness can be seen in recent content here:

  • Countdown to Election Day, a post with a dynamic NASA-style countdown to next election day
  • Sidebar widget showing the number of days left for the Obamination (look left)
  • A detailed years/months/days/hours/minutes/seconds Obamination countdown

All of the above are adaptations from Flash™ animations and scripts I have used in the past, both professionally and for personal web content.

blazing-saddles.jpgHere’s an example. I wrote a script to randomly display some quotes from one of my favorite movies, “Blazing Saddles.” Refresh your browser to get the next random quote.

By the way, if you’re viewing this site with an RSS reader, some of the DHTML may not appear.