I've been coding html for 3 days now, trying to find ways to make the blog(s) load faster (and it's not just the java script, though that is "part" of the problem). From the tests I've run, it seems to be going faster now, though still not fast enough for my tastes (oddly, one of the problems seems to be Firefox - I'm getting pretty quick loading times with Safari and Chrome (and forget about IE, they stopped making that for Mac a long time ago, and lots of folks recommend you drop it if you can). Anyway, I figure I have a few more days of this - I'm in the process of learning how to create image sprites - I have it down pretty well, and found some generators that create the sprit and the css, though now need to figure out how I do the html that references the sprite and puts the image where I want it on the page. Sasha the wonder dog is not amused, I've been slacking off of my ball throwing, plastic duck tossing and rubber pig tug of war.
So enjoy the video of the bar nodding with small Japanese school children, while I get back to blogging and html-ing.
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