You made it past the rather dramatic hero page or maybe you just ended up on this page to start with and are intrigued as to what this site is all about. EastBayRag is pretty much a playground where I go to undertake little projects. A distraction from the general grind of daily life, scripting in PHP and manipulating data in a Maria database (formerly a MySql db). It provides me something to focus on from time to time that takes all of my attention and becomes my escape. It also gives me a great sense of satisfaction when I create something and it works. In this world of self esteem, I have to say that I never cease to amaze myself!
The Webiste actually started as a small project to create something that I could control that would enable me to share photos with the family and allow them to easily view and download files (without having to order prints). After many late nights and beers it has blossomed into a whole lot more. The photos taken on routes are now geotagged and displayed on Google maps along with lots of other things to explore.
Initially I thought it would be a good idea to include some sort of blog section within the site. That then grew into the thought that I could host blogs for other people so I drafted my buddy “Mr O” from the UK to add content to the blogs, although he's been quiet for a long time (at least here anyway). Next came the idea of allowing other people to interact so the fun stuff section was born with things like a graffiti wall, quiz, caption competition and much more including breaking new ground to figure out how to use javascript to get stuff to move about the screen and do things. All of this serves no purpose what-so-ever, but sometimes you just gotta do things because ....
There's a site map that puts the contents of the site into some kind of order. You can find the site map on the bottom of any page, but you should be good with the navbar at the top to get you to the major areas. So where does it all end? What's the ultimate end game? Well, never let it be said that I'm anything but transparent - if you're interested, take a look at the EastBayRag (EBR) Business Plan.
The remainder of this page provides some highlights from across the site. Have fun! Enjoy! And feel free to contact me.
Showing random photos from the photos section of the site. There's some sense of order to them, but they have been taken from an array of different places .... from NASCAR to bird watching, they're all there.
Each week we host a different vote on this site. It's generally something around a completely meaningless topic and should definitely not be taken seriously. It is, however, a tradition I've kept for the past 17 years.
This week's question: When do you think I will get a new sofa in the house?
4 weeks time is winning with 25% of the votes submitted to date.
Full vote details including results and analysis of previous votes.
But what are we counting down? Is this the end of the world? The end of the website? Or something completely different? Only time will tell. Quite a lot of time right now as this is a pretty long timer as far as timers go. We're in not rush though. Particularly if this is the end of something.
No, this isn't the title of my autobiography, but it could be about someone. The other day, William was cooking soup for lunch and I asked him what was burning as I could smell something. Nothing, it's just something on the hob was the reply I got back as he stared at his phone. He managed to literally stand next to a pan of soup while it was melting the spoon that he was supposed to be stirring it with, but he didn't notice because he was texting someone on his phone.
The thing that's really daft is that he didn't tell me about it, he just put the spoon in the dishwasher as he didn't think I'd notice anything was wrong with it. I don't claim to be the most observant person in the world, but the pictures below show how difficult it would have been to not have noticed.
Here are the current standings in the latest fantasy race game competition.
| Team Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Take it to the Max | 2110 |
| Cynicoal | 2090 |
| Juan Fell Swoop | 2001 |
| Tiffany | 1957 |
| dad's duffers | 1788 |
| What You're Proposing | 1614 |
| Cerebro | 1181 |
Find out everything there is to know about the Race Games.