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A Pause In The Rain

January 13, 2021 Carl Setzer2 Comments

a pause in the rain

I head outside to walk

opportunities

Life in Seattle often means adjusting plans in response to the rain. The photo in the featured image is one I took recently, font is Spectral.

A Walk Along The Waterfront

January 11, 2021 Carl Setzer

through fading sunlight

walk along the waterfront

filled with memories

Most of my life orbited the Edmonds waterfront, just north of Seattle. My grandparents lived here. So many memories of walking with my grandfather here, sometimes riding the ferry. He loved talking with everyone, hearing their stories. His gift of listening appreciated.

Exploring CSS and Failing

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Last quarter I dove into HTML and CSS. I have several years of experience with HTML, albeit basic. However, I had the most superficial understanding of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). It was fun to dive deeper into this key element of website creation.

I only knew CSS as a way to centralize basic style elements (fonts, colors, etc). My mind was blown when I discovered all the other style pieces you could manage with CSS. I’ve now seen things you people can’t imagine (picture Roy from Bladed Runner).

Now I want to learn more! So, when a few days ago this tweet landed in my feed, I was stoked:

Let's create Phineas using CSS in few simple steps😄

THREAD🧵 pic.twitter.com/2iuOMbrwBk

— Pratham 👨‍💻🚀 (@Prathkum) January 2, 2021

I followed Pratham’s guidance. Well, I tried, at least. After using all my free time, I created this:

I was a bit frustrated, but in the end, I’m still pretty pleased. A few months ago, I had no idea we can do this sort of thing. Now I’m diving in. And this is my first attempt. So, I have only upwards to go.

This link (to my github) takes you to the code I created. I’m sure many of you will easily spot errors. I’d love to hear them. I am trying to grow. That helps immensely.

Thanks for reading and commenting if you can.

Edit: I tried to embed the github info, but that didn’t work for some reason. Made it a direct link.