About
About me:
I’m a weirdo, but who isn’t nowadays? Everyone claims to be weird, so I’d better define that a little. (It’s kinda like how everyone has taken the term “nerd” or “geek” as a badge of honor, but when I was a kid it was still an insult, and used repeatedly at me. *bitterness*)
- I wear a black leather trench coat on average 355 days a year (until it gets above 85° F / 29.44° C or 75% humidity)
- I’ve worked in a Tech Support/Help Desk environment of one sort or another for a decade plus, currently as a supervisor (Yes, I hate myself.)
- I wear button-up shirts with ties and waistcoats with dress pants for work and don’t undo the tie until I go to bed for the night
- I sometimes observe Suit-Friday, (usually three-piece) with either charcoal or pin-stripe tailored suit
- I’m a non-preaching Reverend of the Universal Life Church
- I was trained throughout childhood/teenage years in painting and drawing
- I have a strong dislike of politicians with an aversion to anything politics, because politicians are just professional liars, no matter what party or bumper sticker
- I wear my kilt once and a while, usually during weather that is too warm for my coat. (See above.)
See? Kinda all-over and weird. And amusing, I hope.
Here’s some baseball-style stats, slightly internationalized (because I know I have visitors from other countries. Why, I’m not sure, but they visit.):
Nationality: American
Age: 32 years
Gender: Male
Height: 6 foot 1 inch / 1.85 metres
Weight (without coat): 162 pounds / 73.84 kilograms
Weight (with coat): 169 pounds / 77 kilograms
Eye color: hazel
Eyeball color: white, with red blood vessels
Hair color: very dark brown, with a reddish tinge
About this site:
I swear. Alot. And I like swearing. So if you don’t like it, please go somewhere else and don’t come back.
Feesl.com has existed since 1997, borne out of grand dreams full of piss and vinegar; I was ready to change the world with my m4d cr4zy html sk1llz.
Now it’s cooled off. I’m older, more experienced, more aware of how things that burn brighter are burning more quickly, and that burning more quickly means the fuel is all going bye-bye faster. This site was initially my hand-built HTML framed-pages, then I changed to PHP-included combo pages, then to Simple PHP Blog, then to Drupal, and finally to WordPress.
My website was once the main feesl.com page, but I moved it off when I gained enough control to make a main family resource site. No one used it.
Ever.
So when I moved hosts in 2006 I didn’t rebuild it, left a “construction” message up and waited to hear a complaint. As of 2010/04/29 I haven’t heard a peep. 
Now my site is pretty much what I want it to be, but parts are still changing. It uses plenty of javascript and flash to make it seem very Web 2.0, so please make sure you are not blocking scripts, or if you do block scripts you realize it could be screwing wit’ my m4d cr4zy html sk1llz.
WordPress Plugins I am using:
AJAX Calendar 2.4.10
» John Godley (url)
A version of the WordPress calendar that uses AJAX to allow the user to step through the months without updating the page. Additionally, a click on the ‘expand’ link shows all the posts within that month, inside the calendar. Caching of content can be enabled to increase speed.
Akismet 2.3.0
» Automattic (url)
Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not. You need an API key to use it. You can review the spam it catches under “Comments.” To show off your Akismet stats just put <?php akismet_counter(); ?> in your template. See also: WP Stats plugin.
Broken Link Checker 0.9.4.4
» Janis Elsts (url)
Checks your blog for broken links and missing images and notifies you on the dashboard if any are found.
Clean Options 1.3.2
» Mittineague (url)
finds orphaned options and allows for their removal from the wp_options table
collapsing-objects 0.2
» DrLebowski (url)
Collapsible content blocks
Countdown Timer 2.4.2
» Andrew Ferguson (url)
Add template tags and widget to count down or up to the years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and/or seconds to a particular event.
Drop Caps 2.1
» Thomas Milburn (url)
My first plugin used to generate the code for drop caps.
Fluency Admin 2.3.2
» Dean Robinson (url)
Give your WordPress admin the Fluency look, Fluency 2.3.2 is the latest update and is compatible with WP 3.0.x. You can customize Fluency using the options found under ‘Fluency Options’ in the ‘Settings’ menu.
Live Comment Preview 1.9
» Brad Touesnard (url)
Supply users with a live comment preview. Use the function <?php live_preview() ?> to display the live preview in a different location. Based on version 1.7 by Jeff Minard.
MultiFeedSnap 1.1
» Colin Caprani (url)
Plugin for displaying multiple RSS Feeds.
Old Post Alert 1.1
» Alex King (url)
Show a potential commentor a note if a post is old. Might cut down on comments that are answered in later posts. Then again, it might not. Questions on configuration, etc.? Make sure to read the README.
Search Meter 2.7.3
» Bennett McElwee (url)
Keeps track of what your visitors are searching for. After you have activated this plugin, you can check the Search Meter section in the Dashboard to see what your visitors are searching for on your blog.
Smilies Themer 0.5.3
» Ricardo González (url)
Allows you to choose different smilies themes. Based in More Smilies by Matt Read.
Smilies Themer Toolbar 2.0.6
» Frasten (url)
Adds a toolbar to easily add to comments and posts your smilies managed by Smilies Themer plugin.
Stray Random Quotes 1.9.9
» ico@italyisfalling.com (url)
Display and rotate random quotes and words everywhere on your blog. Easy to custom and manage. Ajax enabled.
Title Case 1.1
» Adam Nolley (url)
Attempts to properly capitalize post titles. Based on code by John Gruber.
Twitter Widget Pro 2.2.0
» Aaron D. Campbell (url)
A widget that properly handles twitter feeds, including @username, #hashtag, and link parsing. It can even display profile images for the users. Requires PHP5.
User Resolution Logger 1.0
» Naif Amoodi (url)
The User Resolution Logger Plugin for WordPress lets blog owners log the resolution depth of users who visit their blog.
WordPress.com Stats 1.7.2
» Andy Skelton (url)
Tracks views, post/page views, referrers, and clicks. Requires a WordPress.com API key.
WP-PluginsUsed 1.50
» Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan (url)
Display WordPress plugins that you currently have (both active and inactive) onto a post/page.
WP RSS Images 1.0
» Alain Gonzalez (url)
Include the first attached images of your post in your rss.
WPtouch iPhone Theme 1.9.16
» Dale Mugford & Duane Storey (BraveNewCode) (url)
A plugin which formats your site with a mobile theme for the Apple iPhone / iPod touch, Google Android, Palm Pre and other touch-based smartphones.
