31 :)

I had a  truly GREAT B-day party.  Ana did a great job getting everyone in my family there.  We ate pizzas.

After everyone left I read from Bill Bryson’s “Walk in the Woods”.  It was a lovely way to drift off to sleep.

Since then, I enjoyed a cigar in the backyard.  Ah the moon on the banana . . . → Read More: 31 :)

Mock Congress Revision

The latest version
Of course, if the link doesn’t work the Glassfish server is off or I’ve changed the version.   But hopefully I’ll make it into an interesting Mock Congress simulation.  I bet lots of students around the country would enjoy using it.

What would make it an exciting project would be to involve other smart students . . . → Read More: Mock Congress Revision

Having issues with VNC

Wow, I love working on this damn computer.
Here’s my issue: I keep having problems with VNC and Fedora.  The service kicks me off and I have no ability to reset it from SSH.  Get this, the error message is FAILED in RED LETTERS:
Shutting down VNC server: David                            [FAILED]
Starting VNC server: David                                 [FAILED]

It’s very annoying.  I can . . . → Read More: Having issues with VNC

Thinking about design…

I am looking forward to redesigning my Vocabulary Program with a student at Dade.  He’s an exceptional designer.  It’s in need of a redesign.

I spent my “teacher workday” fixing up my AP Government review site.  Last night I purchased the domain name: apgovstudy.com
My goal is to help as many students as I can.  Perhaps I can . . . → Read More: Thinking about design…

Projects: JSF, Real Estate

Here’s the Beta Mock Congress site.

The Java Passion course has been enjoyable but I am having trouble staying focused.  I’ve got too many tabs open at once.

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There was a time I could write long blog entries.  I had an audience at opendiary.com.  Now, I just write for myself.  I suppose it’s a good feeling to keep . . . → Read More: Projects: JSF, Real Estate

Possible projects

Very interested in organizing a “Flea Market” event for the warehouse.  Thought about a possible farmer’s market as well.
Possibly a plant sale?  “Wholesale to the community!!!!”  That’s a great idea!
Learning Java EE through a JavaPassion course.  So far it’s very enjoyable.
Donated $100 to the reddit relief to Haiti drive.  It’s Hell.
Will be teaching AP Government and . . . → Read More: Possible projects

Mock Congres Online

What have I been working on lately?

The “Bill Maker” for mock congress.  I think it would be cool to have an entire mock congress online.   Students would construct their bills.  I’ve got this down pat.

Next they would upload their bills and the bills would be automatically routed to the proper committee based on their code.  This . . . → Read More: Mock Congres Online

Planning for Economics; fixing my house up!

Today I finally cut down the two Royal Poinciana trees that were growing out of control.� Those trees grow like weeds.� It was nice to work with my dad and jump in the pool.� It was a special day, I think.

Tonight I’m playing with JSF and creating databases.� It’s pretty fun!

I called the homeowner’s association, but . . . → Read More: Planning for Economics; fixing my house up!

My store…

Great bargains on warehouses and eternal happiness!

I’m just messing around with this cool widget that integrates Google Spreadsheets and your blog or any website for that matter. Here’s a tutorial . . . → Read More: My store…

JavaFX and Gaming

After discovering a great tutorial about Glassfish, I pleasantly found this JavaFX tutorial.� I am curious to at least give it a try this summer because JavaFX has always interested me and I’ve always wanted to program tetris.

It seems like my knowledge of Java and love of simple and fun video games may come together in . . . → Read More: JavaFX and Gaming