ellen kanner

Came upon this today and thought it pretty cool: flickr slideshows.

I am trying it here, just because it looks so easy, that I could get some our clients to set it up.

But on a side note, every time I try to embed something in a post using this editor, it wipes out parts of the embed/object statement, and doesn’t accept the code.  I can’t figure out how to get an this into a Word Press post for the life of me!  Anyway…

I get quite a few requests along the lines of, “I’d like to have rotating images on my homepage, how can we do this?”

Well, if you’re not too picky about the image’s size, you may be able to use Flickr’s Make a Badge feature for your site which will load a different photo based on the parameters you set (tags, a specific set, etc.) A free flickr account is all you need, unless you’re planning to upload more than the free account allows per month.
I set up an example here and though rudimentary, modifying some of the code gets you a nicely framed medium-sized image.
Flickr has quite a few free tools available from mapping images to flickr color selector.

Either drive you nuts or clear your head.  Mind was of the latter. Great reading material as well as fun times.  Photos are posted here.

Ahhh.  I think I need another one.

That’s what I’d have to say about the recent cover of The New Yorker. I occasionally read this magazine (having grown up in NY) but I must say, this is pretty bad.

“This illustration provided by The New Yorker magazine, the cover of the July 21, 2008 issue by artist Barry Blitt, shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist. The magazine says the cover is meant to satirize the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the presidential election to derail Obama.” - The Associated Press
Huh?

Yes, I’m riding in the Prouty this coming weekend, July 12, a fundraiser for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

Please sponsor me! It’s for a good cause. I doubt there’s anyone of us who has not been affected by cancer in some way - a loved one, a spouse, a friend’s child, ourselves.

Please consider donating! I’m the only Kanner participating, apparently so I’m easy to find. I know the hills I’ll be climbing on Saturday are nothing compared to the mountains folks climb fighting this god-awful disease.

 July 12 Update: We made it, riding the 25 mi. in just under 2 hours!  Yipee!  Next time perhaps we’l aim for the 50!  Thanks to everyone who donated.