Mu-mon-kan

So after a ridiculous amount of work–in development since April–design changes, and css hacks, the Bove’s of Vermont website is finally live. Please feel free to read about Bove’s, order some sauce, use the awesome store locator, or just browse around.

Everyone on the team here at Dual Focus, LLC did an awesome job.

After a long hiatus–and an education of how blogs can actually help one organize and are not always a time-suck–I am back on track with the website project. So, for this week’s assignment:

1. Organize photos to send to Jon.
2. Get additional info for the store and merchant’s account squared away.
3. Get rest of the illustrator files hacked up.
4. Migrate the site to its final resting place.

Hopefully, I’ll maintain the regular updates. Once a night is what I’m shooting for.

We’ll see.

This quote by The Guardian writer, Jonathan Freedland, exemplifies my thoughts of any war–this one pertaining to the harsh Israel-Lebanon conflict:

The greater legacy is the human one. Every bomb dropped by Israel will have broken hundreds of Lebanese hearts. Some will have lost loved ones; others will have seen bridges, streets and houses that were painstakingly restored after decades of war smashed into the ground. Those who witnessed it will not forget it, and they will carry a bitterness towards Israel for the rest of their lives, passing it on to their children. The bereaved families of Israeli civilians will feel the same way about their enemy. From all the rational, strategic calculations, this is the factor that is so often missing: the hatred sowed in the human heart. Both sides have ensured this dreadful conflict spreads, not just across borders - but down the generations.

If you want to see the rest of this article, go here.

So, network neutrality . . . heard of it? It’s the Internet’s first amendment. The network in question operates under the three principles of neutrality: non-discrimination, interconnection, and access. In short, no website’s traffic has precedence over any other’s. The sad thing is that that may be changing (thank you, AT&T, et al.) My advice to you is to go here. However, I’d understand if you would like to read more about it, first. You could always try Wikipedia (an excellent resource) or just check for it on Google. I’m always curious to hear others thoughts on this issue.

Next up: Who loves nature?

Going through the nerve-wracking experience of a car accident can be scary, especially if one never experienced it before. My friend, Irving, unfortunately, went through the ordeal tonight. On the way to a nice dinner at Bove’s Italian Restaurant, we collided with a Chrysler minivan–the government safety rating on those things still holds. It was like hitting a tank with a pillow. The tank sustained minimal damage, whereas the offending pillow, nicknamed the Hyundai Tiburon, looked haggard. So, we pulled off the road to exchange information and wait for the Police to arrive. After the officer assessed the damage to both vehicles, we overheard him ask for a St. Michael’s College security officer to help clean up the fluids leaking from Irving’s car. Apparently, that job was beyond their manpower. In a few minutes, the entire Colchester Fire Department arrived with about 8 people (about 3 of whom actually did the work), 1 SUV, and 1 full-size fire truck. Eventually, the entire spectacle ended and the officer transported us home–my first time in the back of a police vehicle. Thankfully, no one was hurt and Irving, though a bit shaken up about his car and pride, seems to be handling it well. I told him tonight (to paraphrase Kevin Spacey in American Beauty): It’s just a car. Hopefully, the rest of the ordeal (i.e. dealing with the insurance company and body shop) goes well for him.

Me, baby . . . me. So . . . that’s it. There’s really nothing of consequence to write about now. Most of work done in the next week is going to be on the work site — www.dual-focus.com — so, I don’t have much to write about now. Maybe next time . . . if I don’t constantly neglect this page.