The following articles were authored by Joseph Yancey

The “Outside the Home” Home Office

By on July 25, 2009
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My wife pointed out a website about TINY homes to me tonight (http://www.tinytexashouses.com).   After taking a look at the site, I decided that these houses remind me alot of nice garden sheds.  If people can live in less than 100 sq ft, I figured that they might make some practical use for the regular person.  Then came the thought of an “Office Shed”.

After some quick research, I discovered that I am not the first to have this thought.  Many freelance designers, programmers, architects, anyone else that works from home sit at home in their den or at the kitchen table.  These creatives need a space to be creative in.  Along comes the “Office Shed”!  They can be as fancy or simple as you want.  They range from $5,000 for the standard shed to $15,000 for the office fit for a king.  Gone are the days of fighting with kids for the space on the table, or working away after everyone is in bed just to have some peace and quiet.  Now a creative simply has to take 10 steps out of the house into their custom, personal office.  Feel free to ditch the tie and don the slippers.

Here are some of the offices that I liked:

Just spoke to the wife… She says that when we finally buy a house, I can build a “Back Office”.  As long as it matches the house.  Score one for me!

jQuery – Slide up and down

By on July 16, 2009
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One of the greatest concepts in the history of programming is abstraction layers.  If you haven’t used jQuery before, here is a quick example of how to make divs slide up and down.  This method requires NO manual javascript.  The power of abstraction is very evident here. Here is the main part of what you need:

  1. <script type="text/javascript">
  2. function blind(divid) {
  3. jQuery(‘#’+divid).slideToggle("slow");
  4. return false;
  5. }
  6. </script>
  7.  
  8. <style>   .blinder{      display:none;    }    </style>

The important part is the jQuery(‘#’.divid).slideToggle(“slow”).  The jQuery(‘#’.divid) part just means that we want to apply the next part to the html element that goes by the id passed to our function.  The slideToggle(“slow”) part tells jQuery that we want to run the effect slideToggle on whatever we are applying it to.  The return false part just means that we don’t want to actually follow the link.  We just created a function to make this simpler on the links.

The <style> .blinder{ display:none; } </style> part just means to not display the divs that have the class name “blinder”.

As far as the links and divs go, here is all you need:

  1. <a onclick="return blind(‘div1′)" href="#">GO!</a>
  2. <div id="div1">Slide 1</div>

The important part in the link is the onclick.   It just means to return the results of the blind function that we created earlier.  We are passing the id of the div that we want to show and hide.

GO!

Slide 1

GO!

Slide2

Teddy Graham

By on April 30, 2009
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Teddy G – The name of the yet to be seen (in person) child of mine, strokes my heart in a way I never thought anybody would.  Teddy G has created within me a feeling of true family.  I am now no longer just a part of a family, I now have my own.  Hearing the 150 bpm heart beat of that little unborn child just did something inside me.

All of my life, I have always pictured myself playing ball with my kid in the back yard.  I have always dreamed of MY family.  I never figured that it would come this fast, but it is still great.  To be honest, Amara and I had come to terms with the fact that we might never be able to have children.  We had expected to have to try for quite a while.  We had discussed the possibility of adoption.  Now, I guess those decisions will not be ones that we will need to make.

The house that we are buying is more important than ever.  Now, instead of it being the first home of my wife and I, it is becoming OUR family home; the home that we raise our children in. Our children, now there’s a phrase that really makes you feel like you belong.

The Heart of Life is Good — From my wife

By on April 26, 2009
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Thanks, John. The heart of life is good. Spring time, leaves rustling in the wind. Fresh veggies from the local farmers. California oranges, the only kind to eat. Rolling hills that will always remind me of home, my Mountain Home. Sound nostalgic? I am. As life changes and moves on, I remind myself of the heart of life. Simple things are the best. Coach, that’s always good.

With all that being said, life is good. It is with pleasure and, I’ll admit, utter shock, that I introduce you to the latest member of the Yancey family, Teddy Graham. Teddy G made his appearance about 8 weeks, 4 days ago, and is scheduled to arrive December 2. TG will be here by our 1st anniversary, no romantic trip for me. Those of you who know me best understand my propensity for plans and structure. This is not within any plan I ever had. But He knows me best, and He knows what’s best for me. It’s all for Him, every part, every cell, every little limb. Teddy G is on his own little schedule, and we are adjusting. His schedule makes me nauseous every minute of every day, unless I’m eating veggies or fruit. Teddy wakes me up in the middle of night feeling nauseous. Teddy makes me sleep even more than usual, and has eradicated all motivation for schoolwork. Teddy G also has a heartbeat, strong and steady. Its miraculous.

–Amara Yancey

Buying A House

By on April 22, 2009
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So, with ALL that internet monies that I am making, we are buying a house. My wife and I started looking around just to see what was out there a couple of months ago. We found a couple that we liked and decided to place an offer on one of them. Our first offer was denied. Not countered but simply denied. We countered that denial with a little better offer but still one that they would be losing money on. We fully accepted that they would just deny again or simply not respond. Much to our surprise, they accepted.

More information is to follow. Pictures may be a while (probably after we move in).

First Post!

By on April 18, 2009
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Just switched to WordPress…  Still in twitter mode.  Posts shall be short!  By the way,  WordPress is pretty cool.  The backend could be labled a little better.  Has anyone ever heard of using the title tag on a link to explain what the link is?  Guess not…

I’m out…

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