Ray Plumlee's an American Odyssey
Traveling Webmaster's Deck Log
This is a copy of my old Deck Log (Online Journal). I am now using an online blog at my "Have Web Sites Will Travel" web site. I use it to chronolog my travels around North America (my American Odyssey).
This "Old" Deck Log is now only an archive of past postings. It tell's the reader where I have visited and what adventures I have had up til the time I started my blog on Have Web Sites Will Travel. This archive was written primarily from the perspective of a tourist. Not necessarily my work log though I may do some of that too, especially in those early days when I built the sites resouces. Initially I used it to detail my efforts in getting prepared for the adventure. Then I chronicled the adventure itself.
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Date: 25 August 2003 12:34 PM
Location: City: Meridian State: Idaho
Log Entry Title: Update on the Traveling Webmasters Preperations
Log Entry: Now under 70 days (68) before I rediscover America. My level of excitement is beginning to climb very fast now. Reminds me of my Navy days when I was a "short timer" just prior to a new duty station. It feels nice getting that same feeling of excitement and anticipation that I had, all those many years ago, again.
First I need to commemorate the passing of a former classmate. Bobby Bonds, father of the renowned Barry Bonds, and an exceptional baseball player in his own right passed away this past week (3 August 2003). I attended Junior High and High School with Bobby back in Riverside, California from 1960 to 1963. He was a year ahead of me but we did have a couple of classes together. Even then he was a superb athlete. Not just baseball but other sports as well including track and field. Fair winds and following seas Bobby.
Began watching the Travel channel a little more closely. Having fun watching shows like the "World's Best Roadside Attractions." Enjoyed seeing those fun places.
They reminded me of the "Roadside Attractions" I saw as a young lad growing up in southern California. On several occasions my family took family vacations where we traveled east on Route 66. As I remember Route 66 the highway is literally covered with old style (50ish) motels, roadside museums. The roadside museum I remember the best is the one where they claimed to be the largest museum of rattle snakes (is it still there?). I also remember all the roadside shops that sold Indian artifacts and memorabilia of the old west. Wow! What fun it was to browse through them.
Route 66 (currently on my schedule to begin on or about April or May 2005) may prove to be a particularly difficult portion of my adventure. I will probably find it hard to pass any of the roadside attractions. Oh well. I will do my best.
Began searching the web for destinations I would like to visit. I started adding some into the "Recommend a Place to Visit" database so that I can have something in the various display pages. This is sort of like "seeding" so others will start adding in recommended places. I don't really expect a lot of participation at first. So I will build up the database myself for now. It also helps me with designing the various display pages if there is some data in the database.
Decided to give my motorhome a name: "American Odyssey" In this way I can refer to "it" as more than an "it." It will help me chronicle the travels because I will be spending a lot of time in the "American Odyssey."
I pretty much have the "Status Meter" done at the top of the web site pages. It now displays the mission day (as of today: 68), first five stops in the schedule, with a link to the latest long term schedule. Upgraded the inport status to reflect actual locations if different than the hub/home port. Also gave myself the ability to display a temporary location if I am in transit between two hubs/home ports.
Ray Plumlee
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