Robert Gremillion's Blog

Nerdy Softball Shirt

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:32:26 +0000

Here’s a photo of my softball shirt from a couple of years ago. Is it nerdy enough?

Watch Those Hidden Inputs in IE6

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:22:50 +0000

I’m starting to do more with CSS at my new job.

I ran into an issue where I had a table inside of a DIV. In Firefox everything looked as expected. But in IE6 there was a 2 pixel margin right above the table. It took me a while to figure this out. But I had a hidden input field within the table tags, but outside of tags, so IE was floating it to the the top and giving it some space. Once I moved the hidden input field inside of some tags everything was right with the world again.

Jango Fett Spotted at the Baybrook Mall Lego Store

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:15:59 +0000

I took my kids to the new Lego Store store in Baybrook Mall in Clear Lake.

They just got this Jango Fett display today.

I still can’t believe I let them spend $16 each on a bucket full of plastic, total cost of production, 50 cents.

16 Ways to Learn Rails

admin — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:13:15 +0000

Here are 16 ways to learn Rails. I came up with this list two years ago before I had a blog. My goal is to flush out each of these items with links over the next few weeks.

1. Read “The Books”

2. Join a Club - Another way to learn Rails is to be around other people who are doing it already. There are many many Ruby and Rails clubs across the globe. If you happen live in Houston, you can join the Houston Ruby Group, which meets once a month. To find a Rails group in your area, try searching on RubyBrigade.org. Or you could start your own…

3. Convert Something
4. Participate in Forums
5. Use IRC
6. Watch “The Videos”
7. Research and Blog About It
8. Take a Class
9. Participate in a Contest - One way to learn fast is to take part in a competition. The Rails Rumble is coming up on September 20th, 2008. Hook up with some other Rails programmers and see what you can create with a 48 hour time window.
10. Work on an Open Source Project
11. Find a Tutorial and Built It
12. Listen to “The Podcasts”
13. Study the Rails Source Code
14. Goto a BarCamp
15. Subscribe to “The RSS Feeds”
16. Dissassemble an Open Source Project

LSU Tailgate Trailer Images

admin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:39:50 +0000

This week I received these images of one of the coolest tailgate trailers. This would make any LSU fan proud.

LSU Birthday Cookie - Yum

admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:58:03 +0000

This afternoon we had a catfish fry for my birthday. My family surprised me with an LSU Birthday Cookie. It was ALMOST too cool to eat. ALMOST.

LSU Ex QB Ryan Perrilloux Finds another Home

admin — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:02:01 +0000

I wondered where Ryan Perrilloux would end up after he blew it as LSU’s quarterback.

Well, here’s the answer.

He will be the quarterback at Jackson State.

I truly hope he can pull it all together.

Another intresting article.

Record Breaking Strawberry Shortcake Images

admin — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:45:14 +0000

We went to the Strawberry Festival in Pasadena, Texas on Friday night. There we saw the largest strawberry shortcake ever. It was 1300 square feet. The sign said it held the Guiness World Record for size. They were selling pieces for $2 per slice. It was very good!

Helicopter View of Tiger Stadium

admin — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:16:05 +0000

I received these images of Tiger Stadium a while back. I especially love the image with seven helicopters.

LSU Quarterback Ryan Perrilloux Off the Team

admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:30:15 +0000

Quarterback Ryan Perrillous is no longer a member of the LSU football team.

I hate to see such a great athlete go down in flames like this. He was only a year or two away from a million dollar payday in the NFL. So sad.

I’m predicting some desperate school picks him up.

View the article.