Welcome to my blog...Like every other blog out there, this is where I tell the world about what interests me at any current moment. What's different is that I have a pretty eclectic collection of hobbies and interests. Or my attention wanders a lot...Anyways, Enjoy!

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Oh yeah, don't expect to see anything about friends, family, or work...Those will just get me in trouble :P

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"; echo ""; echo ""; echo substr($temp, 0, 4) - $is_old . " news\n"; echo "
"; $hide_old_news = 1; $how_old = $is_old; } $item_skip = ($item_date <= $temp) ? 0 : 1; //if item date > todays date, set item_skip bit (2011345 > 2011322 = do not show) if ($item_skip != 1) { if ($item_start == "DATE:") { //start entry echo "
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"; echo date("F j, Y", strtotime($item_body)); echo "

"; } else if ($item_start == "TEXT:" && $in_list == 0) { //text echo "

   "; echo $item_body; echo "

\n"; } else if ($item_start != "-----" && $in_list == 1) { //list item echo "
  • "; echo $item; echo "
    • \n"; } else if ($item_start == "-----" && $in_list == 0) { //start list $in_list = 1; echo "\n"; } } } if ($hide_old_news == 1){ echo "
    \n"; } include_once("./files/close.php"); ?>