One of the neat things about having a daughter going to art school is the experimental videos she shares with us. Enjoy.
The First one is a video portrait. Look quick and you can see all of us:

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A cute animation:

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And an experimental short:

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A Series of Videos By Jamie Yuhasz ©, .

Where did the week go? I promise I’ll get caught up with the 100 Days of Summer this weekend.

In the meantime, from ProBlogger comes the following challenge: Post links to the following Posts:

The First Steel Valley Outdoors Post ( Actually, there are two more before this: One is a Youtube video with NO comments, the other is a link with one sentence. I am not afraid to say I was learning on the fly)

The Post I Enjoyed Writing the Most: The Trip Report on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

A Post with a great Discussion: Seriously? Getting Comments has always been a struggle.

A Post on someone else’s Blog I Wish I’d Written: John Scalzi’s Being Poor turned me onto his writing and blog.

My Most Helpful Post: So Nice I turned it into a page: 120 Parks in 100 Miles

The Title I am Most Proud Of : Well, You’re just gonna have to click. Hint: TICKS

A Post I Wish More People Had Read: Awww, When the Dog Got Run Over

Seven Link Challenge ©, .

Sorry haven’t been posting the latest and greatest because I’ve been in Columbus for Jamie’s orientation at Columbus College of Art and Design. It was stressful: She’s been having cold feet since graduation. It was nice to get to Columbus and see old friends, old neighborhoods, and to have CCAD welcome us into their Community. Things are real now for her: She’s ready to go and fly.

SO, While I go through Personal and Work Emails this weekend, I’ll Be listening to Indie Wax’s RustBelt Rock Radio Podcast. You Should Too.

Back From Columbus ©, .

Do you see that little drop Down Bar at the top? The menu on the left?

I’ve been trying to turn Steel Valley Outdoors into a Community Site ( So I Don’t have to work so hard) and I’ve finally figured out how to ger BuddyPress up and Running.

I’ve still got some kinks to work out: for some reason I can’t get avatars to load properly. But it seems to be working and I need to see how it works.

So, If you’re a member play around with the Bar and take a look at the new personal pages. If you’re not a member, take a second to sign up. Steel Valley Outdoors is just me, and I promise I won’t sell your personal Information.

BuddyPress Community Beta ©, .

OK. I think I got the BuddyPress install working. Unfortunately, it uses a different forum backend than I had used before. That means new tables, and a new setup.

Right now it appears to be working for registered users. I had to set the avatars to use Gravatars: I can’t get the uploads working, but my pictures might just be too big to upload.

Go ahead and create a few groups and let me know how it’s working. If you like the new Community features, drop me a line or bookmark them.

BuddyPress Beta: Take Part in the Community ©, .