A GoogleMap test with Waterloo, ON locations

April 20, 2006 D. H. McKee

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Thought I’d try to put another static Google Map in, with multiple sites. It’s a little trickier to put two Google Maps on the same index page, so I had to fumble with the code a bit. I’ve moved the API key up into the index template’s header (where it should be), and assigned unique codes (based on the entryID) to the map variable. And it seems to work pretty well. I’m still learning, but it appears to be a good way to get static maps in place without messing with MT’s inner-workings.

It’s a bit of a pain remembering to insert HTML tags by hand, but the script won’t work if you let Movable Type convert line breaks.

The following map details 3 restaurants I like to eat at. Well, two restaurants I like to eat at … and also the Rude Native Bistro.

UPDATE: The new script I was working on was causing problems with my page in IE and Netscape, so I put it on hold for the short term. It also wasn’t rendering in the permalink page either.

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.