Nighttime routines

Putting kids to bed at night is generally wrought with a long list of items.
- bath, check
- brush teeth, check
- go to bathroom, check
- hugs and kisses, check
- water cup, check
- kleenex, check
- read a story, check
- sit up by himself to read a story after we already did it, check
- turn light off, check

And if it's not done in that order you can pretty much count on doing it again.  Then there's the final, last second ditch effort "Daddy I have to tell you something" phrases that he always musters up just as your closing his door to keep from going to bed.

"Don't run into monkeys."
"Ummm......ok"

"I love you daddy"
"I love you too"

And that makes it all worthwhile.

Levels of Knowledge

Here are 3 sites that list the levels of knowledge for CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. I think I rank a 5 on all 3. Level 6 in CSS and HTML would require a more forward thinking, "How can I make CSS and HTML better", type of attitude. While I think it would be interesting to work on making CSS and HTML specifications better, I'm happy just sitting on level 5 and knowing how to work with it.

I would, however, like to bring myself up to a level 6 on Javascript. In the past Javascript has always been looked at as a "kiddie language" and that isn't the case today. With the emergence of the social Web 2.0 sites and the Javascript frameworks like Prototype, Script.aculo.us, and Atlas.net (among others), Javascript has become a very big player in the game.