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Reload page in style: light

A tad belated announcement that the newly designed patriciabray.com website is up and running. My thanks to Jennifer, the chief webdesigner at Page Rank Rocket who translated my rather vague requirements into a modern Wordpress-driven website.

My limited photography talents were put to the test, but those are indeed my photos on the banner, including the shot of my office and the back patio where I hang out in the warmer months. One of the biggest debates was whether the blogging shot should include a coffee cup or a glass of wine. Either is accurate depending on time of day, but the coffee mug photographed better.

hiring someone else to do it. The key to adulthood is recognizing your limitations and figuring out how to work around them. I'm not a visually oriented person so much of web design passes right over my head, and I'm not willing to invest the time needed to get good at it. So I've found someone who is willing to take on the project of bringing my website out of the Jurassic era.

My website designer knows and accepts my limitations, and can expertly translate commands like "Make it shiny, but not too shiny" into a working design. In the 90s she helped me build my first website, and I paid her in pizza. Today she commands professional rates... but she's still getting a pizza when she's done. Some traditions shouldn't be messed with.