This is my website done without using a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) automated system. I have used a few others such as MS Publisher 97 and MS FrontPage 97 (and even Word 97!), but I wanted to be challenged by having to write most of the "code" myself. I find this refreshing in that I am learning to debug the others, and remove excess tags from the other program HTML pages.

I used Evrsoft's 1st Page 2000 and found a lot of good tips at The Webdiner. I found good help at Professional Web design with frames. It also helped to read "HTML 4 for Dummies" for obscure things about tags. My thanks to these people, who helped me to understand HTML.

A thought on frames-after it was all done, I think that the frames could have been done without. I find that the noframes version works pretty well, with the exception of no return to top buttons. Maybe I will add these at a later date, who knows? Let me know what you think about that subject!

Grandpa Ray is a 40-ish babyboomer married to Grandma Chris. We live in the S.F. Bay area and I previously worked for 11 years in the Amusement industry for a major Northern California amusement park is Santa Clara, CA (name withheld-hehe!). We have 2 children and 2 grandchildren that are a hand full!

Currently I am a low voltage tech for a school district. I repair fire alarms, intrusion alarms, telephones, PA systems and intercom systems. I find this job very rewarding and a challenge to learn new items.

Chris and I have lived in the east bay practically all of our lives. Having done this, I am sort of a historian on Niles in the 60's, having lived there to seen the changes that have happened over the years. Most of my time was spent living in or within 1 mile of Niles, so I have been there to see it first hand.

The town of Niles, CA is very dear to me as I grew up there. Please check out the page that I have put together on Niles and let me know what you think. The link for the Niles Main Street Association is on the same page so check them out too.

Will you quit hitting your refresh button!
You're gonna break the counter!
Hey!! I'm Warning You!!
Don't make me stop this car!!