Pam, could you take this BG and try to take some of the greenout of it so it will be more sand colored. I did a google search for desert camouflage and this is one of the best pics I found, so we can either use this as a BG for the page or maybe just the sidebar. It depends on what you can do with it. I'll start working on this real hard tomorrow and see what I can come up with.

See you later.

These are nice colors, Mike. Perhaps rather than use the camo patterns as a wallpaper, we could just consider using the colors as a scheme?

I dunno - I suspect Pam has the artists eye for this. Just cuz I'm militantly minded doesn't mean my ideas on things like that are good ones!

Unlike Gen Clark, I invite opinions other than my own! Like any good commander, I'll give guidance, stand back and let the staff officers do the work - and make the decision.

I know Pam and I have discussed multiple banners - multiple skins would be cool, too. And depending on how much work that is, a primer in how to do it (or a button for the functionality, etc) might be just the ticket.

I saw on another blog (I'll see if I can find it again, if you need it) where a guy has the ability to take a comment and turn it into a post - that seems a useful function - whether to set a troll up on a 25-meter target frame, or to highlight some thoughtful commentary - not that I draw that much!

Great work so far, guys, really!

Pam - I'm working up the other images for you.

Pam - Looking at the banner you've got in here...

I got the impression that you were'nt all that keen on all the verbiage I have in my current banner.

I think you are right - just the Argghhh, etc tag line is cleaner.

Sometimes I have to see 'less is more' to accept 'less is more'!

I can make the banner longer, that's no problem, I just need to know how long.

These colors are cool, but each banner will be different in terms of color. I picture 3 different banners for Argghhh!: One will be much the way the sand banner is now, one antique or old stuff (I don't know; John still has to send me pics!) and one will be the cats, dogs, home type.
Don't have to do all three, but my point is that white might be good for a background and these colors used as accents, along with colors from the other banners- the banners "yet to be"....

Just thinking out loud.

Looking good so far, Mike. I'll have to find Pam a good picture of a cannon. Except for the crossed cannon, hard to tell I was an artilleryman! What is the 'standard' size of the sidebars going to be? I can shift those graphics from my fototime account to my Hosting Matters and size them appropriately.

Looking good so far, Mike. I'll have to find Pam a good picture of a cannon. Except for the crossed cannon, hard to tell I was an artilleryman! What is the 'standard' size of the sidebars going to be? I can shift those graphics from my fototime account to my Hosting Matters and size them appropriately.

Looking good so far, Mike. I'll have to find Pam a good picture of a cannon. Except for the crossed cannon, hard to tell I was an artilleryman! What is the 'standard' size of the sidebars going to be? I can shift those graphics from my fototime account to my Hosting Matters and size them appropriately.

There are now TWO new banners I need to get to you! ;)
But this is the end. Really.

Ms Pam: do you have some color codes for me to use for the backgrounds etc. What would a nice dark border color code be?

Also, can we get a banner for the comments, trackback that is approx 450px wide? I can adjust the comment box with from there if you need it to be a little bit wider.

Don't worry about the banner up here. I will fix it when I do the comment templates.

The camo background image does tile very well. Can you take one that does tile, and is in gray/green and change the colors to match the logo? I'll go look for it and send it to you via e-mail if you can.

I'm not very motivated right now, so I'll probably knock off and start up a little later tonight.