Yesterday was a big day. I've been studying front-end web development with Udacity.com since November and my efforts landed me an internship of sorts. A friend was kind enough to introduce me to a very talented young man who runs a small company that builds interactive websites. They work primarily with HTML and CSS and some JavaScript to build a fantastic product that keeps their clients very happy. Mike, the founder, invited me to visit their office and work on my studies and receive help as needed. Toward the end of the day he zipped me a mockup to work on. I'm still very slow at this point, but I really enjoyed the challenge. I had a crash course in Photoshop, something I haven't used since high school, and got to it. I'm very grateful to Mike and his guys at http://www.audentio.com/. They specialize in forum development, but can design and create just about anything. Like I say, great guys too. And on top of all that they're doing good things in a small town that doesn't normally operate with progressive leadership skills. I hope his company inspires other industry leaders in our communities.