My personal site has undergone many changes over the years as my skills have improved and my styles have changed. I'll save myself some embarrassment and leave out the really old stuff.
The current version features the simplest layout I've ever used for my site. The navigation is PEAR driven and are displayed in a Miller Column style. I included a Javascript powered style switcher. It uses a cookie to keep track of user preference, and a jQuery transition effect to make sure the new style is fully loaded before displaying the page. The image galleries were built using Galleria, a plugin for the jQuery javascript framework.
The previous version of the site featured a simple layout with a vertical expanding navigation menu on the left side. This was my first experience using PEAR to drive a dynamic menu, and I have used it several times since. The main content area was translucent so that the stationary background image at the bottom was partly visible behind it as you scrolled the page. The now defunct links page included a Javascript expanding tree menu. The galleries were powered by the very popular Lightbox, a plugin that uses the Prototype Javascript framework.