[{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/posts/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"Blog"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/tags/congo/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Congo"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/categories/examples/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Examples"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/tags/hugo/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Hugo"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/tags/markdown/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Markdown"},{"content":" This sample post is a practical tour of Markdown, Hugo, and the Congo theme. It combines placeholder text with formatting examples that can be copied into future posts. Sample content: This article is intentionally feature-rich. Individual posts only need the elements that serve their subject. Status: Published with Hugo Paragraphs and inline formatting #Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Bold text draws attention, italic text adds emphasis, and bold italic text does both. Congo also styles strikethrough text, inline code, and ordinary links.\nEscaped characters remain literal: *asterisks*, _underscores_, and # hash marks. Two trailing spaces create a hard line break.\nThis sentence begins on the next line without starting a new paragraph.\nYou can add useful inline HTML when Markdown alone is not enough: GIF, H2O, x2, highlighted text, and Ctrl+S.\nHeading levels #Page titles provide the first-level heading, so article sections normally begin at level two.\nLevel-three heading #Level-four heading #Level-five heading #Level-six heading #Blockquotes and citations # Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.\nA nested quotation can provide additional context.\nMarkdown such as bold text and code works inside a quote.\n“Simplicity is the soul of efficiency.”\n— Austin Freeman1\nLists #Unordered and nested # Engineering Mechanical systems Electrical systems Control systems Technology Linux Networking Local AI Ordered # Write the content. Preview it with Hugo. Commit the source. Let GitHub Pages deploy it. Task list # Create a Hugo site Configure the Congo theme Add a custom domain Replace this sample with the next great post Definition list # Hugo A static site generator that turns content and templates into a deployable website. Congo A responsive Hugo theme with built-in components for rich technical and personal sites. Markdown A lightweight syntax for structured text. Tables # Feature Syntax Typical use Bold **text** Emphasis Link [label](URL) Navigation Code `command` Technical terms Task - [x] item Checklists Markdown works inside cells too: bold, italic, and code.\nCode #Inline commands such as hugo server sit naturally within a paragraph.\nbaseURL = \u0026#34;https://example.com/\u0026#34; theme = \u0026#34;congo\u0026#34; enableRobotsTXT = true The next block uses Hugo syntax highlighting, line numbers, and highlighted lines:\n1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 package main import \u0026#34;fmt\u0026#34; func main() { message := \u0026#34;Hello from Hugo\u0026#34; fmt.Println(message) } Indented text can also form a code block:\nhugo --gc --minify git status --short Links and internal references #This is an ordinary link to the Hugo documentation, while this Hugo reference points to the site\u0026rsquo;s About page.\nVisit the About page Images and figures #Standard Markdown image syntax is supported:\nA site image rendered through Markdown Congo\u0026rsquo;s figure shortcode adds optimized presentation and a caption:\nA Congo figure using a root-relative static site image. Congo components #Alerts # Alerts accept Markdown, links, and a configurable Congo icon. Badges and icons # Hugo Congo Markdown Inline icons scale with surrounding text: GitHub, Mastodon, and email.\nMermaid diagram # flowchart LR A[Write Markdown] --\u003e B[Build with Hugo] B --\u003e C[Deploy with GitHub Actions] C --\u003e D[Serve with GitHub Pages] Chart # Mathematical notation # Inline mathematics: \\(E = mc^2\\)\nBlock mathematics:\n$$ \\int_0^1 x^2\\,dx = \\frac{1}{3} $$Collapsible content and raw HTML # Open this disclosure widget Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante venenatis dapibus posuere velit aliquet.\nClosing sample #Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.\nThe horizontal rule below marks the end of the showcase.\nEnd of sample post.\nIncluded as a demonstration of a footnote and citation, not as a claim about the quote\u0026rsquo;s provenance.\u0026#160;\u0026#x21a9;\u0026#xfe0e;\n","date":"2 September 2026","permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/posts/markdown-congo-showcase/","section":"Blog","summary":"A practical gallery of Markdown formatting, Hugo content features, and Congo shortcodes.","title":"Markdown \u0026 Congo Feature Showcase"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/tags/sample/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Sample"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/","section":"tsmccallum.com","summary":"","title":"tsmccallum.com"},{"content":" Hello, I\u0026rsquo;m Tim. 👋 I\u0026rsquo;m a dad to Jack, a husband to Stephanie, and a marine engineer ⚓ by education, license, and profession. My professional and personal interests are too numerous to count: marine engineering → leadership \u0026amp; management → computers, technology, gaming, 3D printing and so much more.\nProfessionally, I\u0026rsquo;ve been a Chief Engineer aboard offshore tugs, an engineering manager responsible for the day-to-day operation of dozens of vessels and crews, and a corporate engineering executive focused on leading teams through industry-defining projects and embracing new technologies at the forefront of the maritime field.\nHands down, though, my favorite occupation is being a dad.\nI grew up in Scituate, Massachusetts and received my B.S. from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. I moved to the Corpus Christi, Texas area for work, lived in Texas for nearly fifteen years, and have since relocated back to Massachusetts.\nAreas of Expertise # Leadership Management Engineering Technology Project Management Finance Environmental Leadership Lifecycle Maintenance 2D/3D Technical Design Policy Cybersecurity Marketing Notable Career Achievements # First U.S. Commercial 3D Vessel Design, as project lead (article | podcast) Boat(s) of the Year 2023, as project lead, International WorkBoat Show (article) Tug of the Year 2025, as project lead, Professional Mariner (article) Boat of the Year and Innovation of the Year Finalist 2024, as project lead, International Tug \u0026amp; Salvage (nomination) Significant Vessel of 2017, as engineering project manager, International WorkBoat Show (award) Significant Vessel of 2014, as Chief Engineer and owner\u0026rsquo;s representative, International WorkBoat Show (award) Memberships \u0026amp; Community # American Bureau of Shipping — Member, Special Committee on Small Vessels (since 2023) Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers — Member (since 2016) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers — Member (since 2016); eMentor, TryEngineering Together American Society of Mechanical Engineers — Member (since 2016) National Fire Protection Association — Member (since 2016); Committee on Motorcraft (NFPA 302) U.S. InfraGard — Member (since 2020) ","date":null,"permalink":"https://tsmccallum.com/about/","section":"tsmccallum.com","summary":"","title":"About"}]