It was a late night last night, even though I work up a the usual time, I had to run tasks and take care of the kid. So I am back, in the evening to write about some updates.
I watched a few more items in Jeffry ways Intro to Laravel. The write up of the views, routes, and blade(template) engine is more confusing then I would have imagined. (Compared to Rails) But I see the form and practice is what would make it easier.
Next I want to explore are using Artisan commands to build the pages required for the app. I almost feel like I should prep a layout for a first project instead of using these lesson apps. If I decide on going a app route, then I really need to get Git up and running.