[jQuery] setInterval not working as i expect it to

i'm not sure why this doesn't work ... i'm probably missing some really important 'big picture' understanding of JS and jQuery, but here goes ... This code will trigger my alert every 3 seconds if placed outside $ (document).ready ... but if it's inside it, it fails. OK, this works ... functi

[jQuery] please prevent a nervous breakdown ... i'm just not understanding event bubbling and attaching events to the dom

this is my first post, i'm new to jquery and have always been a cut and paste JS guy ... relying more on php to take care of my needs. i found jquery and i'm in love with it ... who that's tried it isn't? anyways ... i have a problem that will probably annoy several of you as it's all over the b