Fix bugs

Hey Eric -

I went through your code and fixed a few problems.  Descriptions inline.

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Aloha,
Ken

Hey Eric -

I do get notifications about GitHub updates.

Here's a snippet from your routes file:

```
                    root GET    /                              static_pages#index
                    user GET    /users/:id(.:format)           users#show
                  plates GET    /plates(.:format)              plates#index
                         POST   /plates(.:format)              plates#create
               new_plate GET    /plates/new(.:format)          plates#new
              edit_plate GET    /plates/:id/edit(.:format)     plates#edit
                   plate GET    /plates/:id(.:format)          plates#show
                         PATCH  /plates/:id(.:format)          plates#update
                         PUT    /plates/:id(.:format)          plates#update
                         DELETE /plates/:id(.:format)          plates#destroy
```

This means `GET` requests to the URL that looks like `/` (the root of your application) go to the static pages controller.  That's why `app/views/static_pages/index.html.erb` is triggered.

You placed the logic in `app/controllers/places_controller.rb`, which isn't where the view is being rendered.

I'm in the process of making some explainer videos about rake routes, MVC and how the splurty app comes together.  I should send a link to you in the next few days, which should make the lightbulb click.