Using .append() method, but page won't Validate

Using .append() method, but page won't Validate

On my portfolio site, I use the .append() method quite a bit, but I'm running into a problem with Validation.

for example:
the jQuery...
  1. $("#emptyDIV").append('<p>Stuff to append</p>');
and the html
  1. <body>
    <div id="emptyDIV"></div>
  2. </body>

But the validator is coming back saying that I can't use either the < > or p tags and my page won't validate. I've tried using the &lt and &gt alternative, but then the p tag isn't honored when appended to the #emptyDIV
http://www.clintmilner.com is my page, and here are the results from W3C


Many thanks,
Clint