…and in a time crunch. So, this is going in the “Asides” category. We have officially left the Carolinas. We’re all here and safe and sound. We’re waiting on the cable company to come and bring us into the 21st Century, though, so the posting opportunities are scarce. Unless I can figure out how to [...]

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Do you run a self-hosted WordPress blog? Do you use the “Subscribe to Comments” plugin? If so, goodonya. If not, what the heck are you waiting for, chickadee? This plugin allows your readers to actually keep up with comments with minimal effort…this is a good thing.

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So, Bill and I were watching this VH1 “I love the 70s” thing. January 14, 1973, Elvis broadcasted a concert from Hawaii. (My MIL is a huge Elvis fan. Except not in that weird, crying-at-Graceland way.) October 18, 1973, William Eugene Ferrel arrived. You do the math.

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I found a brilliant new theme by Derek Punsalan at 5thirtyone.com. Utterly smashing. But implementing it means hours of work so that my blog doesn’t appear broken. Will I implement it anyway? Of course.

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I know there’s a “family friendly” blog project going on, but is there a “This blog is for fucking grownups, bitch” project out there anywhere?

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Why, oh why, do you mock me with that stinkin’ ad all over my site? Here, let’s try this…I love my Dyson vacuum. It glides so smoothly that I’m able to wear my Weitzman stilettos while I use it. And I never, ever mess up my Vera Wang dress, either.

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Photojojo has this nifty little time capsule thing they do. Twice a month they e-mail you the “most interesting” photos from a year ago. (If you have Flickr, that is.) Go check it out, huh?

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Those forums are going to waste, so I was thinking maybe I could link the question of the week (in the poll) to a thread in the forums. That way, if you want to debate the merits of D-SLR v. Point & Shoot, you have a place to do that. (No pressure, though.) Thoughts?

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In my post about the contest, I forgot that LJ readers are able to comment via the LJ feed. Consider this fair warning - the only entries I’m considering are the ones posted here. Period.
I’m not trying to be a hag here, just trying to keep it simple. :)

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Yesterday, I asked you guys to pray for Bill’s friend, Larry. Today, Larry got some much-needed good news. Coinkydink? I think not. So, thank you again. :)

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