When Pigs Fly
While I’ve been remiss at posting on this humble blog, I have been very busy crafting its replacement. I’ve decided to go ahead and launch the new site, even though there are still several elements that remain to be “perfected”. I’m opting for the “progress not perfection” model. It seems to work in real life, why not my blog? As well, it’s a practical decision to roll out the new site before it’s completely finished–it’s just too much of a pain to double post and try to keep two blogs rolling along. So… it’s official. Low flying pork ahead.
A few notes for those who head over to the new page. . .
Layout: As I mentioned before, there are some elements still in progress. Not every page you click on will load or load with the appropriate template. My apologies. I will continue to post updates on the site when new features are available. So, stay tuned. As well, since I use Netscape and most of my readers use Explorer, there might be a few programming glitches in the way things present themselves (i.e. headers too large, fonts look strange). I’m working to resolve this short of hosting separate sites for each of the different browsers. Hopefully, most of these issues will be resolved shortly.
Content: The blog (the only page plus archives at the moment) is not empty. As also hinted at above, I’ve been posting there most of January in order to test things out and get a feel for the new operating system. There are posts and comments from my lovely “BETA” testers. . . So, don’t let all the posts confuse you. I just needed to practice a bit before going “live”.
Features: Perhaps the largest change (beyond the obvious new template) is that I’m no longer using Blogger to host my site–This was an EASY decision. Perhaps more difficult was the choice to stop using Haloscan for commenting. I’ve been ambivalent about allowing comments and had decided when I moved to my own site, I would dump Haloscan and commenting altogether. However, after much grumbling from certain parties. . . the new site will have modified commenting features. Sometimes you will be given the option to post comments and other times I’m going to be the blog tyrant that I am and restrict access. This is a lovely new “power” bestowed by the operating system. So, what does this mean? Well, it means when you see a link to comment… PLEASE DO! Even if it’s off topic. If you don’t find a comment link under a post, feel free to email me. I will be posting the best of the comments and responses on a weekly basis. Yes, you can be famous! Ok, infamous, maybe!
Finally, I just want to say THANK YOU to all my readers (all three of you!) for your loyalty and patience as I’ve hacked away here for the past few years. I hope you will enjoy the new site and continue to read and post.
That about does it. Without further comment: THIS SITE HAS MOVED TO WWW.EVIDENTLY.ORG. Go there now!
