After watching Marko Saric’s video tutorial of Thesis 1.6, I decided to give it a try on my website and my blog. The installation process on my website went pretty much without a hitch. I say pretty much, because the upgrade didn’t include the code that I had used to design my interface. The reason [...] Read more »
Twitter Still Suspending Accounts
If you were lucky enough to escape the Twitter Axe last weekend, do not think that you are safe. Twitter has changed its Terms of Service (TOS) without sending a notification to its users in order to crack down on the growing spam problem. If you haven’t read the TOS, I suggest you back up [...] Read more »
Why I Won’t Pay $99+ for an eReader
About two months ago, I was sitting on the couch during a book club meeting, listening to one of the ladies rave about Kindles and how she would love to buy one. She got me so excited about the prospect of owning one that I almost went to Barnes&Noble to take one for a test [...] Read more »
Main Twitter Account Suspended
I received an unpleasant surprise when I woke up this morning and found an email from Twitter, notifying me that they suspended my account. The Reason: Cross-posting tweets on multiple accounts. I have two accounts, one which I’ve had for thirteen months and another that I set up to promote my Zazzle creations. Apparently, I [...] Read more »
The Real Reason(s) Why California is Broke and What We Can Do About It
I wake up every morning, telling myself not to read the headlines. Last week was particularly upsetting because my state’s teachers were preparing for the dreaded pink slip. While I’ve always had a sour feeling about California’s public school system, my immediate reaction was outrage. This isn’t the sector that needs trimming. We need teachers, [...] Read more »
Qualities of Leadership
Can you imagine working at the following Company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses 3 have been arrested for assault 71 cannot [...] Read more »
Christmas 2008
Christmas was a blur of emotions and faces. If truth be told, I looked forward to its passing this year for several reasons. I looked forward to going out of town the day after for a weekend in the snow. The kids and I went with my sister-in-law to visit a family friend, who lives [...] Read more »
Too Close to Home
I debated whether or not to write about this. Firstly, I’m not looking for sympathy. Secondly, I don’t want to broadcast a family’s pain for everybody to see. So, I’m going to try and write this from a different angle because the messages I want to convey are important. I’ll cut right to the chase [...] Read more »
White Elephants, Dead Rats and Burn Outs
My husband and I looked forward to attending our first White Elephant Party on Friday, after dealing with a week of unending family drama. If you don’t know what White Elephant Party is, it’s a party where your friends bring over obnoxious or impractical gifts that they have received in the past and try to [...] Read more »
2008 NaNoWriMo: Day 10 – Push Yourself
I wasn’t going to post anything until Day 15. But then again, I always seem to break out of the mold I try to set for myself. I started this weekend sick as a dog and didn’t expect to make much progress. I figured I’d be lucky to crank out three thousand words, if I [...] Read more »