Category: about my sites
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New message forum
Just wanted to give my loyal blog readers a heads-up that I installed a new message forum here on my site. 🙂 This replaces the older and once-very-popular Conversation Corner (run by outdated software), but all the 6,000 or so posts will remain in a read-only archive. I may, from time to time, link notes…
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SmileZone / Bladam brief update
Thanks for sticking with me even through sporadic updates and occasional technical hiccups. Below, I offer a few details on the (former) posting-comments-results-in-error (eeek!) problem, and the new Travel and CanonS400 sections on my site and so on. When posting a comment, it takes up to 20 seconds once you hit SUBMIT, which still isn’t…
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Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties
[ UPDATE: I think things are working more or less normally now. ] Hi there, I haven’t added updated in a while because I’m battling some technical difficulties. Haven’t yet been able to discern whether it’s due to MovableType issues or stuff involving my Web host provider. Ack! Just wanted to reassure you that I…
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Words worth reading
I’ve lately added quite a few links to the “Cool Blogs” section on the righthand side, and I encourage you to check out the new additions. In the not-so-near-but-hopefully-not-too-far future, I’ll be starting a Sites to Savor blog — featuring both blogs and other useful / interesting / fun Web sites. In the meantime, you’ll…
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Looking for WHAT?!
Like most Webmasters, I’m able to see what search terms people use to get to my site. Some are pretty understandable, like “funny jokes” or “costa rica pictures” or “friendly smile,” etc. Some, however, are rather strange. I thought I’d reached the peak of weirdness, or more appropriately, the bottom when someone found my site…
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Getting googled goofily
Back in early December, I wrote an entry about feeling rather small and invisible in the local Lindy Hop (swing dance) scene. In an effort to highlight my feelings of insignificance — and well in advance of any Chicago movie hype — I cited some lyrics from “Mr. Cellophane” of Chicago the musical, which I’d…
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New SmileZone stuff: Humor House, Comments Leaderboard…
The Humor House is now fully functional and already seeded with a bit o’ humor. Check it out! In other ‘Zone news, there’s a new feature midway-down on the right-hand column that features those who have contributed the most comments. I’m sure there’s other new and/or improved stuff, too, but as usual, I’m workin’ on…
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Polly wanna cookie!
Okay, bear with me here, since I’m working on, oh, about 1.5 hours of sleep. But get this geeky coolness: I taught myself basic php and cookie stuff… and the result is that: you can now sign up for my SmileNewsletter and blog notifications in one place after you signup, you won’t see that annoying…