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By kate on May 9th, 2007

A colleague of mine, upon reading something I wrote on my website several years ago, referred to it as a “blog post”. Suddenly, something clicked in my mind and I realized that most of what was on my website could be considered blog posts. This may seem obvious, but it never occurred to me because […]

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Wrestling with WordPress

By kate on May 7th, 2007

As I move my content from various places (LiveJournal, static HTML) into WordPress, I’ve had my share of tussles with WordPress over how everything looks. I made a number of modifications to my theme (Green Lush 2 Column). The CSS can be complicated but at least it can be mastered eventually. I accept the complexity […]

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Grandmom was a Blogger

By kate on May 3rd, 2007

Before she died several years ago, my father’s mother, Grandmom, kept in touch with my parents by sending them cut-out newspaper articles she thought they’d find interesting. I remember my parents rolling their eyes good-naturedly as her cut-outs became more and more prolific. Then, lately, I’ve noticed my parents doing the same thing, particularly my […]

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Ruby’s Journal Has Moved

By kate on June 6th, 2006

You can now read about Ruby on our brand-new (WordPress-driven, self-hosted) blog: http://www.mynameisruby.com/blog. All the Ruby-related posts have been moved there, and that’s where new posts will be. If you are using Feedwhip to follow Ruby’s updates, click this link to add a Feedwhip subscription for Ruby’s new blog. Also, Steve will be posting entries […]

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Pretty

By kate on November 28th, 2005

Our newly redesigned Aerialistas website is finally online. I didn’t design it, but I did all the coding. (Yes, it’s made with frames. No, I’m not proud.) And now, pictures of me in my undies are on teh internets. Not sure how I feel about that…

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It’s official: Blogging is OVER

By kate on July 6th, 2005

I came to this conclusion on Sunday, when I saw not one, but two references to blogs in distinctively NON-cutting-edge places: The Lockhorns contains a reference/word play about Leroy reading blogs. Parade Magazine, that Readers Digest of the Sunday paper, has a column on how to make your own blog: “Have you thought about creating […]