For the past day or so, I put a scaffolding around this old blog and started making some long-needed repairs and and improvements. Have you noticed? Let’s see…
- I finally got around to putting rounded corners on the top image. Now it matches the graphic below it.
- A drop cap (i.e., an oversized first character) has been added to the first word in each post, thanks to a nifty plugin by Rodney Campbell (Remorhaz). Elegant, no? Like a magazine…
(Update: Hey, it didn’t show up in this post!)(Update #2: Got it!) - I changed the body font to Calibri and bumped up the size one click. I liked the font that came with the theme, but this one is much easier to read. And hey, this blog is all about your comfort!
- I finally got the Photo Dropper plug-in working. This is a terrific blogging tool that lets you to search for Creative Commons-licensed photos on Flickr by keyword, right from your WordPress post page. Highly recommended!
- Technorati tags now grace the footer of this and all future posts, via Will Garcia‘s plugin. (I installed and auditioned about five others before finding this one. Nice work, Will!)
- Finally, I added a Share this button so you can email my posts, or send them to any of the big social networking sites. Ahem. Of course, that’s assuming I ever write something worth sharing.
And that’s coming, too. Buckle your seat belt. I’ve got big plans for this old blog home!
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Seth says write like a blogger. Good advice.
The two biggies on Seth’s list that hit home for me were:
#3: Drip, drip, drip. Bloggers don’t have to say everything at once. We can add a new idea every day, piling on a thesis over time.
#9: Say it. Don’t hide, don’t embellish.
I’m always making the mistake of expanding and reworking and polishing my posts to make them as complete and “stand-alone” as possible. Must be the ex-journalist in me. As a result, a single post can take me an hour, or two or three. Not necessary. And who’s got the time?
As a result of all this pseudo-perfectionism, I don’t manage to post very often. Seth has something to say about that, too:
#8: Show up. Not writing is not a useful way of expressing your ideas. Waiting for perfect is a lousy strategy.
(Slapping myself in the face) Thanks for the reminder, Seth.
PS: Success (sort of)! I managed to write, edit and upload this post (with a photo, no less!) in about 20 minutes. Is that good? It is for me!
Photo by lapideo
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