Results tagged “site”
6 Years (11/01/09 - 24 Comments)
It was November 1, 2003 when I decided I'd commit to blogging every day for a full year. I was getting lazy with blogging and had given it little effort in the weeks leading up to that day. I figured I should either commit to doing it on a very regular basis or give it up altogether. A year later I had managed to blog every day and thought it would be good to renew...
A Word About Advertising (09/20/09 - 14 Comments)
It must be a year or two now since I first began running a bit of advertising on my web site. Initially I did so because the costs of running the site were increasing and advertising offered a means of offsetting those costs. As time has gone on, it has continued to cover the infrastructure costs and has also been able to go toward some of the books I buy to review and, when it...
What Should I Write About? (11/12/08 - 3 Comments)
I spent some time this morning writing an article for a magazine. They had requested a 600-word article on "What is the greatest hindrance to the gospel today?" I've found that articles like this pose a special kind of challenge to me. While I take time to write every day, far more often than not I am writing about what I want to write about. I set my own topics and write about whatever interests...
Site News (08/31/08 - 21 Comments)
In the past months the server that hosts this site has been dragging a little bit. It has gone down a few times and has begin consuming too many resources. And so I've decided to move to a new server with a host that is dedicated to supporting Movabletype, the software that runs behind the scenes here. While I was going through all the trouble of moving to the new server, I decided to rebuild...
Saturday Miscellania (05/03/08 - 2 Comments)
It is a rainy Saturday afternoon here in the Toronto area. I’m supposed to be heading out to coach a baseball practice at 2 PM but it’s looking rather doubtful at the moment. It seems like the kids are going to head into their first game with only one practice under their proverbial belts. It should be an interesting game to say the least. I’d guess at least 2 out of every 3 outs will...
Saturday Miscellania (11/03/07 - 13 Comments)
It has been a busy weekend...and it's only Saturday afternoon. Yesterday evening I took my son and one of our young neighbors to a hobby show where an old friend was working. We had fun watching the planes, trains and automobiles on display. We got home late and then spent the morning preparing for my daughter's birthday party. We've just returned from building a craft and celebrating her birthday at a nearby store. Now the...
Looking for Advertisers (10/03/07 - 5 Comments)
As you've no doubt noticed by now, I've begun to do a bit of advertising through this site. I have added spots for three 125 x 125 banner ads in the right sidebar and have also opened up a bit of space for some text ads. Though I'm somewhat leery of doing this, I explained last week that the time has come, I think, to attempt to monetize the blog just a little bit. I...
5 Years Young (09/25/07 - 24 Comments)
This blog passes a milestone... Today marks the fifth anniversary of the day I began this web site. In September of 2002, the first month this site was in operation--just a little blog dedicated to sharing pictures of my children with family members who had moved far away--it had two visitors, my mother and my wife. And I thought that was just fine. Just five years later, in September of 2007, the pictures of my...
Ten New or Redesigned Features (08/05/07 - 29 Comments)
I wrote about my site yesterday and I'm going to do so again today. Please forgive what must appear to be narcissism. I don't plan on posting about it again for a while after today. But because I added several new features in yesterday's redesign, I wanted to introduce them to you and show you how they can make your life easier and can make all of your wildest dreams come true. That may be...
Site Upgrades and Updates (08/04/07 - 66 Comments)
The site gets its annual design update. The upgrade went fairly well, as these things go. If you are still seeing the old site or are seeing a messy hybrid, trying hitting "Refresh" in your browser a couple of times. That should clear things up. Whenever I change the look of the site I am always asked why (and tend to receive plenty of negative feedback as well!). There are a few reasons for this...
Blog Updates (07/20/07 - 41 Comments)
Featuring...You? Way back near the end of 2005 I began the feature I called "King for a Week," where I highlight another person's blog for a week or two (perhaps the name was not the best choice, but it's too late to change it now). I'm glad I did this and, though I've pretty well exhausted my list of long-time regular reads, I plan to continue with it. But I realize that there are many...