Monthly Archives: November 2004

pMachine a Contender

Posted on 11/30/2004 by Terrance

The blog saga continues, but there is a possible light at the end of the tunnel, and maybe—just maybe—it’s not a train. I took another look at pMachine, and it has an import script which is incredibly easy to use. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Web/Tech, Weblogs | 6 Comments

War Crimes?

Posted on 11/30/2004 by Terrance

Via Fallujah in Pictures. How well do you know your crimes against humanity?

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Hot (Talking) Heads

Posted on 11/30/2004 by Terrance

I’ve been working at home most of the day, and I’ve had the television on with CNN running in the background much of the time. It’s a little unusual for me, given that I’ve pretty declared a moratorium on television … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Television | 10 Comments

Thanks You For Coming

Posted on 11/30/2004 by Terrance

Thanks to reader Tom Armstrong for pointing this out to me, but it appears I didn’t have to worry about people following me over to the new domain name. Querying the trend tool at BlogPulse seems to show that people … Continue reading →

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Jacques Fired By HRC

Posted on 11/30/2004 by Terrance

Wow. Take my eyes off the blogs for a bit and see what happpens. I saw a blurb about it over at America Blog, but according to Christian Grantham, Human Rights Campaign Executive Director Cheryl Jacques has been fired. Cheryl … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Politics | 2 Comments

Choose the Blue

Posted on 11/30/2004 by Terrance

Via John Hoke, and crossposted to my EchoDitto blog. This is something I’ve been thinking about since November 3rd. Actually longer than that. Then I stumbled upon John’s entry about Choose the Blue a site that tells you how much … Continue reading →

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Migratory Patterns

Posted on 11/29/2004 by Terrance

It’s now clear that the process of migrating my blog anywhere is going to be a long one. In part, it’s becoming a game as to how many different blogging programs I can configure and install. I’ve added another one … Continue reading →

Posted in Web/Tech, Weblogs | 2 Comments

What Will They Call The Reality Show?

Posted on 11/29/2004 by Terrance

Via Hope. You know it’s only a matter of time before someone launches a reality show around >this. As millions of women inject Botox, reshape noses, augment breasts, lift buttocks and suck away unwanted fat, a growing number are now … Continue reading →

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And People In Hell Want Ice Water…

Posted on 11/29/2004 by Terrance

File this under “Don’t Hold Your Breath,” but apparently a majority of Americans want Roe v. Wade upheld. A majority of Americans say President Bush’s next choice for an opening on the Supreme Court should be willing to uphold the … Continue reading →

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Black & Gay – Bottom of the Heap?

Posted on 11/29/2004 by Terrance

RawStory.Com, one of my regular reads, has an article up that struck a note with me. It points out that the blacks same sex couples have to most to lose or gain in the fight for same sex marriage. For … Continue reading →

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They Went and Done It

Posted on 11/28/2004 by Terrance

Via AMERICAblog. I wrote earlier about the Alabama constitutional amendment to remove segregationist language from the state constitution. Seems like a no brainer, right? Guess again. Alabaman’s voted against the amendment. On that long-ago day of Alabama’s great shame, Gov. … Continue reading →

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Deep Breath…Moving On

Posted on 11/28/2004 by Terrance

OK. Now I’ve got that previous rant off my chest. For the time being I’ve yanked MT. It’s gone. I’m now returning to other options that I considered before settling on WordPress. Up next is b2evolution, which has some relationship … Continue reading →

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F*cked Again by MT

Posted on 11/28/2004 by Terrance

This is why I’ve been going out of my way to avoid dealing with Movable Type. Last night, while screwing around with templates and styles in MT, I screwed something up beyond repair, and completely changed the appearance of the … Continue reading →

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Muddling Through MT

Posted on 11/27/2004 by Terrance

I figured I might as well continue saga of my “blogging blues.” If I were to give any advice to someone who wants to plunge into blogging right now it would be this. Think long and hard about which service … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Weblogs | 2 Comments

Migration Update

Posted on 11/27/2004 by Terrance

I don’t want this blog to become a space where I bitch about blogging software, but I thought I’d offer an update on where I’m at with getting settled on a blogging software. I’ve seriously considered admitting defeat and just … Continue reading →

Posted in Web/Tech, Weblogs | 7 Comments