Feb 17, 2010
WordPress came out with a new update yesterday, and upon the upgrade, most of the plugins I utilize here and for other clients were hosed. Yes, that means on all the sites I manage that utilize WordPress, each plugin had to be reinstalled. Yesterday wasn’t a fun day.
It seems like about everyone with Internet connectivity now has a BLOG, but I’ve found that most folks (especially those who utilize free services such as Blogger and more), really don’t understand what an RSS feed is or does — or that their posts go into a database that basically acts as a personal wire service, or that it’s an XML-based vocabulary where new content is delivered as soon as it is published. Furthermore, most really don’t care. They don’t care until something uncomfortable happens.
For example…
- If you publish a post and then delete it, you’ll find out that even though you took it back, it was already automatically downloaded and read by others.
- And, if you make a blog post claiming you posted something when you really didn’t — others know you’re fibbing, your credibility is squashed, and you look like a goof.
If you’re out there posting away in your slice of the Internet pie, please don’t make these mistakes.
Over the next couple of days, plugin authors will be modifying their works for compatibility with the new WordPress release. I’m pretty sure this was strategically planned to keep me busy when the next round of snow (predicted to hit this weekend) invades the burg. Libby and I think we’ve had enough of the white stuff already! What about you?
Feb 16, 2010
I’ve thought about posting something in regard to the Misty Croslin saga for a long time. Nancy Grace aired videotaped jailhouse conversations on last night’s show, and now there’s a part of me that can’t help but feel sorry for the whole Croslin clan. So here I am, posting about how bad I feel for a drug dealing family that might know something about a little 5 year-old missing (maybe dead) girl. How did that happen?
Nancy Grace is sharp — and she knows how to twist words to gain control over guests, and probably colleagues and maybe even her spouse (poor dude). The Croslins, by attempting to talk from jail to family about things to HELP their case (because they know they are being recorded), instead fall right into the Nancy Grace trap. Of course, she exploits their lack of education and their extensive use of profanity to her advantage. It must be my whole ‘underdog’ thing kicking in, because there’s never been one second I’ve felt sorry for Casey Anthony.
Misty’s Grandma can’t pay her homeowners insurance because she gave money to Misty’s Dad who has no job because he had no car (one has since been given to him) and can’t get a job without one. They can’t visit Misty in jail or even talk to her on the phone because there’s no money. Shortly, Misty’s parents aren’t going to have a home, and the family talks about a $700 tax refund check like it’s a lottery windfall. They think $10,500 is 10% of a million bucks. Isn’t it natural to have empathy for people who simply don’t possess the tools required to improve their life? Can you even imagine how it would feel to have NOTHING to offer your child in trouble? Not even a visit for comfort no matter their crime?
Misty is a snippy young lady who needs to learn to keep her mouth shut and not be so flippant. I want to shake her. But I am not convinced that she has the missing clue to find Haleigh Cummings, and I think she’s paying an extremely high price if she doesn’t. Yes, her stories are conflicting according to media reports. Yes, she sold pills. She’s facing 114 years in prison for selling 322 pills over 6 transactions — a lifetime for a girl barely 18, and certainly not the norm for hardcore drug dealers or even murderers. Jail might actually be an opportunity for her to get a GED, but who is going to hire her afterward? Her life is pretty much in the shitter, and for that, I feel sorry for her and for her family.
You can read more about the case on CNN’s Nancy Grace BLOG, as well as on the Art Harris site.
Go ahead and comment. Slap me back to my senses! Tell me I’m a wimp and a pushover.
Feb 16, 2010
I’ll admit, I’ve had enough snow to last the rest of this winter season. But I won’t whine and complain and moan like someone that I will not name specifically. In the spirit of not missing anything good, I put on my Uggs and trudged through the fluffy stuff that was almost topping my boots at around 1:30 AM to snap a quick photo. Thing is — when it’s dark and you’re not using a flash, it just doesn’t happen fast. The tripod was hard to manage, the dogs kept running through the frame (which in the dark without flash makes a big black blob in the shot), and the wind was so cold, I seriously thought my ears were getting brittle and figured one would break off any second. Then I couldn’t see the camera settings at all because it was too dark! I wasn’t happy with the photo below, but considering everything I had to go through to get it, I’m sharing it anyway.
Snow sure is prettier when you’re inside looking out.
Feb 15, 2010
I am so very glad that I’m not a bus driver. School in the burg is closed again for tomorrow — but judging by the condition of the road in front of here, it’s going to be awhile before it’s clear. I’m sure school will be in session before I would be comfy driving a big ole’ yellow tin can with 60 kids behind me, and it’s looking like school will be in session until June already.
Knowing that my favorite brother and his lovely wife are traveling back to Indy from Nashville, I thought I’d check out the Tribune’s site for road condition information. Don’t click on the link! Seriously! If you don’t want popups all over the darned place — even if you have a popup blocker turned on — don’t click the link!
What’s up with you tribtown??
I guess subscriptions are down so much, you have to really annoy those who visit you online. (You’ll get the Taste Home Cooking School ad, an ad from lowermybills.com, an ad for classmates.com and vitamind.com — all popping new windows from accessing the main page to see what the roads are like. If you really want to see those ads (and all the others that fill their pages) just to find out we have a “new” 5 inches of snow on the ground, be tribtown’s guest.)
You don’t have to endure popups for Libby and Gracie to let you know in the burg the snow is too deep, the wind is too cold, and they are ready for spring. In the meantime, they’ll wait inside for the thaw.
WordPress came out with a new update yesterday, and upon the upgrade, most of the plugins I utilize here and for other clients were hosed. Yes, that means on all the sites I manage that utilize WordPress, each plugin had to be reinstalled. Yesterday wasn’t a fun day. 
Nancy Grace is sharp — and she knows how to twist words to gain control over guests, and probably colleagues and maybe even her spouse (poor dude). The Croslins, by attempting to talk from jail to family about things to HELP their case (because they know they are being recorded), instead fall right into the Nancy Grace trap. Of course, she exploits their lack of education and their extensive use of profanity to her advantage. It must be my whole ‘underdog’ thing kicking in, because there’s never been one second I’ve felt sorry for Casey Anthony.
