Journal
Adding Twitter to your site without plugins!
It took me a while to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, but now my ass is firmly planted in the seat and I have no intention of getting off. I decided that I wanted to add my twitter updates to my site, but not necessarily make it the main focus. My first idea was to find a plugin to do the job for me and things went horribly wrong. Like many WordPress designers and developers I’ve been guilty of the plugin bloat that comes with maintaining a WordPress site. There are just so many cool...
Read MoreDusting the cobwebs from the corners
It’s funny, I think about this blog almost every single day. At some point during the day I inevitably think to myself “oh, I really should blog about this,” or “That would make a really good blog post” but by the time I get home I just don’t bother with it. I wonder about that sometimes, and remember when I lived in Colorado I would blog almost every day, sometimes multiple times a day. That carried on until I met Gary, and then my blog slowly took a back...
Read More2008 in Review
Considering I took a very extended break from blogging I thought it only fair to do a quick summary of the important things that happened in my life over the last year. I got engaged! – That’s right, Gary asked me to marry him in April and I said yes The wedding is planned for September. See, really I’ve been doing you a favour and have not blogged about the wedding planning experience We went to New York City….again! – Right after we got engaged, Gary and I...
Read More2008 Holiday Relief
The holidays are now over and I have to say that once again I’ve been very lucky. I got to spend it with family that I love dearly, both my own and Gary’s. It was filled with good food, laughter and a lot of love. Unfortunately Gary came down with a case of strep throat and after an afternoon wait in the walkin clinic and some antibiotics he’s feeling much better. But it meant that we had to stay another night in London. At least Gary’s parent’s place in...
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