Mar 17, 2008
Watch out Easter Bunny - There’s a new Hare-raising VeggieTail in town!
Oh, the looks of excitement in children’s eyes as their fevered imagination conjures up visions of:
- Chocolate eggs!
- Chocolate bunnies!
- Marshmallow Peeps!
- Crunchy stalks of broccoli!
Hey wait a sec, who said anything about Crunchy stalks of broccoli? Well, keep this hush-hush to yourself…but the Easter bunny has a new hiney-kicking rival in town: [Read more]
Mar 8, 2008
You’ve probably seen Wordpress blogs over at Wordpress.com or Blogger blogs over at Blogger.com but have you also seen blogs at specific domain names as well? Well, okay, that’s probably like saying, you’ve probably seen a car in a parking lot and a car on the parkway but have you also seen them (gasp!) in a driveway as well?
Tons and tons of sites nowadays are being built with Wordpress - the blog IS the tool the owner uses to build their site. Sure, you’ve probably seen:
But did you know sites like:
are powered by Wordpress as well?
The reason why I wanted [Read more]
Mar 3, 2008
Ever see those cute ‘lil adorable images at the top of your browser that looks remarkably NOT like the typical IE or Firefox or Opera icon?
Those cute ‘lil adorable images are called Favicons and can be your visitor’s best friend!
Why, I hear you murmur to yourself?
Simple of course - unique, customized favicons give a visual clue to your visitor when they peruse all of THEIR bookmarked sites, and help them zoom back directly to yours. Plus, they look spiffy coolio as well. 
Here’s the best part - they’re free to create and incorporate to your site! Here’s a simple guide on how to do this.
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Mar 1, 2008
If there’s one thing my decades of living has taught me, it’s always to be open to inspiration because it will strike in the weirdest of places!!
Take yesterday. After vanquishing the Freight Train of Blogging Frustration, it was time for me to take my kids to beginners karate. Now, we’ve been attending for many months; it’s a superb program! Phenomenal senseis, excellent class instruction, lots of opportunities for growth and the like…it’s truly a parent’s dream. And being the hip mom that I am, I choose to walk the walk I talk to my kids…and I take karate with them!
In the past didn’t bother me to be the only mom in a class of single-digit children. After all, I had my older kids there too! But now I’ve advanced to the point where I’m beyond beginners….so I’ll simply sit out during beginners class and just bring my blog notebook with me. After all, it’s a great opportunity for letting my mind roam freely and seeing what MacGyverisms might emerge.
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