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Power to Stay Connected

by Angela on August 19, 2008


Current circumstances at my house are a reminder of the benefits of having a smartphone, mine being a Blackberry. The power is out once again at my house. There went the always-on high speed broadband internet connection.

Although I have the ability to connect my laptop to the internet using my Blackberry as a modem, I haven’t yet explored that feature. It’s now an item at the top of my to-do list.

So, how did I write this without power on my computer, you ask. By way of my Blackberry. Thank goodness for the Qwerty keyboard. Otherwise, I’d just have to wait until the power is restored to post this.

I typed it up using the Memo Pad on my BB and then copied and pasted this content into a “write post” window after signing into my blog admin via my browser on my BB.

Ahhh, wouldn’t you know the moment I finish preparing this for publication the power is restored. Gawd, I love power and technology.

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Thesis Wordpress Theme, My New Blog Toy

by Angela on August 15, 2008


Oh! L∞K ! Right click and hit the “Refresh” in IE or the “Reload” in Firefox and watch that picture →

Hey! I think I’m going to like the Thesis theme. I’ve been busy the last few hours exploring this new toy I got for my new blog. I do believe Mr. Pearsonified, Chris Pearson, did quite an impressive job of creating this robust and versatile Wordpress theme known as Thesis.

Why so impressive to me? Because it looks as though even I will be able to create and build a ♣visually interesting blog that will hopefully dress up my words (hmmm…would an assortment of fonts help with that, too?). There’s even a kitchen sink in it! You’ll see it when you get yours.

Boomer Broads, you needn’t worry. You’re not going to have to bring home the blog bacon, fry it up in a blog pan, AND wash the blog pan. The kitchen sink is really more like a dishwasher because it automates things such as:

  • adding media
  • adding bulleted points
  • pasting from Word
  • using other languages
  • using colors
  • and unusual characters among other things.

Thank you, Mr. Pearsonified! I need all the help I can get to avoid dishpan hands with wrinkled skin and busted up funky looking blog posts!

I’m anxious to see if I can dress it with my Sunday blog best on Sunday, WAH or career blog attire Monday thru Friday, and the ultimate comfy casual blog outfit on Saturday with this theme. (Uh, no. Rein in those thoughts…bikinis are out.) So far, it looks like I’m still able to wear white. Well, it IS still before Labor Day.

Don’t you love new electronic and technical toys? I do. I can spend hours exploring, playing, and checking to see what the cause and effect is of all the bells and whistles on a new electronic or technical toy, and I’m always amazed. Power. Pure.D.POWER! I LOVE it! Especially the stuff that has it’s own version of a Hemi in it or a diesel, and I DO believe this theme does.

Now I’ve just got to learn the gear pattern so I can speed shift into high gear when I’m in the mood to play. Where’s the Jake Brake? I might need it. ;-)

Come back and tell me what YOU think right down there in the comments section after you get your own Thesis theme license.

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