Monday Night Mudfest
Okay, so I’m a fan of the Miami Dolphins. I have been my whole life and still proud to admit it despite the season we’re having this year. I expected tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers to be a massacre but it’s turned into a mudfest. Neither team has been able to do much on offense and it’s still been a fun game to watch. I never thought I would be enjoying a game that has been for nearly four quarters but I am. On the bright side, we’re not losing but then again we’re not winning either. Beck is doing okay at quaterback but we still can’t get anything going. It’s a good thing our defense is holding it’s own. On the not so bright side, injuries are killing us again. Williams came back from his suspension and is hurt already. Then, Chatman tried to play and got hurt again. We can’t seem to catch a break.
Oh well, another dagger through the heart. We lost on a field goal with 17 seconds left in the game. First pick in the 2008 draft!
S is for Sweetness
They say time flies when you’re having fun and I’m a believer. The past six months have flown by faster than the six weeks I waited to get my new Mini. I test drove my first Mini last April and right then I knew it was the car for me. A few weeks later, I ordered one of my own custom built by Mini to meet my specifications. It turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
My new ride is a 2007 Mini Cooper S, for sweetness, in Laser Blue Metallic with a black roof and bonnet stripes. It has the sport package which includes the on-board computer, alloy crown spoke wheels, run-flat tires, and xenon headlamps. I also ordered it with automatic air conditioning, chrome line exterior trim, anthracite headliner, and fluid silver interior trim.
Since I picked up my Mini on June 6th, I have put nearly 5,000 miles on the odometer. Although, most of the miles were accumulated in a one week period. Trips to North Carolina, Ohio, then South Carolina totaled more than 2,800 miles. This is a considerable feat since I rarely drive more than 500 miles in an entire year. I have to be careful not to put too many miles on the car, especially since it’s just plain fun to drive a Mini.
Keeping It Clean and Simple
After months of debating whether or not I was happy with the website, I finally came to the conclusion that it just didn’t look right. I tried many different themes but none seemed to give me the look I wanted. I was trying for a clean and simple look for my personal website. Just when I was about to give up and try a modified sandbox theme, I found Tapestry by Brian Gardner. It gives me the clean and simple look I was shooting for and, after a few minor modifications and upgrading to WordPress version 2.3.1, I’m pretty excited about the end results. Clean and simple really works for me.
Upgrading WordPress was a fairly simple task. As with any version upgrade, several of the plugins I was using stopped working. I wasn’t really all that concerned since I planned on doing a total overhaul. Simplifying the website was a priority but proved more difficult than expected. I spent hours searching for and testing different themes before stumbling upon Brian Gardner’s website. As soon as I saw the Tapestry theme, I knew it was what I wanted. I only made a few minor css and template modifications then added a header icon and it was done. The last thing to do was install the necessary plugins, five total. Below is a list of what I installed to get the results seen here.
- WordPress
- Tapestry 2-Column Theme
- KG Archives
- flickrRSS
- AddThis Social Bookmarking
- Feedburner Feedsmith
- Lightbox 2
Just in case someone is interested, the header icon came from Icon Archive. They are an excellent source for free high quality icons and pngs.
If He Only Knew What Lies Ahead
He officially entered this world on November 2nd. Welcome to Wayne Edward Judy Jr., or Wejie as we affectionately call him. His first few weeks have been eventful, especially after surprising us by showing up three weeks early. Well, actually he didn’t have a choice because of complications that forced the doctor to cut him out ahead of schedule. After spending his first week in the hospital, he made the trek home where his adventure begins. My sister Joy, and her husband Wayne, are first time parents so things promise to get interesting.
New Family Addition
Several months ago I found out I was going to be an uncle for the second time. My sister Joy and her husband Wayne are expecting their first child in November. It’ll be nice to have someone sharing my birth month, or maybe even my birthday. Our family is overloaded with August birthdays, five to be exact, and another on the first of September. They had their second ultrasound and learned they are having a son. That means another nephew for me to corrupt.
