I might be taking my first baby steps away from the oh-so-easy-yet-oh-so-vanilla Blogger as my main blogging tool. In the monthly email from DreamHost, they noted that they’ve made WordPress readily available and easy to install. And they were right! To some of you, this means nothing. To those of you that understand… HELP!!!
I haven’t quite gotten to the help manuals, but this is a bit different than anything I’ve messed with before. I think it will be cool in the long run, since it does alot of stuff for me that I had to piece together, “outsource”, or just deal with (comments, archiving and post categories come to mind), but getting all my Blogger stuff into the WordPress archiving system might be tricky. It seems like it does it for ya with a few clicks, but I’ve been too damn funny the past year and change to watch it all go up in smoke.
The only other thing that might be tricky is the template, but I can work with that eventually. Like I said, I have some reading to do, but any help is appreciated.
I noticed/was reminded of three things this weekend.
1) When the Browns look for their new coach, they should ask one question. “When facing third down and six yards to go, do you… A) Run a draw, B) Run a pass play that sends everyone past the first down marker, or C) Run a swing pass and pray like a sonofabitch?
The first guy that answers “B” gets the job. Then everytime Dennis Northcutt catches a 4 yard pass on 3rd and six, both he and the head coach get fined $100,000 by the team.
2) Added to the list of “you need your vocal chords ripped out” phrases (including “walk-off homerun”, “pick six” and “trickeration”, among others), is that anytime a team scores to cut a second half lead to less than 20, someone HAS to ask, “Do you go for two here?”
The question alone is bad enough, but when UCLA scores to cut a game against their archrival (who happens to be undefeated and #1 in the country) to seven points with the PAT coming up, why in the hell would that question even cross your mind!?!? The only time it ever comes close to making sense is if you cut it to an eight point lead with the PAT pending. But even that’s a horribly obvious call. If I keep hearing this question, I’m going to write for the 2 point conversion to be outlawed.
3) The only thing I had riding on tonights Steelers-Jaguars game was my intense hatred for Pittsburgh and trying to pull a tie with Pete in our NFL Pick ‘Em/Bloodletting. Regardless, when I saw Jacksonville take the lead then promptly back up into a prevent defense, I about put my head through every TV in the room. (And working at a TV station, that’s ALOT of televisions to be putting my head through.) If I recall, they gave up completions of 18, 12, and 10 yards, with an 11 yard run in the middle. Pittsburgh kicks the game winning field goal, and its lights out. (Though that kid for the Jags DAMN NEAR hit a 60 yarder to win it at the gun. If he makes that, he should retire right then.)
Michigan gets Texas in the Rose Bowl, instead of Cal. After watching Cal struggle with Southern Mississippi, I was feeling better about facing them in the Rose Bowl. But now that Texas has jumped them, I’m afraid. Very afraid. Michigan has about 6 weeks to pull their heads (and their offense, and hell, most of their defense) out of their asses and get ready to play. Otherwise its going to make last year’s thumping in Pasadena feel like a trip to the doctor’s office…. the time that he at least wore the gloves.
And speaking of the Rose Bowl. This is pretty freaking cool.
“When Geeks Have Too Much Time On Their Hands”, next on FOX!