lessons learned - starting a blog
May 9, 2008 – 8:22 pmSince I just launched this blog, I thought I would outline the steps I took to get it where it is today while it is still fresh in my mind. I am by no means a code jockey, so this may seem pretty basic to some of you. I hope this helps you improve your current blogs or get up the nerve to start one. From the time I decided to start a blog until the first posting took me about eight hours over three days to complete. So there isn't really that much work involved since everything is so turnkey nowadays (gotta love those plug-ins). Before you get started, I suggest you create a bookmark folder and name it "my blog". You should bookmark all the sites below and set your computer to remember the usernames and passwords. It is also a good time to create a folder on your desktop ...
gas prices
May 7, 2008 – 1:07 pmSo, I had the pleasure of buying $4/gal. gas this weekend for the first time. I filled up my Xterra (20 mpg highway) at the local Chevron station in Ventura, CA and snapped a picture when the tank was full (see pic after the jump). As you can see, I actually paid $4.019 for a gallon of regular gas. Came so close to $80.00 - maybe next week. The increased gas prices got me thinking about Clinton and McCain's idea of a gas tax holiday this Summer (I promise this blog is not going to be political). Essentially Americans would not pay the $0.18 Federal gas tax for a few months this Summer. I really hope that my fellow Americans realize that this is the wrong solution to the problem. If the average person uses 15 gallons per week, they would save $10.80 per month ...
toddtalks is live!
May 2, 2008 – 5:11 pmWell, after years of meaning to and a few false starts, I have finally launched my very own blog. I want to first thank Wayne Porter for never giving up on me blogging and harassing me for the past several years to do this. I would also like to thank Jim Kukral who helped me get this up and running so quickly. I also need to thank Scott Jangro, Sam Harrelson and Shawn Collins for added technical support. Everyone has been very patient walking me through all the hoops from buying the domain name to choosing a hosting provider, to picking a theme and customizing it, to getting all the necessary plug-ins plugged in. Although I think all Shawn really did was tell me he doesn't know how to help me since I am on a Mac. Wish me luck!
