Hey.
Long time, eh? I'm just relaxing a bit tonight. Listening to some music, answering some messages and, oh yeah, writing a blog post for the first time in weeks. I've spent the past few days finishing up a complete redesign of my website, which has had the same look for almost 3 years. I'm really happy with the way it turned out and I'm happy with the software I finally chose to build it with. That was a big decision for me. I was using Frontpage on my windows pc, but I wanted something different to use on my Mac. Finally found it and got the project off the ground. My blog is now integrated into my site, but I still will probably post at Wordpress also, to reach a different audience. I'm just happy that I've finally been able to complete my move to a Mac workflow and eliminate my need for a windows pc. Good thing, too, as my pc is about 9 years old and takes a LONG time to do anything.
Sometime before the end of the year, I will post my thoughts on all (or most) of the books I've read this year. I read more than I thought. The list has 20+ books on it. Not bad, right? That's about 2 per month. It will take me a while to write that up.
We are just about ready for the holidays here in the Chambers household. It's funny. Every year we have at least one gift that we are really excited to give to someone. This year is no different. That's the coolest thing, for me. I took my two youngest girls to a Christmas shop that is just down the road from us, but we've never been to before. They have unusual hours. It turns out that the "shop" is located in a huge barn next to an old farmhouse built in 1647. The property is just gorgeous. The shop is great. They must have a million little things in there. Mostly Christmas related, but lots of other stuff as well. Upstairs I found a big crate sitting on the floor. It was filled with old albums. 33s, 45s and 78s. Yes, 78s. I picked up a 78 rpm copy of the Davis Sisters "I forgot more than you'll ever know". Released in 1953. The disc is thick and heavy and I think it's pretty darn cool. Anyway, that's the kind of thing you can find in that Christmas shop. I'll be going back.