Welcome to the 6th edition of the JT Evening News (published whenever I feel like it). All the doings at Just Thinkin’ that you really don’t care about.
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The Crazy Eight Meme Not fit for the holidays…I’m working on it.
Grandad seems to have picked me out as a sacrificial victim for these crazy memes he keeps getting tagged with by his so called friends (actually great people but don’t tell ‘em I said so). He seems to be like me in the fact that he just can’t seem to bring himself to tag too many (if any) folks with these things so he picks on me instead. He knows that I’m just whacked out enough to take them on.
I did start on this meme but after the first two sections I realized that my answers weren’t appropriate for the holiday spirit of things plus the fact that my brain kept locking up after every three questions so I decided to put it aside after I found that most of the answers were either "##@@!!" or "I can’t remember". Soon I say, soon!
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PHP 5, Where Art Thou?
My host was supposed to be switching over all their servers to PHP 5 (now 5.2.5) by the end of this year and I’m still waiting. I think they passed my box right by or for some reason is saving it for dead last since server numbers that are higher than mine are already done. This is all fine and dandy except I’ve had a WordPress based shopping cart that supposed to be part of my wife’s quilting business waiting in the wings for the last month and a half. I really don’t want to have this shopping cart populated with every one of my lady’s finished products and take the chance of having the whole thing wiped out when they make the switch, never mind my blog here (they’re supposed to put in a "PHP switch" and leave my site on PHP 4.4.7 so I can do the changeover myself but I’m not going to take that chance). In the meantime…back up, back up, back up.
I like my host just fine but man! Get on with it!
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The Future Bringeth?
Great googly moogly, 2008 is right around the corner and I’m already into my third year as a blogger. And what have I accomplished in that time? Let’s see now…
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I’ve met a great bunch of folks along the way which makes the whole thing worth it. This is also the only legitimate item on this list.
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I’ve made absolutely zilch, nada, nothing through advertising. Not one bit. Ask me if I care.
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I’ve received a couple, three or four blogging type awards from various blogging type folks and have been pleasantly surprised each time I found out. I still don’t understand why but I’m not complaining at all.
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I still have way too many categories and now I’ve added way too many tags as well. This coming year I intend to find something else I can add way too many of.
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The blog topics still ramble all over hell and breakfast. Probably always will. I can’t help myself. I wish the topics would ramble all over hell and midnight snack instead since I like my breakfast the way it is and I don’t do midnight snacks.
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I still have the same (25 to 60) number of unique visitors per day as I did when this blog was on WordPress.com so you can’t say that I’m not consistent. A bit unpopular perhaps but consistent nonetheless.
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My feed subscription has gone up though so I figure that means that there are folks out there patiently waiting for me to post something that’s actually intelligent and informative which most likely indicates that I have done something like this in the past. I’ll have to go back and read my own blog to verify this though.
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I’ve been able to help out a few folks with their WordPress installs and that’s all to the good. Some of them actually donated some $$ for my help and that’s just fine too. Better than lawsuits I always say. WordPress 2.4 is almost around the corner folks.
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I still can’t spell garuntee, remeber, definately or form (supposed to be from) the first time. I do know how to spell these words but my fingers refuse to comply no matter how much I threaten them.
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I’ve learned a ton about WordPress and it’s workings. I still refuse to learn code but I sure can cut and paste like all get out.
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I’m older. Wiser is another matter entirely but I’m definitely older.
So what is 2008 going to bring as far as Just Thinkin’ is concerned? More of the same I reckon. If I’m absolutely stupid enough to list all sorts of "New and Improved" type things that I’m going to put forth in a thorough rework of this, that and the other thing…It ain’t never going to happen.
As always, this is me…enjoy it as you will. 
December 27th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
“folks out there patiently waiting for me to post something that’s actually intelligent and informative which most likely indicates that I have done something like this in the past”
*raises hand*
Yeah, you have. Or maybe it’s your way of writing. I don’t know, but there’s something that keeps bringing me back!
And you’re not the only one having problems with typing certain words, although I’m fine with the above. Lately I’ve been having problems with then/than though. Not spelling them, just unsure when to use which.
December 27th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Hi Cat,
Perhaps it’s more of a question that I don’t understand my own way of writing? Yeah! That’s it! I don’t understand my own writing nor…my own writing ability! Eureka! You found the answer, Cat! Now I feel much better and I can continue on with this blog in happy oblivion! Thanks, you are a true friend (I mean that)!
Then and Than? Hmmm. It’s got to be due to a difference in languages. English, especially American English can really mess you up bad.
First and foremost, “then”indicates from one thing to the next: “First then second”. It also can mean a general moment in time…”I was young then” or “in that case” or as a consequence: “If you didn’t do it then who did?”
“Than” is much simpler-it’s used as a comparison: “This is better than that”. So if it’s not a comparison, use “then”. I hope this helps some.
December 27th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Thank you.
There is this website [can't find the link now] which is basically for foreigners learning English and more so for people with advanced knowledge [a group I'd put myself into] and they explained it pretty much the same as you did.
Thing is I never had problems with it before, but in the last six or so months it’s really been confusing me all of a sudden and everytime I use either I have to triple check to make sure it’s the right one..
But I guess life would be too easy if I don’t have to learn more and more things!
December 27th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Sorry about the memes Kirk. But you did put yourself in the line of fire? And I spared you the last one which was a real stinker, though you’ll probably get it from someone else.
I don’t know why I keep coming back here. Is it the Car Crash Syndrome? Or is it that I keep coming back to rob your plugins? Am I a closet masochist? Please help…
December 27th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Hey Cat,
Don’t worry about it. Take it from me…It only gets worse.
December 27th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Hi Grandad,
No apologizes necessary. I did ask for it ya’ know.
Now about why you keep coming back. It’s possible or even probable, in fact most likely, that the reason you keep subjecting yourself to my doings here is the same exact reason that I continue to come back to your blog time and time again…er…whatever that may be. Anyway it must be a damn good reason otherwise we wouldn’t do it, ay?