Down for the Count

 

What are people still doing coming here? And no, I don't see the majority coming from links at the new site.

Go HERE.

Success of Sorts

It's not pretty. It's not sophisticated. There's plenty of room for improvement and helpful features.

But by God, after several days of inventing new cuss words and letting my inner ADD make me no fun to be around, I threw out the "new improved" block Word Press, installed the Classic template and I have myself a new online journal independent of the censorship that drove me from this place, where I've been since 2005.

Barring any disasters that make me come running back here with my tail between my legs, future posts will happen at the new digs: HERE.

'I Find Myself to be Exorbitantly Superannuated for This Feculence'

Trying to set up the new site has been an exercise in pure frustration. It sure adds a whole new dimension to "A man's gotta know his limitations."

Nothing about it is intuitive.  You'd think if you pressed an "Edit" icon you'd be able to edit, or if you tried to delete something it would delete.

I want the simplest site in the world-- a home page, an about page with info and contact, both of which will remain static, and a blog that lets me do regular updates like I do here. They've got so many different things to choose from, none of which explain what they're talking about or define terms they just assume you know. And my personal favorite -- tutorials that tell you to select options that appear nowhere on the page I've accessed. 

Word Press has discarded the classic interface and replaced it with a block thingy they say is simpler and has me ready to scream-- I have a few times already.  Forget trying to chat or call "tech support"-- they only do tech stuff and I miss half of what they're saying just through accents alone. I think I'm going to need to hire a local to come in for a day to set me up -- I know some of you have kindly offered to advise but that's something I can't do long distance because there's too much I just don't get.