It won’t take a frequent reader of my blog to realize that something looks very different, and it hopefully won’t look this way for long.  Consider this a transitional appearance…basically, imagine that I went shopping for new clothes and am lounging around in a plain smock in between trying on some appealing looking outfits.

Those of you who use Blogger are likely aware that they no longer allow you to host a blog on your own domain.  Sure you can create a custom blog with a slightly different URL if you are willing to break all existing links to your previous posts.  But even though I dont intentionally “dog ear” my books, I like the idea of permanent links and permanent bookmarks on the web.  I want all of my old content to stay as is.

So I have installed WordPress into my existing domain.  All of the old content is still there, and after I spend some time fiddling with templates and widgets, I will also make sure to rebuild links to the old stuff.

For now, the fastest way to get to my previous content is through my April 2010 archives.

A. Elliot’s Lesson Learned:  Although it is fun to shop for a new look, you may not enjoy your look while you are shopping.