• The Never-Ending Bloga

    Blogkeeping chores

    June 16, 2007 - By 

    I’ve disabled/removed the code for SnapShots previews; it seemed like an ‘Oooh!’ when I saw it on another blog, but has become an ‘Ehhhh’ because any mousing around caused the previews to pop up unexpectedly. While Googling around looking for how to configure it, I ran across several mentions of it as an annoying feature, so maybe it’s just as well I’ve deleted it. If I can figure out how to set it to be less annoying, or to pop up on just a few types of links, the code goes in the “Footer” template of the current theme, just…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Cowboy breakfast

    June 16, 2007 - By 

    Via: Flickr Title: Cowboy breakfast By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 16 Jun ’07, 11.43am CDT PST We just had breakfast at the Creekside Cafe in Steamboat Springs; it was delicious and also the outdoor seating was really pleasant if a little crowded. What caught my eye was the party of locals in black hats by the entry, as they all had big rodeo buckles and wore their hats througout the meal in approved cowboy fashion when breakfasting alfresco. I wonder what the long-time local residents think of all the new development that turned Steamboat from a sleepy li’l one-eyed rancher’s town…

  • Traveling Along, We're Adventurers

    8th Avenue Bailout

    June 16, 2007 - By 

    As the incessent moblogging makes clear, we’re not in Illinois at the moment. In fact, we’re on a 4-day weekend trip to visit some of our favorite places and meet up with my sisters for one last little item on our “To Do” list concerning Mom and her final wishes. But more on that later. Today’s topic is urgent: a restaurant review that includes a dramatic bailout maneuver. My husband David and I took the scenic route to Steamboat today – we were in Boulder for a couple of nights doing the sentimental journey thang, and then in a fateful…