{"id":23,"date":"2006-01-26T02:02:36","date_gmt":"2006-01-26T08:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/index.php\/2006\/01\/31\/excuse-75\/"},"modified":"2008-02-11T23:29:48","modified_gmt":"2008-02-12T05:29:48","slug":"excuse-75-723","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2006\/01\/excuse-75-723\/","title":{"rendered":"Excuse 7.5, 7.23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excuse 7.5<\/font><\/h3>\n

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006.<\/font><\/strong><\/font> Below I fibbed. I’m not procrastinating. I’m changing my Web host to one that for the same monthly fee as the current one also has doodads that will allow me a fully functioning blog. I didn’t want the near-former contractor to know until some of the paperwork was signed. It’s virtual paper and virtual signatures, but still. … -30-<\/font><\/p>\n

Excuse 7.23<\/font><\/h3>\n

Wednesday, January 25, 2006.<\/font><\/strong><\/font> Every time I procrastinate adding a new Brick, I have a new excuse. The reason this time is a redesign of this space. I thought it might be done today, but maybe the first of February is more realistic.<\/font><\/p>\n

The Brick from its inception has had the only the most basic appearance of a simple Web log, and I’ve used it as one, blog as online journal. Brick though has had none of the technical benefits of blogs hosted or maintained by a blog service. Those advantages seem more advantageous now.<\/font><\/p>\n

My New Year’s resolution — OK, my Jan. 20th resolution, procrastination, don’t you know — is for each Brick to be shorter and funnier. That will fit in with a new look. OK, this Brick is<\/em> short. -30-
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Excuse 7.5 Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. Below I fibbed. I’m not procrastinating. I’m changing my Web host to one that for the same monthly fee as the current one also has doodads that will allow me a fully functioning blog. I didn’t want the near-former contractor to know until some of the paperwork was signed. 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