Time to clean up a few loose ends. TPRS has never been noted for tidiness, cleanliness, or order, so every now and then we have to go in and sweep out the cobwebs and kill a few dustbunnies. To wit:
- My niece, Heather, is trying to raise money for the Race For The Cure on October 2nd. Always being one willing to reward initiative in the young ‘uns, She Who Endures My Myriad Eccentricities has already made a donation for us. You can do the same. In fact, I would highly encourage doing so. You’ll feel better, you’ll be helping a good cause, and you’ll be helping one of the sweetest 15-year-old girls you’d ever want to meet. Come on…you can do it. Just click on the banner:
I have 5 Gmail invitation available…and no, I’m NOT going to sell them on eBay. I will, however give them to anyone who wants them. Just email me at yuppieskum-AT-REMOVETHIS-gmail-DOT-com. First come, first serve…but you have to promise to use them only for good and not for evil. The decisions of the judge are final, and will be changed only after infusions of large amounts of cash.
Rumor has it that James Bow is not done with his tinkering on TPRS. He has offered to put enough lipstick on this pig to make it real purty, and I’ve given him the keys to the trailer…er, castle. If you’ve left a comment here, you’ve seen his handiwork. It still amazes me that someone who lives in Toronto and will likely never meet me has voluntarily spent so much of his time to clean up my mess. Of course, given that I’m a writer and not a techie, sometimes I have to depend on the generosity of others.
The biggest problem here, and it has been for some time, is comment spam. James talks about the problem here. By upgrading my copy of Movable Type, he’s been able to help me get on top of things- at least until the bastards figure a way around this solution.
Stay tuned, y’all. There is something exciting and, yes, a bit frightening about turning your baby completely over to someone you’ve never met. The feeling is not unlike what P.J. O’Rourke once described as “giving liquor and car keys to teenagers”. In this case, though, I can verify that James does NOT mix drinking and driving. (Editor’s note: my kingdom for a proofreader….)
If you come on over and thinks look different, well, at least you’ve been warned….
Have a good day, y’all. It sure beats the alternative.
