As I said a few days ago, I have been looking forward to this new year for a new start in life. And so far, it has been going very well. I feel like I am back on track and back doing the things that are truly important to me. So it's fitting that the online version of my life is getting an new upgrade as well, both in the way it looks, but also a behind the scenes improvement to a better publishing platform.

Although I have to say that I am not in love with the new red look or with the reorganized columns, so I will try to tweak it as I have time. I'm also not sure if the email notification system will work as it did before. I know a lot of readers rely on that automatic email that comes with each new post. I'll also have to check to make sure the RSS feeds still work.

But, with all these changes, the new version should give me some additional functionality that will make visiting this site easier and maybe even more fun. All of the content from the old site should still be here somewhere, but let me know if anything doesn't seem to be working as usual.

So... we'll say goodbye to the old blue look shown here to the right. I almost feel like I am waving good bye to an old friend. Many hours were spent in its creation and modification, and it served me well over the years. But technology marches on and we have to run to keep up.