So I've updated the site layout a little bit. Nothing drastic, but I wanted to highlight the improvements:

Different Font - I got tired of Trebuchet. It's a nice font, but it looks awful without ClearType. Also, it's just too curvy for online use, especially at a medium font size. So I decided on Arial. It's so Write.exe (a Windows 3.1 reference for any non-geeks out there), but it's also very Web 2.0.

Width Limit - Large computer screens are getting more and more common, and there's just no reason for my blog to word-wrap text at 1440 pixels. But I also hate fixed-width web design, where you can't see everything horizontally unless you're browser window is big enough. So I've got the best of both - the site is resizable between about 600 pixels (small enough for an 640x480 screen) and about 1000 pixels (fill most of a 1024x768 screen).

New Header - I changed the font used in the header to reflect my more musical nature.

Updated Sidebar - My sister got married almost a year ago. And it took me that long to put Jason's name on the sidebar... I'll admit it, I'm a slacker! I also added links to some of my favorite political and programming sites that I read (or contribute to). And now up at the top are my "critical posts." These are the handful of things I've written that most define what I believe and how I think.

New Photo Albums - I've added a link to my Picasa photo album. I'm still behind on getting everything moved over, but that's where the new baby pictures will go. Eventually, videos, too. And it has its own RSS feed, so you can know as soon as I get around to putting more pictures up there.

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