Two days & counting

In case you didn't catch the small print, Saturday will be the last post to this blog. That's the plan. After that, you'll find me at Carbondale Bytelife (and at the other Shawnee Net blogs). The name "Carbondale Bytelife" isn't carved in stone, but the concept is: a team blog devoted to the bringing out the best of Carbondale.

At least that's what I see as the purpose of the team blog. Others can add to that.

Yesterday, I met with my Open Source source, the ScientistSuperstar, in his office in the Dunn-Richmond Center business incubator. Long story short: Use Drupal instead of Blogger to create Bytelife, because it allows for categorizing posts. (Blogger Beta does it too, but not for team blogs.)

I had a much stranger encounter waiting for me in my email INBOX when I got home. Strange isn't the word. Hostile. That's it. I think the phrase "granola eating fuck face" was used, because someone hacked this guy's web site (he says. It was probably natural causes, whatever it was). The site looks the same, as far as I can tell. Needless to say, this guy won't be invited to the team blog. It's not that he has an axe to grind . . . he's swinging it! (Metaphorically of course).

On a more positive note, Peter Gregory has joined the team blog. Also, a guy named "bill" is no slouch either. Can you think of a better name than Carbondale Bytelife?

It's a team blog about quality in Carbondale. Where quality is not found, then it will zero-in on those sub-standard aspects. These may be personal, like poor job performance by a public servant, or geographical, like a dangerous traffic intersection. It's all about quality of life.

You read my mind, Bloggee: The Carbondale Qualifier.

Other suggestions? There is still one ticket remaining from the "Name that Blog" Contest. That means a free ticket to the Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, next Tuesday (Nov. 14) from 11:30 - 1 p.m., featuring Great Boars of Fire barbecue and Mayor Brad Cole's third annual "State of the City" speech.

More invitations are being sent to other bloggers to join the new team blog. You're invited, too, Bloggee. Contact me for more info.