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It Figures

It would be me who cannot follow the simple Blogger templates and screw it all up, despite the fact they practically do everything for you.
I fixed the white links by repeatedly copying and pasting and retyping the very basic html code I learned years ago. From a boy. Who used to fix shit like this. And when I look over on his site, I see he is under construction and having issues with blogrolls too. The difference is that his template is so much more advanced than mine (not that I want mine to look advanced; I like it plain), but I know he will fully fix his someday--he is smart like that (despite the fact he is American). Me: Well, I will just keep banging my head and trying to steal design off blogs I like and never get it right.
And when I am fully sick and tired of doing that, maybe I will post something worthwhile.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I really liked the article, and the very cool blog
I like the Clancy quote on your sidebar but I like Bukowski's on the subject even better. I'll paraphrase - fiction should be better than life.
AJ in Nashville said…
Drop me a line and let me know what you're stuck on. I'd be happy to help.
Queenie said…
Wow, sometimes it takes me a long time to notice things... like the fact your comments had been marked as spam, and I was supposed to review them, so they would end up on the blog... I find it very annoying, especially when there is a comment from you, AJ.... one of my oldest blogger friends... Such silliness, Blogger.

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