Well, I think we're back up. Again. No sooner did I get everything flipped over than my web host migrated servers. Some directory names changed, and for a while it looked like the posts and changes I made to the site were disappearing into a black hole.

Well, that's all been fixed, so we're up and running again. And there was a little snag in the commenting system (created when I clicked the wrong button in Blogger), and that's all been cleared up, too.

There's also a new toy over on the right that you can play with. It's the red controller that says "My Playlist" in the upper right corner, and "JoeIsListening's Playlist" in the center below the play button. This is a collection of songs I picked out just for me you to listen to, many of my favorites among them. You can listen to 30 second samples of individual songs by scrolling through the gray list below the button and clicking on the song you want to hear - or you can listen to random songs from the playlist in their entirety by simply clicking the play button.

(You can't choose what to play because then it would no longer be an internet radio station, but play-on-demand, which brings up a whole other set of rights issues.)

(I should also note that scrolling only takes you through about 18 of the songs on the list, which has nearly 50. I don't know if there is an issue with the Flash, with the server, or my ISP.)

So enjoy, if you're into that sort of thing.

I've also started up links to the archives. But outside of that, I don't know of much more that is going to be added. I'm going to try and run this one clean and simple. So no attempts at categories. That became too unwieldy on the old version of the site, and I think that the flip to categories is what, in part, killed off a lot of my search engine referrals.

But that doesn't matter anymore, because I'm doing this one for me.

Well, and maybe those old friends and internet acquaintances of mine who still find their way here. And maybe a bit for those who are still interested in books I once wrote and may write in the future. And probably those who find their way here because I really am going to start playing out and pushing my music a bit more. And... I think that's it.

For now.

Listening: "The Island/Come And See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll Not Feel The Drowning" - The Decemberists (The Crane Wife)

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