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After being reduced to tears of frustration by drop down java menus, I discovered a program called Rapid Weaver that automatically creates menus and links to each new page you build in it.  At first I was a little reluctant to turn over the creation of my website to a program that used templates.  Then after thinking about what a nightmare the drop down java menus are, especially when content changes, I decided there was nothing wrong with using templates.  When I discovered I could add a personal touch to the template I had chosen by dropping in a graphic, and create some of my own links in the sidebar, I became even more enamored with the idea of using templates.

Once I started serious work revamping the web site with the new template I was using, it didn’t take that long to get things neatly reorganized.   Hitting that Publish button for the first time was a scary thing though.  Sure, everything looked great on my computer.  But what if something went wrong during the publishing?  What if I couldn’t get Rapid Weaver to connect to my ftp server at all?  A slew of potential problems were dancing through my head as my cursor hovered over that button.   Then I took a deep breath, and as I clicked the Publish button, closed my eyes  and said a quick prayer to the Great Horned Cyber God.

After I opened my eyes I saw everything seemed to be going along great.  Then the ftp program hit a snag, and suddenly no more files were being uploaded.  I took a couple more deep breaths, told myself NOT to panic, then once more hit the Publish button.  This time the ftp server and my server managed to stay firmly connected, and within a few moments the files that make up the newly revamped website were all uploaded.  I clicked on the bookmark for my index page, closed my eyes for a second, and once more said a quick prayer to the Great Horned Cyber God as it began to load.  I breathed a sigh of relief when I opened my eyes and  saw that everything looked exactly as it did on my computer.

Going through all the content I had on the old page and deciding what to keep, and what to get rid of is a rather tedious chore that may take me a few weeks to completely finish.  When I am completely finished with adding what I want of the old content, then the muse and I are going to buckle down and hopefully be adding some new content to the site as well.  In between doing that, as well as the multitude of other chores I have to do to keep my house and yard clean and uncluttered, the muse and I will be doing our best to at least bring our faithful readers a Weekly Fix that is as entertaining as possible.

And speaking of clean uncluttered yards, is it just me?  Or did the person who invented weed whackers vent his sadistic nature by making sure that no matter how lightweight your weed whacker is, the damn thing is going send the muscles in your arms into a tizzy fit after you’ve used it?  I have spent the last couple of mornings diligently trimming the front and back yard with my new lightweight weed whacker, and the afternoons letting my arms recover from all that trimming.