This Blog Has Moved!!

Dear Blogger,

We need to talk. I don't know how to say it so I'm just going to say it: I've started blogging somewhere else. I came across another platform several months ago. It's name is WordPress. I don't know how it happened...I clicked a few links, saw a few blogs, and one thing led to another. Next thing I know I have another blog.

It's not you. It's me.

We're just not a good match anymore. You've changed. We're not close anymore. It just isn't fun anymore. I need more out of a blog and I don't feel like you have what I need. You weren't there for me when I needed you. I know this hurts, but looking back I don't know that I ever loved you.

But we had some good times, did we? We laughed. We cried. We edited CSS.

I hope we can still be friends.

Check me out sometime. I'm keeping my name... A Fistful of Farthings.

Sincerely,
Matthew

Mail RSS vs. Google Reader, etc.

Image via Wikipedia

What is the best method for viewing blogs? In the past I have used Google Reader for retrieving blogs but had too many feeds and this became overwhelming (at least to me). Then I started simply visiting a few webpages, but this becomes too time consuming and narrow. A few days ago I entered several feeds into Mac OS X Mail with it RSS capability and have been very pleased.


Basically, I like this method because it brings everything into the same place with my email. I don't have to surf to different web pages and I don't even have to log in to Google or Blogger...just click the Mail icon. Plus it fits with the Mac branding for mail. It automatically updates every so often and is right under my inbox. Nice.

On a similar note, I've started using Tweetdeck, a desktop program that brings Twitter and Facebook together (as well as other programs that I do not use). Once again, I like this because with the click of a button all your information is brought to you side-by-side in columns. Further, you can post to either Twitter, Facebook, or both at the same time. Neat, huh?

What's Your Ride? Meme

Nick Norelli continues another fun meme, this time about what bloggers drive (and a picture of what they drive). I have posted before on how I drive but I have not posted a pic of what I drive. So here they are:

Here is a pic of my beloved 1986 Honda Shadow which I have affectionately named "Clyde."

I know what you're thinking: "Wow, that is one fly cupholder!" You better believe it. 

Actually, I haven't driven Clyde in several weeks because it has been getting cold and, yes, sometimes it is just inconvenient to get all decked out in my biker garb only to get outside and Clyde be so cold that he won't even crank. Thus, I've just been driving my 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage (affectionately named "Mr. Muragee" [think Karate Kid]):