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Custom Fields Redux

Well, I haven’t figured out what these Custom Fields are supposed to do. I thought it would be nice to add a parenthetical comment like what I am listening to as I am typing, or watching, or listening, watching and reading. The WP Wiki doesn’t provide any input on Custom fields.

I need to see about a spell scheker. All the “Dict.” key does is take you to a dictionary.

OK, I’ve added a Custom Field to the Post. Why doens’t it append itself to the post? I didn’t see anything in the options or set up that referred to Custom Fields and having to do anything to get them posted.

How do I display fields in the post? Come back to this later.

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Custom Fields

Now I am trying the Custom Fields in Advanced Editing. I wonder what this will look like.

Don’t see anything but i do have a new key in the edit section

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Noreascon Four

Noreascon Four

Noreascon 4 was a nice convention. I worked in the Con Suite and I thought it worked very well. Always difficult to provide a hospitality suite for 5000 fans but we managed quite well.

There was a clause in the hotel contract that the hotel (Sheraton) would keep our function rooms, including the Con Suite, stocked with Coke products and the fans really scarfed them up. It was also nice to wander into the movie or anime rooms and grab a drink.

The Concourse in the convention center had a pub, the Mended Drum, that served a good variety of ales, ciders and beers. And the food services folks were providing a Pratchett themed menu. They also hosted the literary Bheers where fans could sit and drink with their favorite authors. (As opposed to the KoffeeKlatches in the Consuite with just Coffee)

What I really liked about the MD was that they telecast the Hugos and Masquerade to the bar so you could sit down and enjoy the show.

Boston was very pleasant that week, Mostly Sunny. I had a chance to pick up a game at Fenway on Wednesday and Boston won. The rest of weekend was a whirlwind of meeting old friends and wondering where the ones you knew were there were.

Unfortunately, American Airlines changed my return flight to 8 AM from 10 AM on Tuesday, forcing me to actually get up and leave the hotel at 6 AM. and it left me with a 4 hour layover in Raleigh Durham. Fortunately, I used the Intenet lounge to recheck my travel plans and found the change.

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Press It

I’m going to delete the PressIt Post since it links to my editing page. And I will try it somewhere else , like dragging it to my bookmark bar and trying to use it when I am at a page I want to comment on.

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Very Strange

The post on the New Link question was #13 and I published before #11 but I see on the site that it shows being posted after #11 timewise. I was able to delete #12 without a problem. I wonder what happens if I save a post for a few days and then publish it? Adn now I just tried the press it feature to see what happens.

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Blank Posts

Now I have some draft blank posts to fill in since I did something when I was navigating around the editor. I will post this one (#11) and try to delete # 12 to see what happens.

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Back Again

Well, Elaine has hooked me up with my blog again. I shall see if I am ready to stay with it this time.

I just can’t understand why anyone is taking Bush seriously as a candidate for President. The man invaded a sovereign nation without a declaration of war from Congress. He doesn’t seem to realize that slavery was firmly ensconced in the original Constitution. He doesn’t even realize what he took an oath for at his coronation. But what’s even worse is that our representatives are letting him get away with it.

I’m letting myself get distracted with BBC america. It’s Mystery Monday and I just saw a new show called McCallum, a mystery show about forensics. Those people have serious personal problems.

Tis late, time to go.