Reviving the blog

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by Kate Foy on 6 June, 2013

in Life Snippets

The last time this blog got any attention was over a year ago … and how time has flown.

What was once a busy blog site has become one of those abandoned, archived, lonely corners of the great web. I’ve been working harder at another, niche blog – Greenroom – and using Tumblr and Posterous (before its demise earlier this year) as ways to get material out there quickly. With the loss of more and more third-party sites as repositories of material, it’s apparent that having one’s own self-managed site is no bad idea. So, back to the former Groundling – now Marginalia (at least the blog has this name). The site also has pages to my professional c-v and an archive tab in the navigation bar.

I’m continuing using the Thesis on WordPress platform because it’s easy to use and I’m used to it. We’ve been together now for about 6 years, so I don’t see the need to change in a hurry.

What is going to appear here? That, dear reader, depends … on how the mood takes me and whether or not I find the time.

Just dusting down the shelves for now …

Dear Mr Premier

Congratulations on your historic win yesterday. It’s your first day on the job and I wanted to get this into your inbox before it starts overflowing – if it isn’t already!

First up, I didn’t vote for the LNP yesterday, but that’s OK, you didn’t need my vote. Besides, I’ve never voted for a conservative party in my life. [read the full article]

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