Chasing the Wind

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Better Background, But Not By Much

I spent the first couple of hours tonight trying to get WordPress up so I could see if I like it. I started at Livejournal.com, switched to Blogger.com, and now I wonder why I need Anything.com. I should be able to bypass any 3rd party blog host and post directly on Chasing the Wind. Since I know -0- php and have only vaguely heard of a mysql database, I didn’t get far tonight. The GoDaddy tech support guys were helpful in a “I’m pretty sure we support php” kind of way.

Before I did that, though, my Zonealarm firewall automatically updated and locked my computer up. I don’t know what they did in this version, but it isn’t working. I reverted back to a previous install.

Then I played with background ideas; I think I’m going to leave this one up tonight. I think it’s better than the ALL SWIRL ALL THE TIME CALL NOW OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY noisy background, but the left margin isn’t right, I don’t need that vertical lavendar line anymore, and I’m not sure I care for the Date/Message Title being outside of the box. Maybe I’ll bring the title inside the box, and leave the date outside the box. I dunno.

The box itself looked too dull with a solid background, so I tossed a light sunburst on the background and clipped off the sun. I tried to make it as mellow as I could. Miss Vox might pop back in here and indicate that the new design looks like a colorblind engineer worked on it. She’d be right, too.

It’s a big week this week, so I can’t be staying up too late. I’m busy at work with several big deadlines looming over the next 4 weeks, and my son graduates from high school this weekend. That’s something I’ve tried to avoid thinking about – it gives me the melancholies thinking that a) he’ll be off to college in 2-1/2 months, b) the townhome will be way too quiet then, and c) I must be getting older if I have a son in college. I can’t stay in denial much longer, though, I have some preparations to do before the weekend.

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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

Got questions? I’m not surprised. If you have any questions about Chasing the Wind, you can email me at chasingthewind@outlook.com.

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