"Live By The Life" Moving To Wordpress

Hey there Lifers...can I call you that? Just want to let you all know that I am beginning the transition to a self-hosted Wordpress platform. After 8 months of stumbling my way through the labyrinth of the Blogosphere, I feel it is time to move to the next level.  As much as I enjoy writing this blog, I think there are multiple pros and almost no cons to making the move to WordPress.  My reasons below:

1.  Many more options for creativity.  Throughout the year I have gotten more and more ideas that don't fit well into the blog format.  I have pages and pages of "stuff" that I really can't use. My goal is to add more pages to find places for that "stuff".  Look for pages like "The Wall of Wow",  "Faith Links", and maybe even my own De-motivational Posters.  Heck, I may even do a page on serious theological topics.  The sky's the limit and I'm excited.

2. Aesthetically, WordPress offers better themes and a more attractive platform, which makes for a more positive user experience. While I've enjoyed being a Blogspot blogger, I want people to be wowed by my site.  While that may take some work, I have a better chance of getting the "Wow"affect with WordPress.

3. Better SEO (Search Engine Optimization).  My site has a much better chance of getting seen by like-minded believers with WP, than Blogspot. Not to mention my domain name is now www.livebythelife.com. Take a look see if you want to follow the construction process.

4. Ease of use.  Initially, this is not true as I have to re-learn a new host.  But, eventually, it will be easier and a more positive experience for me.  So, I get to keep my hair, now?

I will make an announcement when I pull the switch, not sure when.  It could be 2 days or 2 weeks.  I'm new at this, so please be patient. If everything goes as planned, all my content, RSS and Feedburner feeds will be transferred from Blogspot to WP, so you, my loyal readers, won't have to do anything different.  Best i can tell, I must leave my Blogspot blog intact  for some features to work in WP, so if you go to http://livebythelife.blogspot.com/  and no new blogs are showing up, try www.livebythelife.com. 

Thanks.
~ Keith

Natural Disaster Week Delay

Between the earthquake, an angry 450-mile wide not-very-feminine hurricane name Irene, [Which leads me to a gripe, why are most of the really bad hurricanes named after women?  Think about it..Isabel, Katrina, my mother's generation got Hazel back in the '50's...I know there has to be some Freudian government conspiracy here...] which left the branch of an 80-foot tall Oak  (which is almost a tree in and of itself) dangling over my front yard very threatening-like,

not to mention this run-on sentence, which is more of a literary disaster, I have declared this week Mid-Atlantic Natural Disaster week.  And have not written any blogs.  I have some ideas, but no blog.  So this is a blog about not having a blog. Sorry about that, but in case anybody was wondering, we're all OK. 

So, Lord willing, and the branch doesn't take me out, please check back tomorrow.  I have something brewing in my head.  It has to do with King David, Freudian psychology, and leaf blowers.  

Word About Sub-Title

You may have noticed that I changed the subtitle of the blog (or not...if so please disregard and go back to whatever more important thing you were doing...if anything can be important than reading this blog...).

Anyhoo, after looking back through 6 months of blogging I felt like the subtitle does not accurately reflect what it is I'm writing about. I'm not sure if this new one does either, but I think it's MORE accurate.   I AM committed to living deliberately for Christ, I just want people who read my blog for the first time (which hopefully will be increasing) to get what they think they're getting, i.e.,  I want the content and title/sub-title to match.  OK enough about that.  New stuff tomorrow.  Cooking it up in my Blog Cooker as we speak...er...read.