I admire a blog or two, or three or four, and lately, for the first time in years, a backlog of grumbles about the state of the world has been clamoring for air. The Nova Scotia election seemed an apt time to get my own blog in gear. First gear, that is. I have a notion of what I want contrarian: the news today, oh boy! to look like, and how I want it to function. The site in its present state resembles these notions about much as a shower stall rendition of Layla resembles Derek and the Dominos. Expect adjustments. Contrarian uses WordPress blogging software, modified by the Shades of Blue theme from StudioPress. I use its built-in customizing features, but have not yet attempted to edit its stylesheets to change things at a more basic level. Editing stylesheets is the 21st century equivalent of boring the cylinders on your little deuce coupe. I'll get help with that bye and bye, but it will be a while before she's ported and relieved, and stroked and bored.
18 May, 2009