Coomey.net

One of the many cool features of the new Coomey.net weblog system is the ability to easily create and implement *themes*. Serendipity comes with a ton of bundled themes. I've sort of settled on a theme called *MT3-Squash*. I dig it. However, I'd love for everyone to get a chance to check out the different themes and vote for their favorite!

So... in the right hand column you should see a list of themes that you can try. Give them a try and then below that, vote for your fave. After a week or two, I'll take a look at the most popular and make that the default theme, at least until I create one of my own.

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So this is the new Coomey.net. Hope you like it. I decided a while back that I would completely overhaul the codebase for the blog engine I wrote for the original Coomey.net. I wanted more blog-worthy features implemented (trackback, better media library, threaded comments, easier editing tools, etc...)

I started to rewrite the damned thing, and then realized that I really didn't need to reinvent the wheel, as much as my ego wanted me to. So instead, I started looking for good blog software. Thanks to a suggestion from my pal and fellow PHP cowboy Jeff Loiselle, I've found one. It's called Serendipity... and it rules.

While I was at it, I completely ripped out my home-brewed photo album and moved it to the excellent Gallery 2 photo management system. It rocks! Commenting, ordering photos, you name it! You'll notice too the neat little random photo that shows up on the right hand column: a cool little integration of Serendipity and Gallery. By the way... I've posted all the pics from our recent trip to Orlando. Cool stuff.

A few things remain: Re-establishing the random taglines that existed in the old coomey.net and finding a way to incorporate polls. Any ideas?

EDIT: I figured out the polls! They're built in! w00t! First poll is up on the right hand side.

We're going back to Orlando! 8 fun-filled days in the land of the mouse. Pics will be posted in spades. Mom, dad and Ryan are going too. Hizzah.

Go mom. You techno-geek, you.
belinda.coomey.net

Hi folks. Long time, no see. Sorry for the unusually long delay in putting up a post on the site... works been insane and I am working on a new version of coomey.net.

So what's new? Well: Worcester now has a pro baseball team! The Worcester Tornadoes. They play up at a totally revamped Fitton Field up at Holy Cross. Believe it or not, their games are televised on WGMC-TV 3! I actually watched a game last night against the North Shore Spirit. To tell the truth, it's a NICE brand of ball. It truly is pro-league. So, support local baseball everyone.

Seeing the Tornadoes immediately brought my thoughts to the sadly now defunct Worcester Ice Cats. I really fell out of touch with what was happening in 'Catsville over the last five or so years, but after I heard they were leaving town, I felt pretty sad about it. Dawn Dhavale and I went to their inaugural game way back in '94. Over the years I probably went to 50 or so games. We took road trips to Springfield, Providence and Albany to see them play. I still remember a lot of the players I followed from back in the day: Walt Poddubny, Eric Fichaud, Terry Virtue, Blair Atcheynum, Jason Widmer...

It's sad to see them go. Hockey will be missed in this town.