I guess I get bored easily. Or maybe I get a little pissy when people jack my graphics and use them on the parked domain carpentology.com. I do not now, not have I ever had intentions of purchasing that domain, but the least they could do it attribute it appropriately.
But, I digress.
I am partial to green themes. This time I went without any images, and got rid of the standard sidebar in favor of a small menu bar on the top of the page. I am sure there are some bugs that still need to be sprayed, so if you see anything, please let me know.
So … do you like it?
Edit: I posted the image in question below since it is not included in the new template.
After a long tiff with my hosting company Carpentology is back on a new server.
I changed the name so a change in the looks was not far behind. I have nicknamed this theme Big Sky.
I started going for a nature theme, but it kind of turned Monthy Python-esque, so I went with it. If anyone is curious, that really is my family crest in the header.
I think I worked all of the bugs out, but if anyone notices anything, please let me know. If any really wants a copy of this theme I can package it up, just let me know.
Since I chose a name for my blog, I have never been satisfied with the name. The name was chosen out of necessity rather than invention. The idea was born over a decade ago, in the only class I have taken regarding teh intarweb. (Surprisingly, this was a required course for education majors.) I needed a name that better fit the persona of the site and the domain.
When my parents married, they happened to have the same initials. In a tradition that I hope passed with the Seventies, they decided to continue the tradition and name me and my sister in the same vain, with the same initials. I never quite understood their reasoning, even when I had my own children. Never the less, that has stuck with me as an ideal of family. We are all R.J.Carpenters.
When my first son was born my nearest family was over 500 miles away. I needed a way to share my experiences as a new father with friends and family. A couple of months later, rjcarpenter.com was born. Born from fatherhood, inspired by parentage … a study of family.
I have always considered my experiences those of a family guy. A family guy did not adequately describe what I was attempting. I was not only writing on family, but on all of the aspects that affect family. Parenthood, marriage and life have a very steep, never ending learning curve. What word could adequately describe all of this?
-logy or -ology: suff.
- Discourse; expression
- Science; theory; study
Life is definitely a study, and in reverence of those dynamics I chose a name.
I finally got around to upgrading the photo gallery from Gallery 1.5 to Gallery 2.0.