I get bored easily. Or I get a little pissy when people jack my graphics and use them on the parked domain carpentology.com. I do not now, nor have I ever had intentions of purchasing that domain, but the least they could do is 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 at the top of the page. I am sure some bugs still need to be sprayed, so if you see anything, please let me know.

So … do you like it?

Edit: I posted the image below since it is not included in the new template.

I changed the name, so a change in the looks was just a little behind. I have nicknamed this theme Big Sky.

I started going for a nature theme, but it turned Monthy Python-esque, so I went with it. If anyone is curious, my family crest is in the header.

I worked out all the bugs, but if anyone notices anything, please let me know. If anyone wants a copy of this theme, I can package it up; just let me know.

I have always wanted more since I chose a name for my blog. 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 the intarweb. (Surprisingly, this was a required course for education majors.) I needed a name that better fit the site’s persona and domain.

When my parents married, they happened to have the same initials. In a tradition I hope passed with the Seventies, they continued it and named me and my sister in the same vain, with the same initials. I always needed clarification on their reasoning, even when I had my children. Nevertheless, that has stuck with me as an ideal of family. We are all R.J.Carpenters.

My nearest family was over 500 miles away when my first son was born. 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 needed to describe what I was attempting adequately. I was writing not only about family but about all of the aspects that affect the family. Parenthood, marriage, and life have a steep, never-ending learning curve. What word could adequately describe all of this?

-logy or -ology: suff.

1. Discourse; expression
2. Science; theory; study

Life is a study, and I chose a name in revere of those dynamics.