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I updated my RSS feed to include the full entries, not just excerpts. I did this because that's the way I like to read sites in Bloglines Google Reader. I get annoyed when it is only an excerpt and I... ... (continued)

My website turned five years old this month. Happy birthday American Robin! Five years ago, I started posting here. Four years ago, I was living "the single life" in DC while E traveled to Mali and Burkina Faso for weeks... ... (continued)

Because I meant four. It's been four years. My first post was January 3, 2002. Just another sign that I've got a wee bit too much going on.... ... (continued)

This website turned three years old yesterday. Every year on its birthday I think about what I've done with it since I started, and where I'm going with it next. Coincidentally some people have asked questions in the comments that... ... (continued)

I haven't checked in a while, so I'm not sure when exactly I crossed the threshold, but this site is now on the first page of results if you search on my name in Google. #7 at the time of... ... (continued)

When I redesigned, I made the filename a combination of the number and the entry title. I like this system because I can sort a long list of entries in chronological order (by number) but I can also get a hint from the filename as to what the entry is about. ... (continued)

I redesigned. It may seem sudden to you but, as my husband can attest to, it took ages for it to actually come about. ... (continued)

Et voilá, a new look for AmericanRobin. Most everything from the old site is now available here, via the archives or the photo galleries. Old book lists are still in the old (blue) format for now. More small changes coming... ... (continued)

Do your fingers type .-c-o-m at the end of every URL out of pure muscle memory? Cursing me for choosing such an unusual domain to remember? Fret no more. AmericanRobin.com now mirrors this domain.... ... (continued)

My new scanner is almost here! I'm so excited. I'm something of a late adopter, and I get stressed about big purchases (i.e., more than $100), so I say "I need to get a ____" for a while (weeks, months)... ... (continued)

one year ago today I started this website. (At that time it was hosted at IntolerableIrony.net; I moved to AmericanRobin.net in October.)... ... (continued)

I don't know when or why, but my email form broke and apparently I haven't been getting any mail sent through it. If you used it and your message bounced back or disappeared into the ether, I'm so sorry. It's... ... (continued)

Thanks, Mrs. Kennedy! [see December 20 entry]... ... (continued)

The quote from Garry Winogrand's 1964 Guggenheim application. This longer version, which I copied down at the show, is much darker than the abridged version (posted earlier).... ... (continued)

The ratio of exclamation points to complete sentences in the last two posts troubles me.... ... (continued)

You were just starting to move up in the Google rankings, but alas, your time had come. American Robin is here to stay.... ... (continued)

New: a very small selection of wallpaper is now available for your desktop-enhancing pleasure. Also, I've been updating the books page once or twice a week, and yesterday I tweaked the About page heavily.... ... (continued)

They weren't working properly -- new ones were emailed to me but not posted.... ... (continued)

So! Here we are. Besides the look, there's not a lot of new stuff to point out . . . just a form for contacting me, which I hope you'll use often, and a custom 404 (file not found) error... ... (continued)

I mentioned a while ago that I'm working on a new site. Note: It will eventually replace this one. However, I'm currently struggling with a few ideas that don't get along: creating a table-less layout with CSS positioning; using the... ... (continued)

When I registered intolerableirony.net, I was pleased that such a funky anagram could be derived from my name. But I've always felt a little conflicted about it, felt that my site doesn't live up to its title. It's not, for... ... (continued)

More brief book reviews.... ... (continued)

Search terms that have led people to my site: moby dick loomings eternal golden braid interlude appsales.net new translation of anna karenina photos of attractive women yoga class the fellowship of the rings movie tom duncan visionary art weblog dotcomments... ... (continued)

I uploaded some more black & white photographs, and reorganized that section. I started a garden page so you can watch my progress. Sorry, I killed that page, so you can't see my failure. By the way, if the garden... ... (continued)

On my site -- this site -- I link to someone else's site. Once, I clicked on that link to visit his site. That click showed up in his site's stats with a link back to my site. I know,... ... (continued)

It was a struggle -- I mean it took hours -- to settle on new font colors, faces, etc. I'm sure all that effort shows in the (ahem) beauty and elegance of the finished product. ... (continued)

A list of the junk mail I've received this week. ... (continued)

You can't see me, but I'm beaming with pride: I got dotcomments set up and running. ... (continued)

Long live standards! ... (continued)

Trying to do one new thing every day . . . without going blind. (I stare at a computer all day at work.) Tonight I gave the site a new look.... ... (continued)

Let's see, got photos up tonight. Oooooo am I itching to buy a digital camera!... ... (continued)

In the past 2 hours I - pointed my weblog to a new space (you're lookin' at it) - got it looking half-decent with CSS - added the requisite about page - submitted a photo to the mirror project -... ... (continued)

They're not Blogger-friendly. I'll use the free space provided by the company I work for.... ... (continued)

Having trouble posting to WorldNet. Have to make do with Blogspot for now.... ... (continued)

The word "blog" has grown on me since I first registered with Blogger many moons ago, but it still reminds me unpleasantly of a nickname given our Publications and Web Group by our former Creative Director: Wubs. Ewww. The formal... ... (continued)

Whee! Let the fun begin.... ... (continued)