Riding for Roses

I am installing WordPress on my blog so I can have comments and have articles be in multiple categories. Pardon the appearance and temporary loss of the old content. As of this posting update, I believe I have migrated all of the original content except for my bicycle training log. My original blog remains online during the transition.

I found some more annoying problems with the XHTML generation with the textile2 plug-in for WordPress. The problems occur with pre-formatted text and with a span to do “caps” within a link. I’ve worked around the broken code by replacing the offending formatting. Turns out I like the replacement better anyway. Please comment if you find any usability or accessibility problems resulting from the current markup.

The task list for the site currently is:

1. Update the CSS to reflect my desired layout and color scheme
2. Write a couple of new articles
3. Re-enable the Google AdSense ads in an attempt to generate revenue to offset hosting costs
4. Write an article on the (in)accessibility of Google AdSense ads
5. Transfer the existing training logs over
6. Consider if it is worth adding rewrite rules to make all of the old blog links work
7. Investigate the XHTML problems (way down the list for now)