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The Recent Past

The Scale represents objectivity, provability, and the recent past.

On this site, the scale is entirely devoted to recent history, in the form of news and changes. The presence of older history here is merely an artifact of the process.

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Tue, 07 Nov 2023: GitW, scene 36 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1225 words, and the epilogue has 358. In it, Elga faces a strange town and comes to the end of her first trek. This is the end of the book.

Tue, 24 Oct 2023: GitW, scene 35 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1189 words. In it, Elga faces the wild places where monsters and bad men roam. She also remembers better days before forgetting everything.

Tue, 10 Oct 2023: GitW, scene 34 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1246 words. In it, Elga shoulders her pack and her responsibilities. She also chases someone in the woods.

Tue, 26 Sep 2023: GitW, scene 33 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1101 words. In it, Elga gathers her courage and supplies, and she gets confused by how she's treated.

Tue, 12 Sep 2023: GitW, scene 32 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 2563 words. In it, Elga does several things that needed to be done.

Tue, 29 Aug 2023: GitW, scene 31 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1105 words. In it, Elga learns she must watch her master carefully.

Tue, 15 Aug 2023: GitW, scene 30 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1159 words. In it, Elga begins her training.

Tue, 01 Aug 2023: GitW, scene 29 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1939 words. In it, Electra reveals a hidden player, who examines Elga.

Tue, 18 Jul 2023: GitW, scene 28 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1384 words. In it, Electra asks some pointed questions.

Tue, 04 Jul 2023: GitW, scene 27 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 707 words. In it, the elders pass judgment on Elga, one by one.

Tue, 20 Jun 2023: GitW, scene 26 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1039 words.

Tue, 06 Jun 2023: GitW, scene 25 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 969 words.

Tue, 23 May 2023: GitW, scenes 23 and 24 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. These scenes together have 1956 words.

Wed, 10 May 2023: GitW, scene 22 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1018 words.

Sun, 23 Apr 2023: GitW, scene 21 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 901 words.

Sun, 09 Apr 2023: GitW, scene 20 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1022 words.

Thu, 30 Mar 2023: GitW, scene 19 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1883 words.

Tue, 14 Mar 2023: GitW, scene 18 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1067 words.

Mon, 27 Feb 2023: GitW, scene 17 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1387 words.

Sun, 12 Feb 2023: GitW, scene 16 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1924 words.

Wed, 01 Feb 2023: GitW, scene 15 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1749 words.

Wed, 18 Jan 2023: GitW, scene 14 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1719 words.

Tue, 20 Dec 2022: GitW, scene 13 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 629 words.

Wed, 04 Dec 2022: GitW, scene 12 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1444 words.

Tue, 05 Dec 2022: GitW, scene 11 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 554 words.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022: GitW, scene 10 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1212 words.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022: GitW, scene 9 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1000 words.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022: GitW, scene 8 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 317 words.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022: GitW, scene 7 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way. This scene has 1197 words.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022: GitW, scene 6 (goto)

I have updated the serial, Girl in the Way.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022: The 16 Aspects (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. This one is on the ways we categorize human knowledge.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022: New Layout launched! (goto)

I have finished the process of updating my site's layout and focus.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022: Site redesign begun (goto)

I have started the process of updating my site's layout and focus.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022: Girl in the Way serial (goto)

I have started writing a new book on the Serials page. Follow it as it unfolds!

Tue, 15 Mar 2022: Taste of Champagne serial (goto)

I have started a rewrite of my book on the new Serials page. Follow it as it unfolds!

Fri, 02 Sep 2016: Olive Branch Podcast (goto)

I have added links to my podcast to the Arts page. Subscribe today!

Fri, 02 Sep 2016: Killing Fear (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. This one is on the way fear disenfranchises voters.

Tue, 16 Aug 2016: Asocial Media (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. This one is on the value of social media.

Fri, 15 Jul 2016: New Articles (goto)

I have uploaded a number of new articles.

Thu, 14 Jul 2016: Layout Update (goto)

completing the work begun on April 18, 2016, I have changed the layout of my Web site. The new iteration is characterized by a light green, textured background. I have finally retired the sidebar image that has been part of my site since the third iteration of the site, back in the early, early 2000s. I also stopped supporting IE6 and below.

Fri, 01 Apr 2016: The Path of the Beautiful Feet (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. Are you a healthy foot or a lame foot?

Fri, 01 Apr 2016: Separation (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. Why do we have such a hard time belonging?

Fri, 01 Apr 2016: Taxing Our Way to Health (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. Can changes to our tax system improve health nationwide?

Wed, 02 Mar 2016: The Way to Approach Deviance (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. How should followers of the Way deal with deviant behavior?

Wed, 02 Mar 2016: No Loyalist (goto)

I have uploaded a new article. Are you ready to judge deviant behavior? Read this before you do.

Tue, 01 Mar 2016: The King's Bards - Telling the Tale (goto)

I have uploaded a new article on the place of Wayfarers in the King's service.

Tue, 01 Mar 2016: The Myth of Independence (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay on the myth of independence.

Tue, 01 Mar 2016: The Value of Traditions (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay on the value of traditions.

Mon, 01 Feb 2016: The Purpose of Wayfarers (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay on the purpose of Wayfarers.

Mon, 13 Jan 2016: On the Dangers of Apology (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay on the hidden dangers of apologetics.

Mon, 13 Jan 2016: Following That Way (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay on wayfaring.

Mon, 23 Nov 2015: Finding Fault (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay on laying blame.

Mon, 23 Nov 2015: Essay:Language Out of Gear (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay on gender-neutral pronouns.

Mon, 23 Nov 2015: Essay: De/Con Notation (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay.

Mon, 23 Nov 2015: Essays, etc. (goto)

I have uploaded a new essay. I have also begun transitioning the site from Mason to PHP.

Tue, 13 Aug 2013: Site Live (goto)

I have publicly launched the Web site.

Mon, 20 May 2013: Launched New Site (goto)

I have relaunched my Web site. It now has its own domain name. Changes are too many to enumerate, because I had to edit every single file in the site to incorporate the Perl/Mason framework. The new iteration is characterized by a light green background and 16 sections to match the F-Aspects theory. The news page now parses an RSS file.

Historical Major Changes from Previous Iterations of the Site


10/07/06 -
Finally uploaded to server all changes since 08/05/25, making this site upgrade over two years in the making. Probably about time to do it again, hehe, J/K.
10/04/24 -
Finished converting Poland journal pages to XML/XSLT.
08/07/29 -
Converted News page to tableless CSS
08/01/04 -
Updated some of the code to take advantage of code savings from CSS.
Looking around, I realize I need to do a major site redesign eventually and make all the attributes that can be done in CSS CSS-based. There is much room in my site for improvement.
06/12/09 -
Major site update. Moved around some of the pages to fit the new section categories.
Changed the color scheme.
Updated the graphics.
04/11/01 -
Made major site update, including:
  • Change from table-based layout of sidebar and content to div based layout.
  • Reorganization of Haiku page.
  • Redesign of Interests page.
  • Update to By Date page, Site Map, and Info page to reflect new site status.
  • Update to Aimless Wanderings page.
04/07/08 -
Finished adding first round of "Related pages:" links.
04/07/07 -
Began adding "Related pages:" links to each page, progressing alphabetically. I don't plan to include Whitespace areas in this modification, except as link recipients. (got to e today)
Added some info about ADHD to the Bio page.
Added some thoughts to the Not Speaking page.
04/04/04 -
Began adding > navigation > tree > to subpages. Currently done: part of the The Page, the News page.
Added boxes around the four main areas to the Site Map.
Renamed Whitespace N to Whitespace B, reflecting its change from Novels to Books.
03/08/20 -
Unveiled new site design.
03/08/14 -
Began major site update, including:
  • New color scheme
  • Edit of every background-matching graphic
  • Redesign of thoughts area
  • Definition of Whitespace, an area for written works.
  • Transition of all pages from hard-coded styles to CSS
  • -Redesign of Index page
  • -Adding navigation links to Whois page
  • -Redesign of haiku page
03/03/05 -
I didn't wait until the weekend... Following are the details of my site re-design:
I took down the text-only index.
I restructured the navigation of the site and made three new pages for navigating the four major site areas.
I updated my web design philosophy on the index.
I added links for the major areas to the NavBox.
I changed the colors of text and links and things.
I changed the color scheme on all "Tree-lined" pages.
I moved links on the index from within paragraphs to following paragraphs.
I started a By Date Started list of files. I'll include it in the navigation scheme at a later date...maybe.
03/01/30 -
I made a major site update today. It affected 66 HTML files, including this one. I have removed every GIF file from my Web site, and I am replacing them with PNG (Portable Network Graphic) files. The upshot is that I finally have all my files in lowercase, as they should be. The downside is that I had to change each filename manually, individually (not all 66. Many files I had already changed (but I had to do it manually when I did that)).
I have also had to, of course, replace each GIF file individually.
I used a JPG for my copyright image, because it must be viewable by everyone.
I made some major and minor changes to the index page:
Removed (sadly) my "compliance" image. My site isn't as compliant as it once was. Oh, well. Function beats compliance in my book.
Added a few paragraphs explaining this GIF=>PNG thing.
Added a link from the NavBox to the Webrings box
02/05/08 -
Moved to new address
02/01/05 -
Started News Page
Changed color scheme and title of site
 

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