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Running on diesel
Mileage: 29.2
April mileage: 355.8
Temperature: 40
My co-worker Brian shot this photo just as we were returning from our respective dinner breaks, about 7 p.m. We had about three inches by the time the sun set, and more slated for tonight. It was a little surreal to watch fluffy piles of new snow shimmer in the 9 p.m. twilight. A collision of seasons. I love it. Anything to lift the landscape out of the monotony of rain, which will surely return tomorrow.
The snow has everyone freaked out right now, and not because there's a few soon-to-melt inches accumulated on the ground. A massive avalanche cut down a series of transmitter towers to Juneau's hydro-power station, and the local utility announced they will be switching to diesel power until they can enter the unstable area and fix the transmitters, likely months. In the meantime, our power rates will be jumping 500 percent. 500 percent! When you look at your monthly power bill for $46.48 and do some simple math, the prospect is downright horrifying.
Meanwhile, I think about those generators pumping out hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel to feed Juneau's electricity appetite. That forms its own surreal image. The idea of water flowing from the mountains and giving us power is vague enough to be beautiful. But to think about Juneau being hooked to a massive, fuel-sucking generator is disheartening enough to make the smallest power uses seem so wasteful ... the things I like and depend on ... my reading lamps, my refrigerator, my computer. I walk around turning off lights and appliances but I feel like I'm throwing water balloons at a forest fire. A raging forest fire. The kind that sets ablaze everything in its path.
In its path like my housemate (and landlord), who is already on the ledge about selling his condo and will probably take the leap. In its path like my employer, who is already on the ledge about expenses, the largest and most easily expendable of which is its workforce. In its path like the local housing market, which will likely go even further to raise already astronomical rents and tighten already insurmountable no-pet policies to coax any of us who might lose the meager roof over our heads back into living at the Mendenhall Lake Campground. These things have a way of changing lives.
But what can I do besides cut tiny threads of my connections to the grid, maybe go to bed early tonight, maybe turn off my computer?
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What can you do?
You can start to question some of the ideas you have come to accept.
One big one is the idea of global warming and the ridiculous notion that man is causing it.
I'm not sure why anyone (with any sense of geo-time) would think they KNOW what temperature the planet SHOULD BE at any given moment. When I hear people stand up and publicly say, "It's supposed to be cooler than this! Send me your money, you carbon-burning sinner!" it makes me laugh out loud.
The next ice age is coming. In 10,000 years there will be ice two miles thick over much of the USA and there isn't ANYTHING we can do to stop it.
As for me, I'll leave my appliances turned on and enjoy my life.- AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 7:29 AM
My NYC electricity bill is 20x yours, so it's hard for me to get very excited, sorry. And if employers are cutting staff, and expenses make landlords dump properties, that means the cost of shelter should be going down, not up. We all make choices and must live with the consequences. A lifestyle requiring even the most modest creature comforts requires a suitable income.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 7:34 AM
I'm guessing a clothesline won't be too helpful in Juneau.
You'll have to reduce your power consumption to 20 percent of your current use just to stay even...that's likely a fate in store for all of us, but it's a lot easier to ponder it in the abstract and adjust to it slowly than it is to deal with it right now.
Excellent summary of the "downstream" effects - employers, housing, etc. Scary.
I wonder about all the growth down here in the southwest, the fastest-growing part of the country. What happens when the air conditioning bill goes up 500 percent?
"These things have a way of changing lives." Indeed. Let us know how it goes... - AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 8:13 AM
do your part, however small the impact at least you are trying. If it reduced emissions then great, if it reduces your electric bill then great. If it saves two birds their nest then great.
ReplyDelete Take it one day at a time. If you can, save your pennies, maybe think about buying your own place so you no longer are at the mercy of landlords with no-pet policies. Keep your eye on the job market; perhaps moonlight to get a little more green in your pocket. Cut your consumption as best you can, and hang in there. You know you're a survivor.
ReplyDeleteReally, Bucky? $1,000 a month for electricty? Wow.
I don't really think this is a crisis for myself, really. Working families, small businesses, yes, this could be a real catastrophie. But I can easily adapt. I'm just uneasy about how it might affect my immediate future. With Geoff gone and the possibility of my moving out of my room, I'd have to look into getting my own place. The basement rates for small apartments that allow pets, plus a $300-a-month electricity bill (if the place heats with oil, otherwise it will be much more), plus other utilities would equal 80 percent of my income. In my mind, that's a form of indentured servitude, and I don't need it. Especially because I'm a single person with no children. I could work 80 hours a week, but I'd rather move on. That probably means leaving Juneau. And as much as I've complained about it lately, I don't really want to go :-)- AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM
You could come back to Utah. I know I wouldn't mind. :) I only pay about $48 for about 8 months of the year (the summer is more expensive if you like AC)Miss you sister!
Lisa "You can start to question some of the ideas you have come to accept.
One big one is the idea of global warming and the ridiculous notion that man is causing it."
bounce, this is really BASIC science: burning of fossil fuels release gases into the atmosphere. these gases increase the temperature of said atmosphere. man's habits of consumption release gases into the atmosphere which in turn creates atmospheric temperature increase. there's no logical scientific way to dispute this. to do so is like disputing that water freezes at 32f or that humans need oxygen to survive. it's very basic science that has no means of being proven otherwise. now if you want to dispute to what extent this is happening and the long term effects that this may or may not have is another issue, but to claim that it's a ridiculous notion that man is contributing to increased atmospheric temperatue is really quite absurd. did you get that memo? the world isn't flat anymore... and yes, smoking really does cause lung cancer.
if you want to continue whatever habits of consumption you feel entitled to (despite the possibility that this will make life more difficult for generations to follow you) that's one thing, but to try to justify this approach with science is really pathetic.
you are right, there's going to be another ice age eventually that wipes out human kind (unless human kind wipes out human kind first), but that doesn't give us the right to live as destructivly and greedy as we please in the meantime. 10,000 years is a very short time geolocically but it's still doezens of generations of people who you are personally unwilling to do anything for which MAY help leave them a healthier planet. feel free to make this choice, but please spare us the crap about doing it in the name of science and stand up and admit that you're doing it in the name of greed.
you're a dying breed, my friend. you might want to think about getting off the ship before it sails off the end of the world.- AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Well Geoff, I do appreciate your endurance efforts and exploits and your willingness to share it. But I think you're way off base on this issue; most educated people in my circle have an opinion much closer to bounce's than yours. Our perspective is, it's more like chicken little on the one side than flat earthers on the other.
Here's a paper that I think looks at it rationally and scientifically - not driven by an agenda as does the current histeria seem to be.
http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm Juneautopia will survive, and I hope in the end this is a chance for us to consider our own power usage and better "feel" for rural Alaska. We are awfully lucky to have the hydro (and unlucky to have a rough transmission route!). If there isn't a disaster declared, we will be paying the same rates as rural Alaska...
The clothesline suggestion is a good one--we switched to using one about a month ago after the idea went out on the juneauparents mailing list. With a wood stove, our house is actually pretty low humidity. I always find it amazing how many Juneautopians use humidifiers inside, but our houses (mold and all!!!) are fairly dry--try a clothesline inside!
And hook the trainer up to your computer and keep blogging! I've had the fantasy of working with the local theaters to do something like the "magnificent revolutionary cycling cinema" at http://magnificentrevolution.wordpress.com/
And Jill, can you offer readers a "mute the crazies" option on this blog comments? I'd appreciate it--thanks! :)- AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Yes, $1000/mo. I live in a 75 year old porous brick-faced apartment with three exposed faces, several air conditioners, a big refrigerator, six computers, wife and kids...the whole package. NY has very expensive power, and it is also taxed to the gills. As the saying goes, you don't have to be crazy to live here, but it sure helps!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 3:18 PM
I kinda want to back Geoff up here. There are numerous reports on this issue, and very educated arguments on both sides, but if you look at reports such as those issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), his analogy about smoking and lung cancer is how I think of it in terms of environmental issues, and is backed up by these types of reports.
"Global warming has been attributed partially to increased amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main sources of human emissions of greenhouse gases are the burning of fossil fuels and industrial activities, and measurements taken have proven that these emissions are significantly higher since the industrial era."
Hey Jill, it probably won't help that much, but computers draw about 40-60% of your load typically, so shutting it off is probably a good idea (other than the indoor clothes line). Other suggestions are decreasing the amount of "phantom" load that your appliances are drawing when they are unplugged but not on. either uplugging things like your tv and toaster or hooking them up to a power strip and shutting that off works. Everyone knows about efficent light bulbs, on the same principle, anything that produces heat (like crappy light bulbs and hair dryers) are wasting energy. limiting your use of these things is another good energy saver. I'm sure you guys heard enough of this from me in Utah.
nl Geoff, I hate to co-opt Jill's web site about the issue of GW.
I am happy to go round and round with you (and anyone else who cares to join :-)).
I am at: http://slackchain.blogspot.com/
It's not technically my website, but I post there a lot.
However, to answer one of your points...
Well over 90% of all greenhouse gas is made up of water vapor. Until we control the process of evaporation, there IS NO WAY we will have any meaningful affect on greenhouse gasses.
We can't make the wind blow, we can't make it stop blowing, we can't make it clear up in Juneau and we ABSOLUTELY CANNOT STOP the next ice age.
Carbon dioxide is plant food.
You know what.... Now that I think about it... The only place I have seen as much GUILT passed around for being human (as I see with the GW issue) is in some religions.
We have "sin" (burning carbon - you can live, just make sure it's in a cave or a tee-pee), we have a God (Mother Earth - a Goddess in this case), we have penance (cast off capitalism, live well below your means and send money to Al Gore) and we have guilt being passed around with a dump truck.
Come on over to slackchain!
The last thing I want to do is hijack Jill's excellent website with all of this, but I am very happy to discuss and debate it.- AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 9:28 PM
I don't think anyone's going to come bounce, you just obviously proved in your last comment that you're crazy.
ReplyDelete To the anonymous poster who tried to refute Geoff and backup Bounce, using OISM as your source doesn't help your argument.
Read more about them here: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Oregon_Institute_of_Science_and_Medicine.
If you read the section on their original "Oregon Petition" to try to convince Congress that GW is a sham, you'll see that most of the "scientists" they included as signatories don't even have the credentials to give an informed opinion on the matter. Hell, they might as well have put my 2-year-old daughter's name on there.
Also, the fact they refuse to disclose where their funding comes from is very suspicious. Usually this means funding from Big Oil, Big Coal and the like. I have a feeling this is another Heartland Institute, who similarly makes claims that they have a bunch of scientists that refute GW, and then you see how much money Exxon has given them over the past decade... They've also received money from, and tried to defend, Big Tobacco in the past.- AnonymousApril 17, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Geoff, you are spot on (except maybe
the dying bread part), and 10:56AM,
your paper's abstract suggests that it
doesn't disagree. I started looking at
the paper's summary to see if it was
short enough to read straight away and
I noticed that one data point (datum)
I knew for sure was reported wrong in
the paper. That doesn't mean the paper
is wrong, but it does mean it is
sloppy, or worse. It also means
that if you want the truth you will
have to do a lot more than reading
the paper. My paraphrase on the
paper's abstract: "we're not dead
yet, and the climate is complicated."
We already knew both of those and it
isn't surprising that they didn't
find evidence otherwise. Oh, and
in my circles, the educated people
think more like Geoff than Bounce.
I was thinking of responding to
Bounce until I decided the post was
probably a joke. Well, maybe not.
Honestly, if you aren't familiar
with the Navier-Stokes equations
and what mathematicians and scientists
think of as chaos and chaotic systems,
then you aren't in a position to
pass judgment that people aren't
influencing the climate, and if you
are familiar, then you won't pass
judgment that people aren't influencing
the climate.
"What can you do?"
Three common strategies are:
1) follow your urges and damn the
2) follow your urges and rationalize
away the consequences
3) try to understand what is going
on then decide
I don't much care for 2), but that
is human nature. (There is science
supporting that too.)
Matt Newlin
p.s. I hope this isn't a duplicate;
I hit "publish your comment" and
waited...nothing, so I tried again. To the anonymous poster who said,, I don't think anyone's going to come bounce, you just obviously proved in your last comment that you're crazy.
No problemo.
If this is the best you can do at standing up for your point of view (cheap and meaningless insults), nobody would listen to you anyway.
Look, I am not trying to talk anyone out of their need for self-loathing and guilt for living a happy and successful life. Some people obviously feel that they don't deserve it. Who am I to talk them out of all that self-inflicted pain?
Just remember this, for every light bulb you turn off, I have three being turned ON (all of which are being used for capitalistic productivity). For every drop of fuel you think you save, the Chinese and the Indians burn a thousand. You aren't really conserving anything at all.
Move back into a cave and do all the hand-wringing you want for all I care. Just don't expect me to follow you.
I am not guilty.
Someome (in a post here) a while back tried to turn financial success into a disease. They referred to it as "affluenza" and said something to the effect that propserity was "pernicious."
I assure you, it's hard enough to make it in this world without scuttling your own financial boat with bogus ideas like that.
Those who insist on believing crap like that, be my guest. The real crime, however, is when people teach this bile to their kids. You will handicap them and make their success much more difficult. When they meet my kids (who are being taught that financial success and prosperity are WONDERFUL, achievable and deserved) they won't stand a chance.
People like MY KIDS will be writing the pay checks and people like YOUR KIDS will go through life hoping they don't get fired.
Why would anyone do that to their kids?- AnonymousApril 18, 2008 at 6:15 AM
Ak Gore is about to get sued for the fraud he's perpetuating.
The founder of The Weather Channel is leading the charge:
http://www.businessandmedia.org/printer/2008/20080303175301.aspx - AnonymousApril 18, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Hi Bounce,
I wrote the bit about affluenza. Look
it up (say, on Wikipedia). It is a
disease, independent of financial
well-being. We can disagree about
who has it. I stand by the statement
that spreading the disease is pernicious.
I hope that makes things more clear.
Matt Newlin I didn't intend for this blog to become a political forum, although I think I've made it pretty obvious in previous posts my own political views and viewpoints, especially when it comes to consumtion. I actually do appreciate everyone who chimed in on their own viewpoints. Dialogue is always beneficial, and helps us assess our own beliefs.
Speaking as someone who reads the Associated Press wire for a living, I can tell you not to put too much weight in any one scientific paper. It's a sad but true fact that anyone can publish anything, especially in the Internet day and age. When you read the latest "study," it's important to consider the numbers, methods and most importantly, the sources - the first being the source of funding. Decide for yourself.
When it comes to global warming, people aren't just being fed propaganda. They know what they see. Not many people dispute that smoking causes lung cancer any more, because so many patterns point in that direction. A recent study of people in Alaska (I think Columbia University funded it - believe what you choose) found that 83 percent of Alaskans believe climate change is a serious threat (and this is a conservative state.) But we can see the glaciers melting, the sea ice fading, the salmon disappearing. It's a tough sell to tell us that something that could be potentially catastrophic to our lifestyle isn't happening.
Maybe climate change is human caused and maybe it isn't. But if it's human caused, it means there's something we can do about it. And if it's not, we're all doomed, the ice age is coming, etc. I choose the worldview that involves optimism and taking action.
I'm curious if you've ever read "Collapse" by Jared Diamond. Without being political or trying to push an agenda, I think Diamond does an excellent job of showing the pattern of consumption throughout human history. In one chapter, Diamond wonders (to paraphrase), "What was the person who cut down the last tree on Easter Island thinking about as they felled it? Where did they think the next tree would come from?" It's a good question. Their society didn't survive to leave a record, the the island today remains without trees.Though Jill should have the last word, I'd like to chime in and recommend another interesting book, Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. In addition to his in-depth study of how and why some people live through difficult situations while others don't, Gonzales gives several examples of the catastrophic breakdowns of complex systems; the more complex the system, the more dramatic (and perhaps the more inevitable) the failure. Juneau's current power situation is illustrative of this principle, as was Katrina, as is our crazy house-of-cards banking and finance system. Among other things.
As individuals who simultaneously participate in and contribute to the complex systems that constitute our current societies and our day-to-day lives, I'm not sure what we can do other than, you know: a) have a plan and stick to it, and b) keep it as simple as possible.
Simplicity does not equal deprivation; as this blog clearly shows us every day, sometimes the simplest things - like riding a bike - lead to a life more fully lived, touched, experienced, than many of us can imagine. I vote with the "turn off the lights and go outside" contingent.I will hand it to you Bounce, not many who take your stances on these issues are willing to speak so openly of their motives. rather than trying to justify your positions with questionable (at best) scientific findings you're willing to just put it right out there that you feel it's your right to live a life in which your individual wealth and comfort is the most important thing to you, regadless of how this may have an effect on other people or the environment. in my mind this is a very empty and greedy way to live a life, but it's better than the seemingly countless people who live this life but are unwilling to admit it, and thus make fools of themselves trying to rationalize it. although I suppose you do at times fall into this camp as evidenced by your first comment on this blog, but then in your second comment you more or less come clean and eliminate the chance of anyone taking your first comment seriously.
honestly though, i do respect you for being so open about your feelings on this. whereas you see success and prosperity as having to do primarily with money, for me they have almost nothing to do with money. both views are commonplace in the world today, but only one of them leads to any chance of sustainable life for generations to follow us. yes, an ice age is coming, but if billions of people continue your model of living there sure as hell aren't going to be any humans alive when it gets here.- AnonymousApril 20, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Let's see. We have earth with perhaps a best case a 1.5 mile thick atmosphere that can sustain life as we know it. Take a glance out the window and look a mile and a half. It's not really that far. We have gone from producing essentially no fossil carbon emissions in 1850 to producing 8 billion metric tons of the stuff every year (along with plenty of other garbage). We are expected to add 3 billion new people to earth in the next 40 years. Many wanting the same thing that we have all grown accustomed to. The vast majority of humanity looks a meal or two ahead of the present and is unlikely to luxuriate in ruminations of global warming or the impact of man on the environment.
Anyone questioning whether man's negative impact on mother earth is happening and will continue to accelerate is bordering on absolute quackery. That said and with human nature what is is, the vast majority of the 9 billion people so soon to be resident upon this earth are likely to act in their own daily self interest. I say this with an incredible amount of grief. Probably more than enough to carry bounce's callous lack of responsibility.
The crime is the perpetuation of doubt in the face of fact. Keep the doubt alive just long enough and you can justify just about anything. If you need some recent examples I'm happy to send a few your way.
Pat Rodden - AnonymousApril 26, 2008 at 9:07 AM
It is still being debated whether the earth is actually still warming or not, among true climatologist. But it is quite obvious the earth has been steadily warming since the last ice age, duh! But what has NOT been proven, despite all the mental regurgitation of political lines from the greenies, is that man is causing it. One volcano can put off more CO2 than man ever has. Further, the earth is naturally in balance. .CO2 is like oxygen to plants, they will proliferate and turn it back into biomass if we release more. We are really only releasing CO2 previously stored up by them anyway. You talk about billions of metric tons of CO2 being releases. Well all there is NATURALLY IN THE WHOLE EARTH is 0.03%. How many metric tons of water vapor do you think there is per square mile. Obviously you know nothing but the political diatribe put forth by the hypocrits like Algore. The point was made very nicely that the more oil you conserve, the more will be available to China and those 3rd world countries already exempt from the kyoto accord. Soon you will all likely be bowing to the Chinese. But for every gallon you save, someone else is going to burn. You are doing NOTHING for the environment except trying to feel better about your sin.


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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
We...... Need Your Help!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
We've been tweaking some things here on the site recently in an attempt to improve load time and reduce glitches, but we're afraid this tweaking may have angered the tiki gods/gremlins/Blogger bogeys. And since every web browser presents a whole new fun set of complications, testing them all out is difficult.
That's where you come in.
Please, tell us in the comments if you had any problems loading, viewing or interacting with the site today. (This includes any RSS feed wonkiness.) In addition, if you don't mind, please let us know if your virus software or filters are blocking the site or any of the pictures. And remember, this is for posterity so, be honest.
Thanks, everyone!
Update: There are no images on this post and the link at the bottom of this post for Help for Haiti should not have an image either.
'Nother Update: Hey, Internet Explorer users! First of all, you really should be using a different browser. [grin] However, we know you don't all have a choice in the matter, so we're still working on getting all the IE kinks worked out. We'll update again when we've made more progress, but please be patient (and maybe try Firefox) in the mean time. Thanks!
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«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 371 Newer› Newest»- Nicky said...
Well, the we... need your help post showed up @ 11 pm on my Google RSS feed. I saw the post from Tuesday earlier and it came up fine on the same feed on my droid.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- Stephanie McGee said...
I'm on a Macbook Pro with Safari and have had no problems at all ever with this site. I'll let you know if that changes.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:05 AM
- Annette said...
All looks good in Google Chrome with Vipre Antivirus/Firewall...stuff.
(Two movie references in one short post - excellent coverage!) - June 2, 2010 at 2:07 AM
- liz said...
On a Mac using Firefox...looking good!
- June 2, 2010 at 2:07 AM
- Unknown said...
The site looks fine for me running a nightly build of Chromium. You should check out browsershots. It is a very neat tool that takes a bunch of screenshots of your site on different browsers and OSs.
http://browsershots.org/http://www.cakewrecks.com/ - June 2, 2010 at 2:09 AM
- Stigg said...
That Princess Bride reference was a bit slow to load for me. But that's more of a user problem than a tech problem.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:10 AM
The site took a wee bit longer than usual to load on Firefox..but then again that could just be my internet connection.
Like the new CW billboard! - June 2, 2010 at 2:12 AM
- Crystal Posey said...
Macbook with Safari, everything looks great. RSS working too. Love this site!
- June 2, 2010 at 2:15 AM
- Comatose_Angel said...
Browser: Firefox
System: XP
Looks good to me. Loaded quickly and no problems. - June 2, 2010 at 2:16 AM
- daydreamwanderer said...
Using Firefox on a Mac here; reading from China, and using Google's RSS feed.
No problems, but most blogger blog don't show up in China (a lot of us foreigners use tunnels to 'break' through the Great Firewall). Without my tunnel, your RSS entries come up as text with no pictures, the blog itself is totally inaccessible.
However, through the tunnel, no problems! - June 2, 2010 at 2:16 AM
- Angelique said...
Im using firefox on an HP laptop and have never had any problems :)
GO JEN! - June 2, 2010 at 2:16 AM
- Janet said...
I can't remember ever having a problem on your site.
This posted on my Google RSS feed at 10:45pm. I'm using Firefox with Norton360. - June 2, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- Agent Beryllium said...
Running Chrome on Windows XP and everything looks great!
- June 2, 2010 at 2:20 AM
- lauren ♥ said...
we have windows vista, and use internet explorer. your post showed up in my blog list (right here on blogger), and everything looks/loaded totally fine. <3
- June 2, 2010 at 2:22 AM
- S. said...
Looks fine to me! I'm on a PC, using Firefox and Norton antivirus software. And in Uganda (for now)!
I could see this post in my Google reader too! - June 2, 2010 at 2:24 AM
- Rachel said...
HP laptop with Windows 7, using firefox. Everything appears to be in working order.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:27 AM
I've never had a problem with the site before now, but today it was very slow to load (the last time I checked - the memorial day post - was fine). I'm using IE7 - don't hurt me, I'm at work and I don't have a choice of browser! But yes, slow to load, and slow scrolling even after it loaded.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:28 AM
- Ashley said...
Macbook Pro running Chrome. Took a little longer than usual to load but no actual problems.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:29 AM
- briwei said...
Post showed up for me around 11 on RSS for me as well. Went to the site using Chrome and had no problems with the front page or with the historical content. Can't wait to see you in La Jolla!
- June 2, 2010 at 2:29 AM
- Kaliseviltwin said...
Using Firefox on Windows XP (laptop) and viewing via Google Reader. Everything looks great.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:30 AM
- fairyhedgehog said...
I'm using Windows 7 and Google Chrome (latest version), and Google Reader on my homepage.
It all looks fine.
I do find the white text on blue less easy to read than black on white but that's just a personal preference. It all loads fine. - June 2, 2010 at 2:36 AM
- Charly said...
Working with Firefox on Windows XP. Site looks good!
Posts come up fine on my rss as well (Google Reader)
Keep up the fantastic work!
(and do a european tour sometime....please??) - June 2, 2010 at 2:36 AM
- Larissa said...
Just got notice of this post to my Google reading list. Nothing's been wonky at all for me. I'm using Google Chrome & Windows Vista.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:37 AM
- Jennifer said...
I use Firefox and view your site primarily through Google Reader. I've never had a problem viewing your posts(thank goodness).
Just a quick note, I wanted to say thank you for making your full posts available on RSS. A lot of sites make you click through to their website. Sometimes that's just not optimal, say when you're using your phone to read stuff. Anyhow, thanks for the laughs and keep on being awesome! - June 2, 2010 at 2:39 AM
- Unknown said...
Mine has been ok and I use a PC with Firefox and a Macbook pro with Firefox and with Safari. Thanks for the great stuff!
Monica - June 2, 2010 at 2:43 AM
- HMCIV said...
I've had some issues. All cake pictures look really really ugly.
- June 2, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm runnin windows on a laptop with okay internet and Chrome and its lookin' good!
- June 2, 2010 at 2:49 AM
No problems in Europe -- Yahoo RSS feed was fine, page loaded normally.
Running Firefox on XP with AVG. - June 2, 2010 at 2:51 AM
- Lovely Cat said...
Looks great on Google Reader in Firefox at my work PC and my home Mac. Thanks for brightening my day!
- June 2, 2010 at 2:54 AM
Mac OSX, Firefox, loaded way faster than usual and I wondered why. Read the post and knew why. Yeah!!
My faves on this site are the before and afters: what it was supposed to be and what was delivered. After that are the ones were it looks decent, readable, not too much flotsam, but is inherently wrong, like "one number dad." So you could deliver them and be really proud of your work, and get lots of exasperated looks and not know why.
Win cakes are also cool. Down with purses and shoes though. They are boring. - June 2, 2010 at 2:59 AM
I'm on Mozilla Firefox and reading this overseas--and our national Internet company is suffering crazy-slow run times right now--but this thing is loading faster than I've ever seen it, and all the pix check out fine. Also getting the RSS as usual. So, awesome! Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!
- June 2, 2010 at 2:59 AM
- Lara said...
No troubles. Firefox 3.5.9, Linux Ubuntu, here from a feed which showed up obviously considerably later than some, but no slowness, everything loads fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 3:16 AM
I used Chrome and had absolutely no problems.
- June 2, 2010 at 3:20 AM
- Sara @ Life With the Two said...
I didn't have problems with either Safari or Firefox (on a Mac). Looks good!
- June 2, 2010 at 3:23 AM
- moonlight said...
Ahem. That said, I didn't have any issues. I'm running Windows Vista and using Firefox 3.0.19, had no issues with the site loading, my RSS feed showed up fine, and my adblockers/virus scanners/etc don't seem to be having any issues. - June 2, 2010 at 3:23 AM
- evil cake lady said...
on windows xp using firefox and this was the fastest this site has ever loaded! yay!!
- June 2, 2010 at 3:34 AM
- MissKikkiKat said...
Windows XP, Firefox, Google Reader (4pm) on a Toshi laptop in Sydney Australia. Not an issue to be had!
- June 2, 2010 at 3:52 AM
- Green said...
Microsoft windows XP, Firefox, RSS feed in bookmark toolbar, A Okay.
The only issue I had was a couple days ago when all of my RSS feeds suddenly showed up as unread. - June 2, 2010 at 3:57 AM
- IslandPearl said...
I'm a PC with Vista and IE8 -- no probs whatsoever.
- June 2, 2010 at 3:59 AM
- Jyl said...
I'm not sure when/if you recently changed the font of your "Cake Wrecks" header, but I jut noticed that it sort of looks like it's made from a CCC (ptooey!).
Not sure if it was inentional or not :-)
LOVE your site, btw! - June 2, 2010 at 4:00 AM
First time I loaded the page, it didn't show any posts. So then I refreshed and they were there. Using IE and running windows vista.
- June 2, 2010 at 4:18 AM
- shadow said...
Firefox is working great for me today!
In fact, I'd begun to assume the strange new formatting for the comment boxes that was displaying was intentional... >_>
Bonus cookies for the PB reference. That's one of my favorites. :) - June 2, 2010 at 4:21 AM
Using Firefox, the site took forever to load! But at least it loaded this time :)
- June 2, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- J. McCrackan said...
No trouble loading on either Google Reader or straight from Blogger via Firefox.
- June 2, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- --K. said...
I'm on a MacBook, using Firefox 3.6., and Google Reader to access my blog feeds -- no problems here.
- June 2, 2010 at 5:07 AM
- theangelJean said...
Using Firefox 3.6.3 on Windows Vista. On Sunday and Monday morning when I checked the site I couldn't see any of the old comments, but I thought it was a blogspot problem rather than a browser problem (did you guys just get your own domain or something?) But the comments all came back and everything seems fine now.
Jean - June 2, 2010 at 5:23 AM
I'm on Firefox and Windows 7.
There's a very large space on the left of the posts - if the individual post "squares" should align with the header, they don't.
Good luck with the updates! - June 2, 2010 at 5:29 AM
Everything OK using Google Reader and Firefox 3.6 on Windows 7 (i do admit I have Adblock Plus installed, so no ads for me).
Great loading time btw!
PS: my wv is "ingst" and there's no cake in this post :( well, maybe that's a good thing, still not sure if i'd dare try eating a wreck :D - June 2, 2010 at 5:32 AM
- Malou Klidmoster said...
Sitting i Denmark with Opera and Avira AntiVir - no problems what so ever :-D
- June 2, 2010 at 5:36 AM
My RSS was fine. No issues with Safari on my Macbook Pro.
- June 2, 2010 at 5:36 AM
- toledonative said...
Vista with Firefox and Ad Blocker Plus. No issues ever. No issues now. Shows up in my feed like clockwork - much more reliably than other sites in my feed!
I am running almost exactly the same configuration at work but have a much slower load time there due to a MUCH slower connection.
I suspect if people are complaining about load time, it is more to do with their connection than their browser. - June 2, 2010 at 5:38 AM
Definitely faster to load in IE8. But, will the images stay cached, that's the question. In the previous version it seemed like the background and logo had to download every time. I don't know how much control you have over the settings for file caching times on the blog system, but generally stuff like CSS and background images should be set to live for at least a month (unless you are playing with it actively). Not having to re-download all those file improves page load dramatically. And, resize your images...
- June 2, 2010 at 5:42 AM
Looks Good! I use Google Chrome on a PC with Windows 7 and I did notice the page took slightly longer than usual to load, but still not bad. The only picture not displayed was the "Help for Haiti" one.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:05 AM
- R said...
Read the post on Bloglines just fine. I'm using Firefox and running Windows XP. All looking good!
- June 2, 2010 at 6:14 AM
- Hilary said...
No problems here on my Mac running with Firefox.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- Guillaume said...
At home... everything is good (Safari on Mac)... I used to go on the site at the job (yes I admit it) but there, big problem. No pictures to be seen and a big white line form top to bottom of the page. Using Windows XP and Internet Explorer. However, they do have WebSense... a software that can block the pages that you can view.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- Casey Daleman said...
I use Google Chrome. Everything looks good, except the picture associated with the "Help for Haiti" box didn't appear.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:36 AM
Don't see a picture in Help for Haiti box, but other than that, no problems at 5:35am CDT. Took less time to download on IE with Windows XP, but that's because traffic is light at this hour. Only me and the cat up in my neighborhood.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:37 AM
- Carlo Kutesa said...
I had to reload the page twice and I'm using Google Chrome on Windows Vista. The error message was that there were too many redirects and I should clear cookies or something. (I want cake, not cookies) Anyway, after a few times reloading it was working just fine.
wv: ooppi - June 2, 2010 at 6:44 AM
I've never had any problems with the site, although the titles of the posts have been coming up slowly for the past week or so.
Today loaded faster than I've ever seen it, so you seem to have it right.
I'm on a Windows XP desktop and my browser is Opera. - June 2, 2010 at 6:44 AM
- Judy said...
No problems for me, using Firefox on a PC.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Judy said...
Oh, forgot to mention I read your site via Google reader.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:48 AM
- Lisa_;D said...
Everything loaded just fine for me.
Using firefox on a HP with AVG Free antivirus. - June 2, 2010 at 6:52 AM
The post came through fine to Google Reader and your page mostly looks OK. Any weirdness is due to the fact that I run NoScript and AdBlock (and you have a LOT of scripts on your site).
- June 2, 2010 at 6:55 AM
Yeah...no cake wreck pics showed up! Just kidding.
It appeared fine in my google reader. I clicked the header to open the actual blog, and the page didn't load the first time (just the blue background, nothing else). Refreshing the page brought it up right away after that. Using IE7. - June 2, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- R2P2 said...
Using Firefox w/ Vista here and have no problems. Showed up in RSS feed this morning just fine and loaded w/ no issues.
- June 2, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- Josin L. McQuein said...
Windows XP; desktop; firefox - works fine.
Windows 7; laptop; firefox - works fine. - June 2, 2010 at 7:17 AM
- amigacara said...
Looks great on Safari...and I love the Princess Bride quote. :)
- Cara - June 2, 2010 at 7:29 AM
Firefox running under Windows 7 reports all looks good.
Nice Princess Bride reference, too. - June 2, 2010 at 7:29 AM
Seems fine to me, unless there's supposed to be a background image. All I see is blue.
- June 2, 2010 at 7:29 AM
Your post showed up fine in my Google Reader feed and is rendering fine directly on the Cake Wrecks Blogger site, as well. I'm on a Macbook running Firefox with the AdBlock plugin.
- June 2, 2010 at 7:32 AM
- Julia said...
On a Macbook using Safari, and took about 15 seconds to load - seems about right. First visit to the new page the top ad loaded with a float-left, but a refresh brought it to centre.
It looks a bit odd with the solid background at the top though I'm not sure you can do anything about it?
Props for the PB reference :) and the revamped logo. - June 2, 2010 at 7:34 AM
- sheep#100 said...
IE 7/Windows 64-bit Vista/FiOS
Slow page loading today. - June 2, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Viewed on PC, IE8, Windows XP Pro and latest version of Norton - has loaded ok.
- June 2, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- YaYa said...
Windows XP with Explorer 8, no probs so far, just that with so many images, it does take a little longer to load but thats the way it is with a lot of graphically based sites in my experience!
- June 2, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- MindyYoung said...
All good here! Love this blog - I check it everyday!
- June 2, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- You Don't Know Me said...
Works good in FireFox on WinXP at work and FireFox on MacOSX at home. I like the clean design!
- June 2, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Unknown said...
I see everything just fine. I'm using Firefox (newest version) and Webroot Antivirus.
Thanks! - June 2, 2010 at 7:46 AM
The feed to LiveJournal is not pulling the pictures through but I can come directely to the site and they load up fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Aevali said...
PC with Firefox, Working Great!
- June 2, 2010 at 7:52 AM
Amaya 10.0 on WinXP totally bugged out complaining of invalid code (line 5, character 245 to be precise) and wouldn't load the site. But FF, Chrome, IE, Safari on WinXP all look fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Sila Lumenn said...
Everything looks fine on my PC using Google Chrome.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Rozi said...
All good on pc windows explorer and mac safari.
That last line came from princess bride when six fingered man was torturing the man in black! - June 2, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Please tell me the title of this post is a Galaxy Quest reference ... I LOVE that movie!
Works great on IE7 on a PC running Windows XP 2002, and came in fine on my RSS feed in Outlook 2007. - June 2, 2010 at 8:01 AM
No problems here. Lookin' good!
(also, princess bride quote FTW) - June 2, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Carolyn said...
On Windows Vista with Google Chrome, your blog popped up quite nicely this morning when I was clicking through my Google Reader pages.
I'm so glad this isn't a kissing blog. - June 2, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Tash said...
On a Mac using Chrome and it all looks great so far!
- June 2, 2010 at 8:02 AM
I'm on a PC running Windows XP. I'm using Internet Explorer and McAfee. The page loaded up pretty quick for me with no problems at all. It did ask if I wanted to display only secure items, which it has never done on your site before, but that's not a big deal.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:05 AM
The main "Cake Wrecks" logo did not not appear, just the blue background and carrot jockeys. Several cake images were missing too. All of these images later appeared after reloading the page. (Firefox 3.6.3 Windows XP)
- June 2, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- Unknown said...
Looks great in Chromium on Ubuntu Linux....
- June 2, 2010 at 8:18 AM
- Jessica Olin said...
I'm on a Dell Latitude with Cisco NAC Agent using Chrome and had no problems. I'm glad I braved the fire swamp and the R.O.U.S.es to give you my feedback for posterity.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:20 AM
- Unknown said...
On the computer at school, windows XP and internet explorer (bleh) It's scrolling funny (freezing and then flashing) until I get down to the comments, where it's fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:20 AM
- ChiTown Girl said...
no problems here. i have windows7. it actually seemed to load faster, but maybe that's because there were no pictures today (?)
- June 2, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Morthoniel said...
Hi Jen! Like all the comments, it shows great in Firefox 3 / Windows.
My only concern is the color lime green with the white link text. It is very hard to read. Maybe a black text (or the gray you used?) would be more appropriate. Lime green color is always a tricky one, with the yellow and orange color...
And look out for your copyright (the year) at the bottom!
And since I'm a professional webmaster, I am permitting myself to say that, since I know what I'm talking about... :P
Personnal opinion: I prefer the darker blue you used for your background; though I consider myself "young", is was easier for my eyes with the dark blue... But maybe I'm just not use to it yet!
I know it is really a pain to adjust a website for all browsers, so to you, congratulations for the hard work!
Here is a tool I always use now, to test in different browsers: http://www.spoon.net/Browsers/
Hope it helps you too!
Thank you for the delight you bring me, every day, with your fabulous posts! - June 2, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Kellie Jensen said...
on a mac with firefox...it loaded faster today than I think it ever has, almost instant.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Nielle said...
Using Firefox, had a problem at first - blank page and error message but after a reload everything is fine :)
- June 2, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Liz said...
No problems with rss feed here. The site took a little while to load. I'm not sure if that's the site or my craptastic internet connection at work. I'm on a PC using Firefox through Windows XP.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- Rebekah said...
No problems with this post on the site or in Google Reader. For the record, I haven't experienced any problems at all even before the changes.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- Dennis said...
I am using a dell laptop and google chrome browser. I haven't ever had a problem loading your site. Just thought you would like to know :)
- June 2, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- Kate said...
yay for speed! I am running firefox and the only thing i noticed (maybe because i have a bigger screen?) is that the ad bar at the top of the page is left justified and the rest of the content is centered.
other than that - all looks good :) - June 2, 2010 at 8:37 AM
- Dennis said...
I am using a dell laptop and google chrome browser. I haven't ever had a problem loading your site. Just thought you would like to know :)
- June 2, 2010 at 8:37 AM
RSS feed posted in Outlook just fine. IE8 displayed the web page OK, but after notifying me that you wanted to save a cookie (I have notifications on). Anyone who is blocking cookies might have a problem, or might have to change their settings for this site.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- jen bryner said...
it seems to be working just fine on the site and my RSS feed :) and i totally got a laugh out of the princess bride reference at the end!! thanks!
- June 2, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Petrie said...
Loaded faster today on my PC, but maybe that's because there were no pictures to load. Usually takes a little longer with photos.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Kate said...
correction! it was only left justified when i clicked over from the RSS feed (which was fine, btw!) not sure why... but when i clicked back to the site after posting my comment it was fine.
soooo maybe ignore me? :) - June 2, 2010 at 8:40 AM
- Dana said...
I'm using a Dell with a reeeaaaalllly old version of Internet Explorer and I had zero problems. Actually, the pictures and stuff seemed to load faster than before. Loved the Princess Bride reference!
- June 2, 2010 at 8:40 AM
- strbuk said...
No problem loading today. I am on a Macbook Pro and use firefox....
- June 2, 2010 at 8:40 AM
- tortoise100 said...
Windows 7 Firefox.
Bad person that runs adblockplus ad on because I've had some sites that get ads that don't load properly and the only way to use the site is to block the ads (and prevents a few scammy ads that want to install spyware from getting to me). Anyway
Starts loading with the normal blue background than goes to all white and badly formated (things not in the right place)
Turned AdBlockerPlus on and off and didn't matter. Still got the bad format with white background
*reluctantly opens internet explorer*
Looks fine in there. IE8 I think. - June 2, 2010 at 8:40 AM
- Lori said...
Everything looks just fine and dandy for me on Google Chrome. No problems with the site or the RSS feed.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:40 AM
Mostly great (Win7, IE8)...but the "Classics" tab was blank. Plenty of Fan Faves though.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:46 AM
That blue box behind the posts and such doesn't load fully. Internet Explorer... I'll double check Firefox later. Other than that, everything's fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Jerilee E. said...
worked fine on my pc laptop using Firefox. Also showed up just fine on Google Reader.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM
While I can see the blog elements and posts, what I can't see are any of your ads.
I am running a Windows XP (SP3) machine and use Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 - June 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Tara said...
We're good. Plain ol' dino computer, firefox something or another ip, that's all. Did you have any pictures on the post today? I didn't see any, but it didn't seem that you had any.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Sara-May said...
Seems like I might be the only one with problems.... so it could very well mean they are on my end. A few images have not been rendering on reader or your actual blog. I use Google reader, and chrome on Windows 7. The third image on your memorial day post will not show, other than that, it looks all good at the moment.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- Zara said...
Nope. I'm using Opera and reading the site through Google Reader, and I haven't had any problems.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Sabriam - www.edenslittleones.com said...
Using Vista and FireFox - no problems here! :)
- June 2, 2010 at 8:52 AM
working just fine.
wv: obelli - what one says after eating an underdone cake with salmonella eggs. - June 2, 2010 at 8:52 AM
I don't seem to be having any issues with FF 3.5.9 or IE8.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- KJ said...
I had no problems at all this morning - everything looks great!
- June 2, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- Julie said...
Everything's looking good on both my computers. (windows computer running Chrome/macbook running safari).
- June 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM
PC: Firefox, Google Reader.
Perfect! - June 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Amanda Mac said...
I'm running Firefox on a PC... no problems here.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Pictures? There are pictures on this site???
Using IE with XP--seemed to load faster. Or, I'm not as drunk as usual... - June 2, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- joyce said...
Now I'm not complaining, but I clicked on Cake Wrecks and then went on to another site, as I usually have to wait a while for it to load. So, when I read your note, I went to another window, and clicked on Cake Wrecks and it DID load faster than usual. Used Explorer browser on an HP Gateway computer.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Shannon said...
On a Mac and using Safari, and it is working great! In fact, the page came up MUCH faster than it normally does. I tried past CW pages, and they came up lightning fast as well.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Amelia Antwiler said...
Using Firefox on my PC and had no problems seeing the post in my Google Reader. The pictures on the "Evolution of a wreck" took a while to load, but to be honest, they've always taken a while to load, so I noticed nothing strange. I figured it was my computer.
WV: berses
as in Cake Wrecks berses wonky-ness?? Which I suppose might be easier to fight than, say, Wonka-ness. - June 2, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- fowler said...
Looks good here- I'm on a PC using Windows 7 & Google Chrome
- June 2, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- Unknown said...
I've had no problems. No virus software issues or even load time issues. Everything works fine here, using a PC with Windows 7.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:07 AM
i have no idea what type of computer im using but its working fine!! I think it might be windows...?
- June 2, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Using google chrome here in England and you're great. I have never had any problems with your site and never commented before so thanks for always making me smile!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:09 AM
The site's mega-slow on IE 7.0.5730.13 using Win XP 5.1.2600 SP2 Build 2600
It seems to load the header, pause, load the post, pause, load the "What's a Wreck," "Fan Faves," etc on the right side, then load the Search bar on the right. Scrolling is very unresponsive.
Probably more info that you need or wanted, but you never know. :) - June 2, 2010 at 9:09 AM
I'm using a MacBook Pro with Safari. Loaded the site twice with identical results. Loaded much faster than usual., but no photo with Help for Haiti.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- GeekGirl said...
Viewing with Sarari on an iTouch. Everything is great!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:09 AM
WinXP, Firefox 188.8.131.52, running NoScript (cakewrecks is allowed), AdBlock and virus checks I'm sure I don't know about.
The site loads fine, my only change is that the epbot and title page that used to be in the right frame, are now all the way at the bottom of the page. Perhaps this is a NoScript issue, I shall investigate. - June 2, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- kdstentzel said...
i'm on a macbook using firefox and everything looks great!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Zoltar Panaflex said...
Using a MacBook Pro and Firefox, never had a single issue viewing your site.
Nice Princess Bride reference.
Anyone want a peanut? - June 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Amy said...
I m fine - using Safari on my mac, looking at it both on the main google reader page and using the reader button that takes you to new entries. It came up quick and easy there. I have had problems loading on my iphone before, but i can't check that right now!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Chad said...
Hey Guys! I'm running Windows XP, and on the latest Firefox everything looks great.
Here at work, we still have to use IE6 due to an online application (I know, IE6 is a million years old) but in IE6 the carrot jockeys are messed up. I took a screen shot at http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c195/cupadeecakes/IE6.jpg - June 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Unknown said...
1. LOVE the Princess Bride reference.
2. I can't see the middle picture. - June 2, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- chapa said...
problems. read this everyday through google reader.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:21 AM
About half the time the pics don't want to load, but that could be my internet connection.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- Joshua said...
I love the new site. I'm on a Sun Ultra60 (dual 450MHz) running Solaris 10 using Firefox 3. The RSS feed was fine and the page loaded in a flash. It was a HUGE improvement over the old one.
No filters, 1024x786x32bpp, GNOME Desktop. Internet accessed over 13MBit cable modem connection. Greasemonkey installed with the Browse Like a Pirate script enabled. - June 2, 2010 at 9:25 AM
All cool in Chrome, and your RSS feed is showing up fine on my LJ Friends page! Way to go!! *thumbs up*
- June 2, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- The Kings said...
No problems here. Work at a hospital with tons of security blocks and gadgets and you are coming through perfectly.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- Suzi said...
No problems here.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- maresi said...
Looks good here, Firefox for windows.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Oh wait... there was a question? - June 2, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- The Chidisters said...
Google Chrome - no problems.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Andrew said...
No problem for me on Google Chrome & McAfee antivirus.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Im on a Dell using Google chrome, everything is perfect :D
- June 2, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- kelly dwyer said...
Im using firefox on a mac and there is no image for the Haiti link.
And there were no wrecks on my post!! But maybe that was the case for everyone! - June 2, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Jim Todd said...
Looking good for me with the web version on Firefox and with my new RSS feed in Google Reader (thanks for the idea!). Running AVG Free edition for the Antivirus, and ZoneAlarm for the firewall.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Can't see an image for "Help for Haiti" (with Foxfire).
- June 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Using Mac OS 10.4.11
In Safari 4.0.3, the posts look fine but comments don't work.
In Firefox 22.214.171.124, comments work (yay!) but the little Help for Haiti picture under one of the posts doesn't show up.
Happy technomutation! - June 2, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Gayle Carline said...
Nope. No wonkiness here. I guess it's because Windows 7 was my idea.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:40 AM
Thanks, Zachary! I was having trouble placing it (been a few years since I've seen the movie).
I'm using IE 7 on Windows 98, and had no difficulty loading today. A few weeks ago, I had to install firefox on one of the computers because IE7 "couldn't display the page," but that's been fixed for a while now.
Yes, cakewrecks is important enough to install an alternate browser. :) - June 2, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- pdudgeon said...
nope, no unusual problems! working on a 7 year old Dell thru dial-up AOL and Blogger. i think with that combo if you had problems I'd know it, LOL
- June 2, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Kristine said...
The site seems to load just fine, but I haven't seen your most recent post in my reader yet. I'm using Firefox & google reader.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Laura said...
I have Norton anti-virus, & it didn't pop-up, but I had to re-load the site 4 or 5 times before the whole page would load, instead of just the title. My computer is a Dell.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:42 AM
I'm running IE8 on Windows 7 and haven't been able to see the pictures on the blog for a week or so (they just show up as white boxes). The text shows up fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Dharmamama said...
Earlier I was on my iPhone, and the site looked fine, now I'm on a Mac with Firefox, and everything's fine... and funny!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:51 AM
Yay! Princess Bride reference!
I view on the LJ feed and the pic at the bottom is almost always a little red X. I use IE.
Canadagirl on LJ - June 2, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- Sharell said...
No problems-just wanted to say I loved the Princess Bride reference. :)
- June 2, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- stitchinpenny said...
The site came through quickly and all pictures except the helpfor haiti appear to have functioned correctly. The lower ad box on the left was a little quirky and required a click to see. Those advertising types outsmarted me!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- jazz bird said...
I'm using Firefox 3.6.3 (on Windows 7) and it's working perfectly. I use Firefox for RSS feeds, as well. The latest post was there when I logged in this morning and I was able to view it without issue, images included.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Site worked perfectly @ 10:00 am EST. :)
- June 2, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Kathy A. said...
Windows 7, Firefox 3.6.3 -- no wonkiness either at the site or in Google Reader. And props on the Princess Bride reference!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- Rikki said...
I'm on an HP with Windows XP using Firefox. I use BeSecure firewall/security software. It blocked something from u-tube, but otherwise all was well. It is a pretty strict "morality" blocker.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- FlareHeart said...
I'm using Google Chrome with a couple of ad-blockers. Nothing seems to be blocked or wonky from my end, but I'll keep an eye out for the gremlins. ^_^
~Trista - June 2, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- rachaelwrites said...
Everything looks okay with Google Chrome, except the advertisement banner is off-center. It doesn't look like it's intentional.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- KittyKat said...
Windows XP, using FireFox with AdBlock+ addon.
The site shows up fine for me.
Did you remove the link to your Epbot blog? It's not there anymore for me. - June 2, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Unknown said...
My RSS feed usually has trouble loading the pictures from your posts, but that last one worked great! All the pictures loaded in my RSS feed the first time.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Elizabeth C. said...
Works great on Firefox here.
Also, I always love any Princess Bride reference.
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- KittyH said...
I can see the posts just fine and it seemed to load faster today, could be the lack of photos, then usual.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Mancer said...
I viewed this page on Firefox 3.6.3 via Windows XP; read first on Google's RSS feed. All seems well on my end of the world.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Brianna said...
When I opened Cake Wrecks this morning it seemed much faster than it has been, so that was nice! Thanks! I use Internet Explorer - the newest on a PC.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Katie said...
using Firefox on my mackbook with No Scripts and it all looks fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:40 AM
no problems for me at home or at work - Windows, IE. In fact, it seemed a little faster the last day or two.
et in CA - June 2, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- Vixie said...
I use a Mac Book Pro, read CW on Firefox using Google Reader. No problems, ever.
xoxo - June 2, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Bill's Bayou said...
I've always had to hit refresh on this page. Not just now, but always. The advertising loads first, then the banner, then the content. Sadly, the content doesn't load fully or at all. Thus the refresh. It's like going to a site just to look at the ads (which is NOT why people come here).
- June 2, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Bill's Bayou said...
Oh, sorry. I'm using the Firefox 3.5.9 over the university's LAN. I'm cabled in, not wireless.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:47 AM
I'm using Firefox under Windows 7 64-bit with NoScript and Adblock Plus. There don't seem to be any problems and as far as I can tell all the pictures are displaying for me.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- Adam Scheinberg said...
Page loaded VERY slow.
And yes, Trend Micro corporate blocked the adstream_jx.js from oascentral.blogher.org.12468.9030.302br.net and oascentral.blogher.org.12470.9030.302br.net. - June 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM
- JulieLeto said...
Hate to be the dissenter here, but I can't click on the "More! More! More!" to see what's below the fold.
I'm on a PC, using Google Chrome. I'll go check in on Firefox and see if its the same. - June 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM
I'm viewing the site using Windows 7 and I have Norton antivirus. I do not have any problems viewing the site (and I have never had any problems). The site does load a little slowly but I always figured that was from all the pictures.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM
I'm on an old Toshiba, using Windows 7, using Google Chrome, and we're all fine here.
- June 2, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Unknown said...
i use a mac with safari browser and occasionally the page will load only the top cakewreks banner and no content whatsoever, usually if i refresh a few times the problem resolves itself
- June 2, 2010 at 11:02 AM
The site has always loaded a little slow for me but I think that's because of my craptastic computer. I had a problem for a moment with the image of the snowmen things but I scrolled up and then back down and it was fine.
- June 2, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- photokunstler said...
Totally fine - RSS feed and live and in person too.
On a MacBook Pro and using Safari. No issues with viruses and weird filters and things like those other people!
And the site pops up fine, always.
Though there was no Haiti thing on the RSS feed - it was a Bahamas telephone special rate, and a graphic. - June 2, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Aelfleah Farm said...
Use MacBook with Safari for the site, never any problems. Sometimes the RSS feed (in Apple Mail) loads without pics, but can't tell today .
- June 2, 2010 at 11:17 AM
I'm on my workplace computer which has a pretty serious firewall, and I first read this entry through RSS on livejournal, and when I went to the actual blog site it didn't load up properly and it was unusually slow.
AND the text block with your actual entry in it showed up as white font on white background, theerfore it was unreadable unless I used the select tool to highlight the words.
Good luck with it! - June 2, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Renee Nefe said...
running Firefox on Vista and all looks good here!
- June 2, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Crystal said...
Google Reader: no wonkiness (the similar posts don't show up in feed, but they never have, AFAIR)
Windows XP using Firefox: all looks normal. - June 2, 2010 at 11:19 AM
Firefox on a MAC...and have NEVER had an issue (other than laughing so hard that coffee came out of my nose, once.)
- June 2, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Melissa said...
Looks fine to me. I'm using FireFox (with AdBlock Plus) in XP, with a corporate firewall and antivirus. I use Google Reader and that showed up normally for me as well.
(Yes, I'm reading from work. But I *am* the IT person, so I don't think I'll get in trouble for it.) - June 2, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Mrs B said...
I use Chrome on a Mac and I had absolutely no issues with it or my Google Reader (RSS feed) that alerted me to the post :)
- June 2, 2010 at 11:42 AM
I have visited this site daily for a long while now, but have never posted a comment, so I thought I'd let you guys know that I am a FireFox user with AdBlock Plus, and the site is working fine on my end! =)
Keep up the great wreckage reports! I love this site. - June 2, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Heather said...
I'm using Mozilla Firefox Yahoo! Edition, version 3.6.3, and everything is working fine for me. It looked good in the Google Reader feed as well.
- June 2, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Michelle said...
On a PC with Chrome and no problems!
- June 2, 2010 at 12:02 PM
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Today is Outdoor Wednesday. I'm sending this to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer who hosts the event.
29 comments :
- Martha said...
Mary, I did the Master Gardener Program as well. It was very interesting and I learned a lot.
Come visit Linderhof today -- it may look familiar to you! - May 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM
- Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer said...
Happy Outdoor Wednesday Mary! what a great post.. makes me wonder what kind of plant I am,,,,hhmmmm..Thanks for sharing your photos.~ Susan
- May 13, 2009 at 12:10 AM
- Fifi Flowers said...
LOVE the moving flowers... BEAUTIFUL!!!
- May 13, 2009 at 1:45 AM
- pam said...
So many beautiful flowers...I especially love the Bluebells. I can't imagine knowing that much about weeds. Happy Wednesday!
- May 13, 2009 at 7:32 AM
- Joy Tilton said...
I love the analogy between flowers and people. The weed that blooms is a flower to me!
- May 13, 2009 at 7:51 AM
- Cindy Khor said...
its so nice to be surrounded by so many variety of flowers. i love those bluebells, i think from now on, i'm gonna make them as my favourite flower.
- May 13, 2009 at 8:03 AM
- the wild raspberry said...
HE has blessed us with so many amazing flowers...with beautiful colors and tiny details.
Nice post today!
have a great day.
chasity - May 13, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- Barb said...
Hi Mary, wonderful post.....pretty!!
Happy Outdoor Wednesday.
Barb - May 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Cindy, thanks so much for visiting again. I love to have you visit.
- May 13, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Kathy said...
Hello Mary, I so enjoyed your OW post, love the bluebells and the poppies, I would not be without some of my weeds, love the musing between plants and people so true, Kathy.
- May 13, 2009 at 12:56 PM
I was a Master Gardner for several years. I learned a lot but I guess I still don't appreciate my weeds.
Kathy b - May 13, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- flmom said...
Very pretty - especially the lupine!!
- May 13, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Katy ~ said...
Mary, some of those flowers you call weeds we try to CULTIVATE here on the east coast LOL. Lupine, blue bells. Actually, the wild mustard I've seen, never knew what it was called, so now I know.
I just enjoy these posts so much!!! I can't wait for Wednesdays. - May 13, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- Christi @ A Southern Life said...
Mary, I was a Master Gardener for years before work got in the way. They are really great people. Thanks for sharing pics of your "weeds."
- May 13, 2009 at 3:04 PM
I came to your blog via Cookie Madness. I'm a Penn State Master Gardener. Ours is a 14 week program which is run like a college semester covering different topics every week. We have a high retention rate of MGs in our counties thanks to a highly motivated Extension educator. I've found I'm really interested in turf and unfortunately now I've learned the names of all the weeds that grow in turf. But, I've also learned all the specific pesticides to deal with them. :-)
- May 13, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Kim @ Starshine Chic said...
Your weeds are beautiful. I love flowers (or beautiful weeds) but never can remember their names. Thanks for sharing your fabulous photos. And thanks for visiting my blog & leaving me a comment. It really means a lot to me.
- May 13, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Pam said...
I would love to try the Master Gardener program. It is on my long range goals of things to do.
Your photos are beautiful as always and your reflections were thought provoking. Thanks for sharing. - May 13, 2009 at 3:51 PM
- Brenda Pruitt said...
Your introspective words at the end really caught my attention. I hadn't thought of it like that. But it's absolutely true. You have such a creative mind!
Brenda - May 13, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- sylvia said...
o help...all those flowers...it is so funny because even in Holland we have english daisys's and I allways thought they were ever so dutch...Lovely pictures!!
- May 13, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
I just wanted to welcome all newcomers to my blog. I hope you'll become regular visitors. I was thrilled to see so many of you have completed MG training. I did mine at Oregon State University in 2001.
- May 13, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- RobinfromCA said...
I think I must not be a weed since I bloom best where I was sewn. Not very original of me but there it is. As such, however, I love that you have not eradicated my beloved California Poppy that used to bloom so profusely on the hillsides here that they took on an orange tint. Now, sadly, they have been picked, built on and otherwise eliminated to where they aren't as plentiful as in my youth. Thank you for sharing such wonderful knowledge with us today. No wonder sometimes these "weeds" are just called "wildflowers." They bloom wherever they land!
BTW, you're right, the fountain in AZ does look like a wedding cake! Good eye! Thanks for stopping by today!
Robin - May 13, 2009 at 7:12 PM
- Karen said...
I have often thought about "weeds" and how often they are just as pretty as what we call flowers. Lovely post!
Karen - May 13, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- Miller Racing Family said...
WOW, what great photos. I don't think I can choose a favorite. I also love the slideshow that you put together. Thanks for sharing and stopping by my blog today. Have a blessed Wednesday!
- May 13, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Mamapippa said...
Love these flowers !
- May 14, 2009 at 5:23 AM
- sunnymama said...
Beautiful pictures and so colourful!
- May 14, 2009 at 7:52 AM
- honeysuckle said...
This is my first time on your blog. I enjoyed your metaphor of people being like flowers and your food pictures are beautiful and very tempting. Thanks for visiting my blog and your nice comments. Have a wonderful day! - May 14, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- Lori said...
I think about the analogy of people and plants a lot. Gardening, in a lot of ways, is a metaphor.
I was just thinking the other day that I wish I knew what all the weeds were. I want to know if any can be of use, medicinally or for eating. I would love to take that course. Maybe when my youngest goes to school I will check into it. - May 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- Blondie's Journal said...
This was such a clever way to show your flowers! They are beautiful!! Weeds, I wish there were a humane way to banish them!
Have a wonderful day! :-D
Jane - May 14, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- My Little Space said...
Really pretty photos! They reminded me when I was in New Zealand 10 years back. I've stayed there for one whole year.
- May 18, 2009 at 7:37 AM