Amber – Almost settled in

Posted on March 25, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

This will be Amber’s 4th night. Last night was better then the 2nd night of wining and yelping for 6 hours or so. Last night she woke up twice, let her out side and then back in the crate. She didn’t want to, but it only took about 30 minutes each of crying. She is […]... Read More

Amber – Night and Day

Posted on March 23, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

Amber was a bit different today. Spending a full day at our house. Only one mistake today because I didn’t get her out of the house in time. She was a bit more lively. While Kim did dishes in the kitchen, Amber just sat on the floor and watched. Romped and played in the family […]... Read More

Amber, our new family member.

Posted on March 23, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 2 Comments

The papers have been signed, the money has been exchanged, delivery has been made and the Adoption is final. Introducing Amber. Amber is a 10 week old Labradoodle (Labrador and poodle mix). I never thought I/we would get a dog. Personally I never liked the mess that comes along with dogs… the shedding, chewed up […]... Read More

Comment / SPAM Moderation

Posted on March 17, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 1 Comment

For me, the best recent feature in BlogEngine.NET v1.6 is what they labeled as Comment Moderation. THIS is a killer feature for even my simple blog that in 2009 only got 1,500+ hits in 2009, but yet still seems to be plagued with comment SPAM. With this comment moderation, you can moderate all comments, set […]... Read More

BlogEngine.NET Nested Comments

Posted on March 14, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 10 Comments

Nested comments are quite cool and have been included in BlogEngine.NET for the past few releases, but I never got around to implementing them into my theme. I learned it was quite simple. Edit CommentView.ascx file and… add this code line somewhere at the bottom of the display of the comment, maybe near the <%= […]... Read More

BlogEngine.NET 1.6 upgrade

Posted on March 12, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 17 Comments

BlogEngine.NET v1.6 has been out since Feb 1, so I figured it was about time I upgraded. I like to check the available documentation regarding upgrading and I got some conflicting ideas and methods. David suggested I download a copy of my blog, make edits, over-write files, delete folders and upload the blog when complete. […]... Read More

Fall Colors

Posted on December 4, 2009March 2, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

Recently I chaperoned a 6th grade retreat to Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center in Reidsville, NC. This was a get to know your class mates and team building retreat. At the center they have both low ropes and high ropes course. The center is quite nice and the staff was very pleasant and help full. Of […]... Read More

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