IT’S HERE!

The long-awaited face lift for Stormhorn.com has arrived at last!

Yaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to the creativity, coding expertise, online marketing savvy, and hard work of my beautiful and brilliant (and thoroughly geeky) lady friend, Lisa, my blog has acquired not only an all-new look, but greater flexibility and immensely expanded capabilities. Lisa built this new theme for me from scratch. It will take time for me to learn how to exploit all of its many features, and there may be a few bugs to work through in the process. So be patient. New pages will be added, and sundry plug-ins and widgets affixed.

Just as it stands, though, I’m extremely excited about the new format, and I hope you’ll like it, too. Please feel free to share your feedback with me.

And allow me to give Lisa a plug. If you’re looking for help with website design, programming, custom themes, WordPress, social network marketing, or anything computer- or Internet-related, do yourself a big favor and contact Lis. She is the proprietor of Studio 727 Ltd., and she’s extremely knowledgeable. Better still, she’s capable of communicating in plain words with those of us who aren’t all that technically savvy. In fact, that’s part of her mission: to help make life easier for us ordinary mortals who rely on computers and the Internet but struggle with all the technical gobbledegook.

If you have a project or could use a sharp but down-to-earth consultant, shoot Lis an email at lisa@studio727ltd.com. You can thank me later for recommending her to you.

With the new theme now installed, I’m finally ready to move on an idea I’ve been cultivating for a while now. I’m excited to start bringing you periodic guest articles from the worlds of jazz and storm chasing. My lineup is already forming, and I think you’ll like what you find. I haven’t yet decided how often I’ll feature guest bloggers. Obviously, their availability will be a big determinant.

For now, I’m extremely pleased to say that the first guest blog is already written, and it’s excellent. Storm chaser Andrew Revering, weather forecasting software designer and proprietor of Convective Development, Inc., has done a stellar job of sharing his insights on northwest flow events. I plan to publish his article later this week, so stay tuned. And for my jazz readers, I anticipate having something for you as well before long, so don’t worry. You won’t be neglected, I promise!

That’s it for now. If you’ve enjoyed my blog to this point, then I trust you’ll like the new Stormhorn.com all the more as it continues to develop. Again, please feel free to share your thoughts.

–Bob