http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog The blog of Beckster's Laboratory, a web design boutique Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:55:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been busy this week working on a website redesign project. I finally got to the point where all the components are working with each other, and now I'm importing the content from the old site. It's very exciting. I love code. There are times when I am ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/friday-favorites-2/ I am participating in The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. For my responses to previous prompts, please see Part I (#1-7) & Part II (#8-10). 11. The Best Place The best place I've been to this year was Pirates' Lair on Tom Sawyer's Island. I might have been on Tom ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/best-of-2009-part-iii/ I am participating in The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. For my responses to prompts 1-7, please see Part I. 8. Moment of Peace What's that? Just kidding, I actually had quite a bit cherished moments of peace, be it walking around on my lunch break at work (downtown, the ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/best-of-2009-part-ii/ I am participating in The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. 1. Trip I haven't taken any trip-trips per se, but grocery shopping is called a trip to the store, right? So my favorite time of leaving the house this year was Independence Day. In the morning I was at the ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/best-of-2009-part-i/ I ran across a lot of good blogs this week, and know I read some really good posts, but now that I look for them, I can't seem to find them. Had I known I wanted to make this post, I would've starred them in my reader or added ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/friday-favorites/ According to the UN, non-discrimination is focus of Human Rights Day, 10 December. So today I want to talk about a group that is discriminated against in India: the Dalits. I first learned about them from reading Revolution in World Missions. Dalits are on the lowest rung in the ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/human-rights-day/ Wordless Wednesday http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/wordless-wednesday-nativity/ The theme at Heads or Tails this week is "one" or "won." I want to make ONE change to my lifestyle this week. I occasionally dabble in eating healthy. I got a free book on eating fiber and I have made a few green smoothies in my lifetime. ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/health-revolution/ I thoguht I've participated in the following themed blog day at least once in the past, but I can only find a similarly-named theme post. Maybe I participated in comments only or my posts never made it past draft stage. I'm going to try to participate in this regularly, ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/the-homemakers-haven-christmas-decorating-edition/ Me Encanta is a sporadic series where we are thankful for the simple things in life. A small post about what brings a smile to my face. It's been over a year since my last Me Encanta post. I thought this would be a simple enough thing to keep ... http://becksterslaboratory.com/blog/2009/12/me-encanta-restart/