DALANEL

Welcome Back…The New DALANEL Part One

The site is back online! DALANEL makes a return and I’m gonna let ya know what the heck I did.

You like the new theme? Me too. I’m gonna try it out for a while but I think it’s a keeper. I want to hear your feedback on it though.

Okay, so I’m going to split the updates into two posts. This post will talk about the page updates and various widgets and such. The next one will talk about the new features of Daily Good Stuff as well as the new weekly feature. That will be tomorrow. I don’t want to overload you with so much in one post, ya know?

So, let’s talk about the new theme.

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DALANEL Going Offline 11/04/13

Like I said, things are changing. I’m going to be experimenting with things. For those of you that are regulars, you already have noticed a couple of things. From 1-4 am EST, I will take down DALANEL and make my final changes, including a possible site theme.

Pages will be changed to better reflect me. One example of the changes is a lot less talking about me and more about the site itself. This blog is named after me and represents me but, some things don’t have to be said.

I probably won’t need the full three hours to make all of the changes but, I want to make sure I have enough time so I don’t rush anything. If I’m done before 4am, I will republish the site.

I want to thank you for your support as I continue to try to make this a better blog. Of course, this goes appearance-wise. I’m looking intently to adding one or two new features to Daily Good Stuff and of course my blogging style is going to slowly change during the month. I might even have a new weekly featured post. The fact that I won’t be doing a lot of personal posts means you won’t really notice the change in my writing style until December, where things really get interesting with the cantata and thoughts on 2014 and more.

How long will these changes be in effect? I don’t know; but I’m hoping for a long time, unless a better theme comes along or something. But, since the blog’s direction is still the same, major changes shouldn’t be made. Once the site is back on, I’ll a guide for dealing with the changes. For instance, names of a couple of pages will be changed. I’ll let you know what it used to be called so you’ll know where to go for whatever. I hope you’re excited about the future as I am.

-DALANEL

No Daily Good Stuff This Week; Other Featured Posts Still Active

173356By now, a DGS would be up and ready to go. However, I am in the middle of shutting the blog down and I am transforming DGS. I will be adding two features to it. I’m working on finding a third one but this third one may end up being a new weekly feature. Anyway, the two I definitely am adding on are a little on the informative side. I won’t tell they are yet.

A post will be up later telling you the time in which this blog will be offline. It’ll be in the middle of the night so it’s shouldn’t be much of a problem. After I come back, the site will look different. Again, nothing drastic will change but, you will see it. You’ve already seen some of it.

So, DGS may be out. But, Dante’s Opinion and today’s Weekly Funnies and Weekly News will still appear. Also, I mentioned at the beginning of the month that everyday I would have a list for you. That’s still gonna happen. So yeah, the only thing is no DGS. Stats show that the most viewed posts of all time…in a top ten, DGS shows up five times (rank 2-6), with Weekly Funnies 6 being the most viewed. I know you like this stuff so it’s not going away permanently.

Like I said, bare with me as DALANEL attempts to grow. It’ll all work out when I return.

So cheer up!

-DALANEL

Weekly News 12: Positive, Weird, Good, and Funny

Here we go with another week of news. This is a really good collection. Check it out:

A man invented a canoe for wheelchair bound folks. Good read. Pretty long though.
Okay…when I first read this I thought it was a joke. A one time thing. I was wrong. The more I read it, the more sense it made. People are using Britney Spears music to drive away Somali pirates:
“These guys can’t stand western culture or music, making Britney’s hits perfect,” Owens explained. “It’s so effective the ship’s security rarely needs to resort to firing guns.”

Daily Good Stuff 215

We’re at the end of the week. Enjoy these DGS’s because some changes could be on the way. All for the better.

When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise. Proverbs 10:19
All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. Ellen Glasgow
I was not prepared for this. If you haven’t seen this before, you might not see this coming either.
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Dude, wtf.

DALANEL Stats: October 2013

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Another month is over. October saw a significant setback. Indeed, DALANEL took a step back and this is the worst month since June of this year. Still, the blog’s moving along and I feel like November will be better.

Anyway, let’s do what we did last month. First, countries:

  1. United States
  2. Canada
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Germany
  5. Australia

Interesting. Australia was second last month. Other than that, these five are the same five from last month. What about referrers?

  1. Search Engines
  2. Tumblr
  3. Twitter
  4. Facebook
  5. WordPress.com Reader

Interesting list here. Search engines take the big bulk as usual. However, Tumblr continues to dominate the social media area. I’m getting love from WordPress as well. So, while the blog’s viewing is down, it’s popularity seems to be rising in the WordPress ranks. Cool.

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