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I went to bed about 11:30, but I'm back up because I couldn't just let it sit until the morning. I've got a new toy. Or at least a new template. I'm busy building the next incarnation of the South Dakota War College blog.

What don't I like about the current incarnation? It's bordering on cluttered because of all the stuff I'm trying to do. I also noticed a little drop in loading speed lately.

I need the links. I need the RSS feeds. Oh yeah, that place for the commentary is pretty important too. It's like my desk. Everything on it is important, I just need to organize the piles from time to time.

I'm looking for something just a little more stylish as well. CCK had a makeover a while back. So did PIADW. Now I'm looking to get away from using the same template held by the several thousand lighthouse enthusiast blogs.

Yes, it's a lighthouse. I'm the frickin' War College, and I have a lighthouse on my page. So, it's got to go.

As I progress on the test site, I might let a few of you in on it. But suffice it to say that no SD blogger will have anything similar. It's got a little animation, and it will be unmistakeably politically oriented. And no white text on black background as in incarnation #1.

I got the concept and some coding working at this point. Now, I think I can go to bed in peace.