Ah ha!

After spending the day wondering who I was going to add things to the two side columns I thought 'Just add something" and then - there they are!

Spent ALOT of time fiddling around with html today, but happy I am getting somewhere

What would you like to see here friends?

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Mark Brown said…
Love the cool relaxed feel of your new design Chris. Small offering: can't read the blog title very well. Also I may have missed it, but where do I sign up to subscribe?
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