New Suit

I've got a new "sack cloth and ashes" theme for the blog, a la Revelations 3:19.

Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore and do penance.

aemulare ergo et paenitentiam age

How I did it (for those who want to do similar):

Go to edit your template for your blog (in Blogger), and you'll see the section for the Body:

margin:0;
padding:0;
font-family: Georgia, Times, Times New Roman, sans-serif;
font-size: small;
text-align:center;
color:#29303B;
line-height:1.3;
background:#483521 url("http://home.windstream.net/jamesduchesneau/IMAGES/sackcloth007.jpg") repeat;

Just plug in the URL for the graphic you want. If you want to use mine, please download it to your own hosting site instead of just linking mine. The above section will do the dark areas on the sides.

For the lighter, center section, change these in the layout section:

#main-top {
width:700px;
height:49px;
background:#FFF3DB url("http://home.windstream.net/jamesduchesneau/IMAGES/burlap-lt.gif");
margin:0;padding:0;
display:block;
}
#main-bot {
width:700px;
height:81px;
background:#FFF3DB url("http://home.windstream.net/jamesduchesneau/IMAGES/burlap-lt.gif") ;
margin:0;padding:0;
display:block;
}
#main-content {
width:700px;
background:#FFF3DB url("http://home.windstream.net/jamesduchesneau/IMAGES/burlap-lt.gif");
margin:0;
text-align:left;
display:block;

And there you have it. Just change the bolded items to link your graphics from your own storage site.

Blogroll Cleanup

I've added a couple blogs that i've had bookmarked on my browser for a while now. I've also nuked a couple that aren't really doing anything.

Additions:

Crossed the Tiber - Tiber Jumper chronicals the thoughts of a Catholic convert, and with a fervor that is rarely found in most cradle Catholics.

Dad29 - Dad29 writes a great mixture of wisconsin politics, national politics, and general whistleblowing on B.S..

The Clam Rampant - Kasia is in the process of coming into the Church, and has much to share about that and other things.

Check them out, my small handful of readers.