For the time being, the "Click of the week" feature will be in the Photo Album section of the site. Ill keep a couple of pictures in there on rotation, moving the oldest out to make room for whatever new one I decide needs to be there.

Right now, the first picture is up--a shot of my siblings, Jared, Katie and Kristin at Justins wedding. The shot I got of them designed for this site was just a little too bad to post, unfortunately. But this ones great. So enjoy.

This was just one of those weekends that was so largely positive that I cant really define it properly, and for that, I am sorry. Justins wedding was beautiful, flawless and amazing--the joining of two people that are obviously meant to be together. It was a great honor to be included, not only as a guest but as a participant, a member of the wedding party.

I also got to see family this weekend--the first time my whole family was in a house together since July is never a bad time. Besides immediate family, there were the Sylvas represented in 75% force, all of the Whaleys and Nana and Papa, who, although they hate SE Pennsylvania and Northern Delaware for all the ways its not Syracuse, made the effort to come and were appreciated for it.

I made Katie help me with yardwork, of which we got oodles completed, we had a fire or two and I got to spend a little time doing a bunch of little things that I miss, like appreciating the silence. It makes me think, however, about the time when I was going home all the time (since Im home three out of four weekends in November) and thats not so good. It helps me to understand that everythings not perfect, that, while I know itll never be perfect, its got a long way to go before it gets to as good as it can be, and thats unfortunate.

Anyway, thats a rant for another time. Im coming up with an idea for a story that I can write in some sort of serial manner, and thats cool because I havent thought about writing like this in a long time. Maybe something will come of it, maybe it wont, but its worth thinking about.

So this morning begins Philly trip #2 in as many weeks--only this time theres no trip to Syracuse to make things weirder. Only raking and stacking wood and maybe a little mowing.

Oh, and JUSTINS WEDDING!
Right. So, umm, yeah--Im in the wedding party (which is awesome because I know Ill want Justin in mine, should there be one) and hes marrying a wonderful girl named Tricia, so theres happiness all around. If you think of it, think good thoughts for Justin & Trish on Saturday as they officially begin their life together.

Thanks for stopping by the all-new clapboard.org!

Im really psyched about the changes here, everything from general layout to features have changed, and everything should, in time, be easier to navigate and figure out.

Logging in now makes you an integral part of the site, allowing you to change the look of the site with a click of your mouse and putting you in touch with everyone else that uses the site regularly. Your account also will allow you to check your POP mail from the web (enabling, for the first time, webmail for clapboard addresses, even!), keep a journal and vote in polls that I intend to keep running on a regular basis.

So look around, take your time, ask questions. Im here to help, should you need it--just post on the boards. And should you find various things not working at random times, check again in a few minutes, Im probably just working on that particular feature. Thanks for coming.