nobody asked…

In the previous episode, extreme trepidation was evident as I prepared for a plunge into the dark side. This morning about half way through my second cup of coffee, a little voice spoke to me and said, Do it. Do it now. But I quickly told that noisy little bastard to leave me alone, that I was getting ready to do my WordPress upgrade. So with that and a small amount of last minute checking of the security net and bungee cord anchor points, away I go.

After free fall through what had to be six levels of perdition, I realized that Dante was nowhere to be seen, and nobody had a name-tag saying, Hello, My Name Is Lucifer. So I said, Screw this, I’m getting the hell out of here.

All my fears were for naught. Or perhaps it was the well wishes of commenters to the previous episode, those who enjoined the gods and ghods and The Force to be with me and watch over me. I thank you. Or perhaps it was the calming voice of experience, CGHill, who assured me nothing had gone wrong when he had taken the plunge. Or the wise counsel of Jean, who advised the age old technique of finger crossing for good luck. Believe me Jean, I had body parts crossed all over the place, including some that ain’t supposed to.

To make a short story quite long, the upgrade went without a hitch. I did not even have to find and restore my header graphic, theme modifications, etc. It all happened within a couple of minutes of hard work by the Dreamhost elves and so far it appears they got it right. If any of you stumble across anything needing attention, please let me know. Billy Gates and the Redmond Banditos should spend a couple of days learning from the WordPress and Dreamhost dudes. It is obvious that they care about the user and that they have the technical skills and knowledge to bring it off flawlessly. Thank you WordPress. Thank you Dreamhost. And thank all of you dear readers for giving me a reason to do this in the first place.