I like the content and the looks of your site. From your Movable Type link I gather you are running MT. Is this correct? What package are you using for forum discussions?

I wrote this blog and forum myself because I was dissatisfied with Blogger.com, which I used last year. I'm using PHP5+MySQL in the backend, and XHTML+CSS2 in the front-end. Also see:
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2005-01-14-n12.html

GOOD WORK ON YOUR SITE

I'M A NEWBIE & WOULD LIKE TO START A BLOG

WHAT IS IT ABOUT BLOG THAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE?

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR A NEWBIE?

OTHERS PLEASE ANSWER AS WELL

LOU

first and foremost, the surest way to prevent people from reading what you post to the internet is to PUT IT IN ALL CAPS.