Being a beginner blogger still getting the hang of the medium, I had to repost quite a number of entries below, so if the dates seem a little haywire, that's why.
It would be real nice if you could tell me how the blog is working, if the poll in left column works (it does for me but not for one reader) and if you found any bugs. I know the archives don't work and I've tried the Blogger method of republishing, but no luck yet. The success of this blog and Pip's Picks depends on archives functioning.