If you're not viewing this through an RSS reader, you've probably noticed the new look of my blog.  Thanks to Scott and Omar, I'm running DasBlog 1.9  Beta with a host of new features including:

• Faster performance
• Tag Cloud support
• Related entries list - click the blog entry and get a list of suggested items
• Gravatar support in comments
• Improved tagging for major blog search systems
• Great Windows Live Writer support
• Improved comment spam protection

I'm sure I've missed a few features there, but at the end of the day I couldn't convert to CS for a few reasons despite the great support I saw - namely loss of existing permalinks and frankly, the DasBlog guys have been in high gear on competitive features.  Not to mention the Theme structure is easier for me to digest- perhaps through experience.  I'm now using Microsoft Expression Web Designer Beta 1 for my site design!

Speaking of high gear, I'm currently in Denver on my way to surprise my Mother for her 60th b/d in Atlanta.  She thinks she's going to do wedding planning and that I'm on a flight to Tokyo (shhh!).  She won't see this so I think the surprise is safe. 

Any suggestions on good BBQ and sight-seeing things to do while in ATL are appreciated. Somehow I don't think my sister (a vegetarian, respectfully) will be much help there. ;)