6 A few layout changes and a HOW-TO

If you visit the blog on a regular basis you may have noticed a few layout changes earlier today. 

Just a few small changes to the Post Header - I moved the post date BELOW the post title and added in a divider.  I also added a border around my post footer and dropped my post divider.  I also moved my Linkwithin gadget so that it only appears on post pages rather than under each post on the homepage.  I really want to make sure I promote older posts, but I hated how cluttered it made the front page look. All pretty minor changes, but I think it improves the readability of the site. But the biggest change (and most exciting for me) was the addition of the RECENT POSTS gadget above my posts.  I really like the WordPress Featured Post widget and have been keeping my eye out for something similar for us Blogger users and finally found one that had the look that I wanted as well as was customizable.  I found it at Blogger Plugins.  It has been reliable and I was able to customize it the way I wanted. I also removed the numbered comments and enabled my comment threading!  I'm still holding out hope that Blogger will make their comment forms more like WordPress where a commenter can type in their name, blog URL and email!
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