george.entenman.name

How this blog is created and served

Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:00:00 -0400

How I create george.entenman.name

Unlike blogs on services such as Wordpress, Tumblr, etc., this blog is static, that is, it is created on one of my home computers (usually my Mac Mini) and then uploaded to a server.

Since the blog is composed of static pages, there are many functions missing. For example, there is no built-in way to make comments (if you see comments, it’s because I’ve added the ability to use disqus.com).

On my computer, I use the Jekyll system to turn files written in markdown into HTML.

The HTML files are then uploaded as Github Page, which exposes it at the location http://ge.github.io.

Since I’d rather have people use my name for the URL, I have arranged for Github to redirect http://ge.github.io to george.entenman.name.

Syncing my Jekyll blog to github.io

In the past I’ve used pure git commands to copy my HTML files to Github.com. For various reasons that I won’t go into here, I stopped being able to do this with git commands.

After thrashing around for awhile, I downloaded GitHub.app. It offered to clone ge/ge.github.io to my local disk. (This directory contains a copy of the HTML website built by Jekyll.) I removed the existing ge.githup.io directory from my Jekyll project and then cloned it. This left me with a local copy of my online blog.

I just ran Jekyll again to update the ge.github.io. After doing that, GitHub.app offered to “Commit and Sync” everything. So easy! No git add, etc. It worked: now my blog is up-to-date.

Visit with the Foleys

Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

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Welcome to San Francisco

Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco

Day in Gualala

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

Overview of Gualala

The river separates the beach from the town.

As you look out, the beach is on the left and our hotel is on the right. Here it is from the beach.

The beach with dear friends

Kelp

Fascination in a square meter of driftwood

Sunset

The sunset never got deep red, and we never saw the sun itself, but we enjoyed the anticipation.

Another day passes

From Cloverdale to Gualala

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

Clever bicycle rack in Boonville

Xandra looking at working dock in Point Arena

Visited by a seagull

Hard to believe this behavior started in 1956

Trinidad to Cloverdale

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

Avenue of the Giants

We took the Drury-Chaney trail through stunning forest.

Standing on a tree

Trinidad, CA

Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

The beach at Trinidad, CA

Fog

Medford to Trinidad

Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

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Mary Hugh and her deer friends

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400

Donald gets his mail order shoes

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:00:00 -0400