Surly's Soap Box

Introducing Surly’s Sweeter Half (a.k.a. Effervescent Ingrid)
The yin to his yang … every surly guy needs some sugar in his life. Since my dear husband has sneakily sunk me into the blogosphere by calling on my creative side and helping him design his new template, I guess I’ll have to submit myself to the world of bloggers by agreeing to be an occasional contributor. Hopefully the cynical among Dave’s regular readers won’t mind the occasional post from “optimistic me”.

It’s tough wearing rose colored glasses in a world as chaotic as ours, but if you always look at your glass as half empty, you’ll live your life never feeling satisfied and more thirsty than not. I prefer to look at life with a more positive world view. So, hopefully over time I’ll add a little light-hearted balance to the surliness (not to say that this site, or my husband for that matter, is completely lacking in levity … can you say handle bar moustache?).

About the “ a.k.a. Effervescent Ingrid” … that’s the name that The Night Writer gave me after the Annual MOB Christmas bash. I’ll let Dave’s regular readers determine if that name holds water.

P.S. After wasting away a good chunk of our Saturday between designing the "soap box" and figuring out how the heck to get it uploaded, I'm anxious to hear what people think of the new skin on Surly's new digs.
Posted by Sweeter Half on Saturday, January 28, 2006
Uncle Ben (mail) (www):
I love the new site design. It's a big improvement. Ingrid, I hope that you will share your sweetness as often as possible. I don't consider myself a cynic, but a little extra sunshine never hurts!
1.28.2006 3:31pm
DrJonz (www):
Ditto - good job! Colorful!
1.28.2006 4:08pm
Uncle Ben (mail) (www):
Ingrid, sorry for the photo, but I couldn't resist. Perhaps you and Dave could stop by trivia night sometime so that I could take get a better shot of the both of ya?
1.28.2006 4:32pm
Christi (mail) (www):
Ingrid, great job! The design looks wonderful! We always knew that behind every surly man is an Effervescent Ingrid. Well, something like that. :) I like the name for you, very original.
Hope to hear more from you,
Christi
1.28.2006 5:55pm
Psycmeistr (mail) (www):
Hey... nice digs.. quite swanky!

Color me impressed!
1.28.2006 6:24pm
Surly Dave (mail) (www):
Stop on by any time!
1.28.2006 7:26pm
Douglas (mail) (www):
A definite upstat on the previous digs. But please promise you won't become a Powerblogs snob like some people.

I hate to spoil the occasion, but I believe you mean to say "yin" instead of "yang." Something I've always wondered is "What makes a food yin or yang? Who died and made somebody god of what is yin or yang?"
1.29.2006 3:19am
KurtP (mail) (www):
Nice and colrful. I like simple, too
1.29.2006 1:45pm