Sunday, April 14, 2002

McBooks Press has a lovely explanation of the expression "over the transom": What's a Transom? A transom is a small hinged window above a door. In the days before air conditioning, many offices in large buildings had transoms, which were often left open for ventilation. A transom left ajar was a boon to an aspiring author, who could sail his or her unsolicited manuscript through the opening. These days, a manuscript that comes in "over the transom" simply means one that a publisher wasn't expecting. Although there is a preponderance of advice against this approach to finding a publisher, many famous books found homes with publishers in this way. There are, of course, other meanings of the word transom, but the above is the best explanation we were able to find on short notice of the "over the transom" expression. 8:34:25 PM

This just in over the Inquisitorial transom: Theology On Tap Thursday nights at 8:30 PM At Molly Malone’s (933 Baxter Ave, Louisville, KY) Theology On Tap is an opportunity for open dialogue and discussion around specific Theological issues that shape our lives.   No specific theological perspective or doctrine is espoused or expected.  At Theology on Tap faithfulness to the search is valued as much as certainty to the answers.   All are welcome!  For those who choose to drink we encourage you to do so responsibly. (Note to Molly Malone's: thanks for welcoming Theology on Tap, but lose the all-Flash-only-Flash web site, will ya'?)   8:21:32 PM

So, here I am, experimenting with Simon Fell’s Word-to-Radio code. This is really slick. Right now, I’m going to post an entry that has a “heading 1” style attached to it. I’m curious, you see, how the Word-BloggerAPI-Radio SOAP mechanism that Simon has built handles named styles. What I've just learned is that "Heading1" just goes in as bold text <B>. 8:09:31 PM

I am attempting to post this to my weblog through Microsoft Word. It worked! I can even update the entry! This code comes from Simon Fell, and is just about the slickest dang thing I’ve seen all week! 8:03:26 PM