As you can see, the look of the site has changed again. This will be the new, permanent theme for the site, but it’s not quite done. I have to make some tweaks here and there, so please be patient as I do them over the next few days. (NOTE: This post will be pinned to the top of the main page for a bit while I make those tweaks. For the latest posts, please scroll down the page.)
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Marvo
Editor
Many of you might be wondering why the site looks different.
Well, the old theme (the way the site looked) has a vulnerability in it, which I learned about Wednesday morning. Basically, that vulnerability affects the security of the site so I had to pull the theme and use a default theme for the time being. I don’t know if the developers of our old theme (which was free and hasn’t been updated in two years) will offer an update to close that vulnerability.
I’ve been looking into other themes I could possibly use on a permanent basis. There are thousands out there and this one the site is currently using is one of the defaults for the blogging software the site runs on. So I can trust that it’ll be updated regularly. At the same time, I’ve also been trying to make this current theme a bit more tolerable.
I’ve heard your issues and agree with them. Comment count? Yeah, I want that. Hard to read font? Yeah, I read that in the comments, although that was a little hard to read because the font is hard to read. Photos too big? It shouldn’t be an issue with posts starting from Thursday. They should scale down to size no matter what device you’re using. But the thousands of posts before that, um, yeah, that’s an issue. With the posts from Thursday on, I’ve had to change how I format them. But if you’re seeing that with newer posts, let me know.
I’d really like the old theme back. I think the site has been using it for almost 10 years. But if the vulnerability doesn’t get fixed, I have to permanently switch to a new theme. But for now, what you see here is what we’ll be using for the time being, and I’ll be making some tweaks to it to make it better. I apologize for the inconvenience and I ask for your patience as I try to figure things out.
It’s the last day of this year’s Season of Giving!
As you can see, with this prize drawing there’s no mystery box. It’s a briefcase, and I would’ve put into a box, if I had a box to put it in, which I have to find in order to ship it. But there’s something in the briefcase, which, I guess, makes it a mystery briefcase. So we’re giving away a briefcase and whatever is in it for the last day of TIB’s Season of Giving.
RULES:
To enter this prize drawing for this Mystery Briefcase of accumulated swag, leave a comment with THIS post, and that comment MUST include the word “lutefisk.”
Remember to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for their mailing addresses.
We will stop accepting entries on Monday, December 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment is allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents.
JUST A FEW OF NOTES:
If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up, it ended up in our comment spam or trash folder for some strange reason. There’s no need to attempt to post another comment because I’ll be pulling those out of the comment spam vortex regularly.
Also, do not leave your comment using the blue REPLY button at the bottom of other comments. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and leave your comment in the section above the blue POST COMMENT button. I know. Lots of scrolling. But it’ll totally be worth it if you win this.
Good luck!
FINE PRINT:
The Impulsive Buy won’t use your email address to send you emails about air fryer tips or use your mailing address to send you a McDonald’s French fry. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or me not finding a box for the mystery briefcase.
This mystery box contains two things I’m surprised I was able to stuff into a USPS Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box. I almost had to sit on it to make things fit. If you win this box, please be careful when opening it. I have a feeling things are going to pop out like snakes in a can.
RULES:
To enter this prize drawing for this Mystery Box of accumulated swag, leave a comment with THIS post, and that comment MUST include the word “hagelslag.”
Remember to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for their mailing addresses.
We will stop accepting entries on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment is allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents.
JUST A FEW OF NOTES:
If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up, it ended up in our comment spam or trash folder for some strange reason. There’s no need to attempt to post another comment because I’ll be pulling those out of the comment spam vortex regularly.
Also, do not leave your comment using the blue REPLY button at the bottom of other comments. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and leave your comment in the section above the blue POST COMMENT button. I know. Lots of scrolling. But it’ll totally be worth it if you win this.
Good luck!
FINE PRINT:
The Impulsive Buy won’t use your email address to send you emails regarding bulk napkin purchases or use your mailing address to send you napkins. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or you running out of napkins.
I’m not sure what’s in this mystery box full of swag. I mean, I know it’s swag, but I can’t remember any of the items I stuffed into this box while chanting, “This does not spark joy.” It’s a mystery to me. I hope I didn’t stuff anything into it that wasn’t supposed to go into the box. So, if you win this box and there’s a stray USB cable, BONUS!
RULES:
To enter this prize drawing for this Mystery Box of accumulated swag, leave a comment with THIS post, and that comment MUST include the word “rutabaga.”
Remember to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for their mailing addresses.
We will stop accepting entries on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment is allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents.
JUST A FEW OF NOTES:
If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up, it ended up in our comment spam or trash folder for some strange reason. There’s no need to attempt to post another comment because I’ll be pulling those out of the comment spam vortex regularly.
Also, do not leave your comment using the blue REPLY button at the bottom of other comments. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and leave your comment in the section above the blue POST COMMENT button. I know. Lots of scrolling. But it’ll totally be worth it if you win this.
Good luck!
FINE PRINT:
The Impulsive Buy won’t use your email address to send you emails regarding dermatologists in your area or use your mailing address to let you know that T-Mobile Home Internet is now in your area. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or T-Mobile Home Internet not being as fast as your current internet provider.
