Sanity Announcement: New Blog Features

There have been a few additions to the elements present on my column. I think everyone will enjoy them and it adds some more flavor to my page.

1. I altered some colors, no big deal there.
2. For a little while now there has been a poll on my page that I invite everyone to take. The poll will end on my one-year anniversary of the start of this column on Blogger. It seemed like a useful first poll topic and nice to have it end on my first anniversary.
3. There is also the added feature of "Somewhat Related Videos to Current Post", which is an array of videos that will change based on the new post. For lack of ideas on the title of it I am going to go with that for now, but I might change it over time. All I do is input search terms related to the current post. This seemed like a fun little way to expand on the topics and give readers something to do without leaving the site. (Note the videos will pop up at the top of the blog.)
4. There is a quote of the week, that yes, I plan to change every week. What day that is I will leave for you to figure out. These quotes might reflect the current post, or could just be random words of wisdom. Possibly, they could just be something I tend to fancy and I thought I would share. Either way, this should be fun to check from time to time.
5. There is now section called "Keep Your Sanity" that has one link to subscribe through that RSS feed mumbo-jumbo and another to get the blogs through e-mail. This will help readers stay updated, compared to checking back from time to time. Hopefully this will improve readership. At least, that is my obvious plan.
6. The section "Friends of Sanity" has also been added, so people can check out my friends’ blogs, blogs I read, blogs related to my views, or blogs that I think readers might enjoy browsing for whatever reason.

I feel that these improvements will enhance my reader's experience and hopefully make my blog more useful. Oh, I also added my banner image at the bottom of the blog. I have that image as a sticker, so just let me know somehow if you would want one. As always, please feel free to comment on any of my posts, because I enjoy seeing what my reader's think!

If you have any comments about these changes please feel free to leave a comment on this blog entry. Also, if you have any other suggested ideas for improvements they are also always welcome. I hope you are able to keep your sanity just how I am trying to keep mine.