Wow! It's been a long time since one of these things! Glad
you're here!
As you know, Polar Blair's Den has been under mass reconstruction for
the last half of this year. It's something I've been wanting to
do for the last two. Polar Blair's Den has grown so big in size
and traffic that I felt I needed to improve
upon it.
My biggest goal with the "new" Polar Blair's Den is to make it more
orderly, so it is easier to navigate. I hope everyone will
find Polar Blair's Den more searchable. At the same time, I made
all the pages of respective departments look uniform. I strive
for consistency within the departments.
Second, but not at all least, I've added TONS of new stuff. I
couldn't redo the pages without adding new things, could I? Look
around. I promise you'll see something you haven't seen before.
An important change to address now is that of the newsletter. For
over four years I used Bravenet's free newsletter service to issue my
newsletters. There were great problems with this service, the
biggest being that not all subscribers would receive the
newsletter.
I'm not trying to disparage Bravenet. It is a fine resource for
webmasters, and they offer many great tools, but some of their tools
are problematic.
Instead, I am making the newsletter a "hidden" page in my
website. I have no links on my website that will direct you to
this page. And every newsletter will only stay online until the
next one is developed. Subscribers are e-mailed a link to this
newsletter page, and not the actual page. I found that HTML
documents take a long time to load in people's e-mail programs, and
sometimes do not reach the receiver. It is for that reason that I
only send a link. You can view the page at your leisure and do
not have to worry about it taking up space in your inbox.
If you are someone who just happened to Google this page and want to
subscribe, simply send me an E-MAIL that says
SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
Before you read the rest of this newsletter, I want to make it clear
that Polar Blair's Den is NOT yet fully redone. It is a very
large
website and I am the only one who maintains it. I plan to have
all of Polar Blair's Den back online by March, 2009. I DO,
however,
have three departments that are fully uploaded and ready for your
enjoyment. These include:
BRAND NEW DEPARTMENT! I've talked about actors,
actresses, and other filmed performers for years, but I've never had a
department tailored exclusively to them. I found that by creating
such a department, I could talk even MORE about these people I admire.
At the time of this
newsletter, 179 actors, actresses, and performers have features in this
department! More are coming!
CLICK PHOTO LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE!
Movies:
This department is massive, and it took the most work of the
three I have fully redone so far!
Where's
"Blondie's Page"?
"Blondie's Page" has needed updating for three years. One change
is that I just call it "Blondie Film Series" now, but for longtime fans
it will always be thought of as "Blondie's Page". It is now a
feature within the Movies department! It starts at www.polarblairsden.com/moviesblondie.html.
It's much cleaner and nicer-looking, and follows the theme of the
Movies department. Everything that was there is still here, plus
much more! Take a look around!
Where'd the
"Tiger-Woman" Go?
That ravishing jungle heroine, all 12 chapters of her, are back and
better than ever! The extremely popular movie serial feature is
now an entry in the Movies department, and begins at
www.polarblairsden.com/moviestw.html.
Does Polar
Blair's Den Still Talk About The Live-Action Superheroes?
Of course! This feature was a little tricky for me to redo.
As you know, live-action superhero shows can be movies or television
shows. So this is a feature within the Movies AND Television
departments. If it's a TV show, it's in the TV department.
If it's a movie, it's in the Movies department. They are listed
in those departments, but a combined list of all the live-action
superhero shows is also available. That page starts at www.polarblairsden.com/moviessuperheroes.html.
Have fun! It's more "superheroy" than ever!
So much has been changed and added to this department! Give it a
look!
CLICK
PHOTO LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE!
Television:
This was the department, of the three now online, that
needed the most help! It was very thin, unorganized, and confusing in my
opinion. I feature many more shows, now. And it looks
sweet! There's a lot more to come, as with all my departments, so
stay tuned.
CLICK PHOTO LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE!
What's Next?:
I'm currently working on the Toys
department. That department has always been one of my weakest,
and I really wanted to highlight many action figures and stuffed
animals that I think are pretty nifty. Interested in superhero
action figures, or stuffed animals of classic cartoon characters like
Baby Huey and Chilly Willy? Stay tuned! This will be the
next department to be fully revamped.
Another department I'm working on is Comics.
This is really two-in-one, as I feature Comic Books and Comic
Strips. I had a fairly meaty department with this once, but it
was not easy to look through. I am changing that. Comics is
one of my greatest passions, so this upcoming department will be a real
blast for anyone who is a fan of comics from the 1800s to 1990s.
Cartoon, comedy, funny animal, horror, hot rod, science-fiction,
superhero, war, western...if any of these genres interest you, I will
be talking about all them and much more! I'll also be
highlighting many different publishers besides Marvel and DC.
Music is another strong interest, and that
department is being re-tweaked. More information and a better
arrangement is all coming your way! The only feature of the Music
department currently online is Gayle Caldwell. Check out and buy
her wonderful new CD! Click HERE!