So I’ve decided to release my first Headway Block which allows you to have an about the author block at the end of a post.

Things To Keep In Mind

• This if the first release so the features at this time are limited (meaning there are no options).
• This block is only meant to go on a single post/page layout in the Visual Editor

So if you want to download this very limited, basic block, please do so below!

If you have any questions or problems, I’d be happy to attempt to help you out, just post below.

Steps

1. Create a child theme by using the steps located here. Activate the Child Theme you created.
2. In your functions.php for the child theme you created in Step 1, add the following code:
   

   <?php function add_title_before_wrapper() { ?>
   <div class="site-title"><span class="banner">
   <a href="<a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>" title="<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>"><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></a></span>
   <h1 class="tagline"><?php bloginfo('description'); ?></h1>
   </div>
   <?php } add_action ('headway_before_wrapper', 'add_title_before_wrapper'); ?>

   And then save if you are editing in the theme editor in WordPress, or upload the functions.php via FTP.

3. Edit the html above (after the { ?>) to reflect the div classes you want. I mirrored the div classes that appear when you use a header block just for consistency. The tags I used display the site title you have set in Settings > General and the description (tagline) you also have there.
4. In the Visual Editor, you no longer need a header block on the grid because you have created it with the above code so either don’t use one, or delete it from your grid.
5. In the Live CSS editor (If you are not sure where that is, please see this link), you can now style your header and tagline. An example of what I have in my Live CSS editor is:

   div.site-title {text-align: center; padding-top: .85em;}

For those who don’t want to mess with the coding at all, I have put the steps above into a child theme that you can download below. If you just use the zip file, then you just upload it in the Appearance > Themes area (just like any other theme) activate and voila! Your header and tagline appear outside the wrapper.

You also can still use the Headway Visual Editor as you normally would.

Any questions, problems, comments?

The list will include at least 1:

• Book by a political figure I disagree with
• Biography of a historical figure
• Book I read in high school
• Book that I have no interest in reading
• Book about a city I would love to travel to but haven’t
• Book that is the most popular in the world (ha, ha)

Key

Joint read with Emily
Satisfies one of the requirements above
Joint read with Emily and satisfies one of the requirements above
Currently Reading
Next Up

• Native Son by Richard Wright *
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Secrets in the Cellar by John Glatt
• A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
• Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
• The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
• Defending Jacob by William Landay
• Night by Elie Wiesel
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
• On Killing by Dave Grossman
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
• Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson **
• His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
• Hidden Dublin by Frank Hopkins
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
• Broke by Glenn Beck
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Current Count: 19
Read: 0
Still in the works. I will be adding to the list as I find more books to read.

Do you have any suggestions?

1. Michael Jordan – He will always be #1 for me. Always. GOAT.
2. Walter Payton – I love, love, love this man. He was an extraordinary talent and he was taken way too soon.
3. Penny (Anfernee) Hardaway – Man, I loved this kid. I loved his name, his nickname, and his commercials. Man, I miss the commercials and Lil’ Penny.
4. BJ Armstrong – He was the Bulls point guard in the 90s and I just enjoyed watching him play.
5. Scottie Pippen – This list wouldn’t be complete without MJ’s right hand-man and a great athlete in his own right.

• Workout 6 days a week – I NEED to do this. I WANT to do this but actually doing this? We’ll see.
• Get up earlier – Same as above. I just love sleep, obviously too much.
• Clean the dining room – so it is actually usable. Right now it’s collecting junk, still from the move

Wish me luck with this list

1. Derrick Rose - He’s the point guard of the Chicago Bulls.  He’s only 22 years old and not only is he a spectacular talent but he remains humble, selfless, and grounded. When he sets his mind to something, he does it.
2. Shaun White - He can skate board and he can snowboard and he’s fantastic at both.  He is the most decorated winter athlete in the U.S.  He has a great personality and he’s the best at what he does. I’m not sure what else there is to say.
3. Apolo Ohno - You may remember him from the Winter Olympics Short Track Speed Skating.  He has been pretty dominant.  While I don’t think he is currently competing regularly, he, at least the last I knew, hasn’t ruled out competing in the Winter Olympics in 2014 so I still consider him current.
4. Brian Urlacher - I loved this man since he first stepped foot onto the football field. I feel like I grew up with him. My favorite thing about him is that when he makes a great play, there is no excessive celebration, he just smiles.  He also is very rarely called for any penalties and is just a good, smart football player.
5. Michael Phelps - There is no one better in swimming than Mr. Phelps.  He made history in 2008.  I’m sure he will do it again in 2012.

Fast forward to January 2011 when I began listening to sports radio (shoutout 670thescore) and I heard incessant talking about the Bulls and more specifically, Derrick Rose.  I had no idea who Derrick was but after about a week of listening to sports radio, I decided to watch a Bulls game for the first time since MJ left.

I haven’t looked back.  Although I started watching because of Derrick (MVP!), I keep watching because I have come to love this Bulls team.  This is a team that cares about one thing: winning.  They are unselfish.  And I love their personality.  I think the team takes the lead first from Coach Thibodeau but also from Derrick, who while a superstar, remains humble and always strives to do better.   This is a kid who never makes excuses for himself but instead, puts the blame on his shoulders alone.  He is the type of superstar you WANT on your team. (I’d take Derrick over LeBron ANY day).

I can’t really thank Derrick and the rest of the Bulls more because I have rediscovered my love for basketball.  I even bought a basketball this past summer and shot around for the first time in at least 5 years.  There’s nothing like rediscovering an old love.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

You need to download the file below and install it as a theme, activate it. Please note: I have not inserted anything in the header and footer. This is a very basic child theme and assumes that you know a little bit about PHP and CSS.

If you want to make changes to what is displayed in the header and footer, you will need to edit the functions.php file.

If you want to make changes to styling, you will edit the stylesheet (style.css) or use the Live CSS editor.

If you have specific questions about how to do something, please comment below!
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