“The current theme does not support menus.”

The first thing that you have to do to add this functionality to Arthemia (or any other pre-3.0 theme for that matter) is open up the functions.php file in your theme folder.

In that file, you want to add the following code:

if (function_exists('add_theme_support')) {
	add_theme_support('menus');
}

You can add this pretty much anywhere, but the best place to insert it is just before the last

?>

this will ensure that you don’t mess with any other functions already in the file. Save the functions.php file and close it.

Now you can go to Dashboard > Appearance > Menus and you will see that the the menu function is now supported. In this window, you first want to give your menu a name. Since I am replacing Arthemia’s navigation menu, I will call mine “Site Navigation” but you can really call it anything you want. Giving the menu a name allows you to place multiple menus in any template file. After naming and saving the custom menu, you have several options to add and organize the links in the menu. For example, you can select the Pages and Categories you want to add then click the Add to Menu button. Note that you can also add custom links to either internal or external url’s. You can also drag the menus into any order that you want. Set the menu up however you like and save it. You can now close the menu management window.

Finally, to add the new menu to your theme, open up the template file where you want the menu. In Arthemia, I want to simply replace the main navigation at the top of the page, so I open up the header.php file. Here you want to add the code:

<?php wp_nav_menu('menu=Site Navigation'); ?>

To wherever you want the menu to appear.
(Note that “Site Navigation” is what ever the custom menu name you gave the menu)

In Arthemia look for the code:

<li><a href="<?php echo get_option('home'); ?>/">Home</a></li>

<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

</ul>

and replace

<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

with

<?php wp_nav_menu('menu=Site Navigation'); ?>

this leaves the “Home” menu item in place, and adds your custom menu after it. If you wanted to get rid of the home menu you could delete that as well, just make sure you leave the list tags in place so that the menu styles correctly. There are tons of parameters available to the custom menu, many of which allow you to assign classes and tags. To see the code that is actually added to the page, open it up, control+click (or right+click) on the code, and select “view source” and you should be able to figure out how you can style it to your hearts content. So that is it – WordPress has done an excellent job creating a way for you to have an infinite number of custom menus.

Anyway, for my 101st straight post, I thought it would be fun to play that old Google game “Rusty Needs.” Everybody Googles themselves every once in a while, only to find out that there is someone out there with the same name as yours that is way more popular than you, as clearly demonstrated by their Google page ranking. What can you do about it? Simple: just ask Google what you need to be a better, more popular person. How do you do it? In Google, just type in “Your Name Needs” in quotation marks and BAM! Google will tell you all your shortcomings. I actually think the first time I saw this game you were actually supposed to type in “Your Name wants,” but that seems so decadent in today’s economy. I think it is much better to stick to needs until things turn around for sure.

So here are mine – surprisingly, none of these really seems very surprising at all – my immediate response to most of them is “Tell me about it…” So anyway – next week is my birthday – anything on this list would be fine by me.

1. Rusty needs to be separated from the sheep when they are worked.
2. Rusty needs to take some time before he begins in order to be sure.
3. Rusty needs to recognize his assumptions and work to eliminate them.
4. Rusty needs swimmies.
5. Rusty needs school
6. Rusty needs our prayers.
7. Rusty needs our help.
8. Rusty needs our help again.
9. Rusty needs repair.
10. Rusty needs to lock it up!
11. Rusty needs a special home.
12. Rusty needs a foster, fast!
13. Rusty needs to ride the coat tails of Penske Racing.
14. Rusty Needs Help To Face His Future.
15. Rusty needs some friends.
16. Rusty needs to disassociate himself or his credibility will be in question, especially since this company is under investigation for criminal activity.
17. Rusty needs a new oar.
18. Rusty needs a stable relationship.
19. Rusty needs a caretaker.
20. Rusty’s needs would be better met in a home free of the dominance issues and tussles that ensue.
21. Rusty NEEDS a job.
22. Rusty needs something that will keep him active for a good long time.
23. Rusty needs to take lessons.
24. Rusty needs to generate some buzz around the brand.
25. Rusty needs a fenced yard and prerfers to have the company of another dog.
26. Rusty needs more listeners.
27. Rusty needs some mud boggers in Volkswagen Cars.
28. Rusty needs to get on with his life.
29. Rusty needs some parts.
30. Rusty needs our help, and we’re going to help him.
31. Rusty needs to go to a large university hospital where they are more familiar with his polycythemia.
32. Rusty needs something a little more interesting.
33. Rusty needs a truck, I think.
34. Rusty needs a little time out to rest!
35. Rusty needs a family to call his own.
36. Rusty needs to mind his own business.
37. Rusty needs a new pair of…everything.
38. Rusty needs a chassis.
39. Rusty needs no grease.
40. Rusty needs help to face his future.
41. Rusty needs a date.
42. Rusty needs to find a job.
43. Rusty needs repairs in the business.
44. Rusty needs to get on with his life.
45. Rusty needs food but has to get past the deli counter without the butcher seeing him!
46. rusty. Needs a good stiff working over.
47. Rusty needs more disk space and needs to have his home directory relocated to another server.
48. Rusty needs just one point for his 3rd Championship.
49. Rusty needs to help Kyle.
50. Rusty needs some time in the shop…
51. Rusty needs re-chroming.
52. Rusty needs someone better.
53. Rusty needs a good balance of rest and play!
54. Rusty needs parents that will be willing to have patience with him.
55. Rusty needs to be gone thru.
56. Rusty needs a girl. Maybe.
57. Rusty needs a jacket and tie to meet the dean of engineering.
58. Rusty needs total restoration.
59. Rusty needs another Bristol win bad.
60. Rusty needs to have a little fun before he starts getting stuck in those love triangles.
61. Rusty Needs different shirt.
62. Rusty needs to be close to me which ever room I’m in.
63. Rusty needs a clean-up.
64. Rusty needs a strong leader and can sometimes get overly excited.
65. Rusty needs a fenced in yard to run around and play in.
66. Rusty needs the money.
67. Rusty needs cleaning.
68. Rusty needs further inspection.
69. Rusty needs to up his game tho.
70. Rusty needs some convincing.
71. Rusty needs to take lessons.
72. Rusty needs a new “Punchy.”
73. Rusty needs to get his child and leave.
74. Rusty needs to find a roommate.
75. Rusty needs a new master cylinder.
76. Rusty needs a new mommy.
77. Rusty needs floor pans.
78. Rusty needs to CALM DOWN.
79. Rusty needs only the stern discipline of an older man.
80. Rusty needs to take your little arse out behind the barn and straighten you out.
81. Rusty needs an active home that will help him expend his energy.
82. Rusty needs to stay off her turf.
83. Rusty needs attention.
84. Rusty needs to be resealed.
85. Rusty needs a 75% reduction.
86. Rusty needs to get a life and take responsibilities for his actions.
87. Rusty needs help. Again.
88. Rusty needs out!
89. Rusty needs something to do.
90. Rusty needs a way to make a living for himself.
91. Rusty needs to adopt the belief that it is better to face a conflict or an issue right away and not let it fester.
92. Rusty needs to chill.
93. Rusty needs a little TLC.
94. Rusty needs help if he’s going to improve his grades.
95. Rusty needs and all the supplements.
96. Rusty needs to go.
97. Rusty needs someone to rig some player models.
98. Rusty needs a cell phone.
99. Rusty needs to fix these pipes.
100. Rusty needs a treat.
101. Rusty’s needs are few and his heart is huge.

Damn straight on that last one.

1. I still really enjoy looking at her.
2. She has to be the funniest person I know.
3. No one works harder and is more diligent, thoughtful and caring.
4. She is my best friend – as such she would be compelled to tell me how awful my new wife was for me. I mean that is what best friends do, right?
5. I have invested so much time in causing her a lifetime of heartache and aggravation I cannot imagine throwing all of that hard work away and starting over with someone else.

But just to be on the safe side – I am getting a subscription to the Reader’s Digest ASAP. It seems their readers have a much more happy and successful married life than everyone else in the world.

Granted, wheelchair curling is a little like methadone for the hard-core addict, but at least it is something…

So here is what we got THIS week:
1 head of red leafy lettuce
1 head of green lettuce
1 bunch of green chard
1 bunch of kale
1 large bunch of green onions
1 head of celery
1 green pepper
1 rutabaga
1 turnip
2 sweet potatoes
3 oranges
1 grapefruit
1/2 dozen pastured chicken eggs
1 pound of spicy pork sausage
1 pound of spicy Italian sausage
1 carrot
1 potato

so now we have TWO potatoes -things are looking up!