I'm really kind of dissatisfied with my blog's current state of affairs. I've been checking out tags and have been coveting the classification system that del.icio.us offers with tags. I was also checking out the new web app design paradigm offered with the use of XMLHTTPRequest objects, web standards, XML, XLST, and JavaScript to put it all together. This group has been identified and labeled as Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML), and can be seen in the form of Google Suggest and Google Maps. I'm seriously considering migrating my blog to the new, completely open-source WordPress 1.5, which offers these features via plug-ins. The tradeoffs are basically zero; there's even a capcha plugin to keep my comment spam in the neighborhood of...zero. The other bonus of using WordPress is the complete lack of a need to "rebuild" the site after template changes are made. Every change goes live, immediately. The other advantage of switching to a new platform: the opportunity to change my URL format to eliminate cruft. I can replace "http://mullingitover.com/archives/000943.html" with "http://mullingitover.com/2004/2/16/SUV_Owners.html", which is very appealing from a design perspective.