diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b5b13f3..ce6917f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ platforms :mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin, :jruby do
 end
 
 # Performance-booster for watching directories on Windows
-gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
+#gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
 
 # Lock `http_parser.rb` gem to `v0.6.x` on JRuby builds since newer versions of the gem
 # do not have a Java counterpart.
 gem "http_parser.rb", "~> 0.6.0", :platforms => [:jruby]
+
+# b/c build errors https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/issues/8523
+gem "webrick"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7701f53..f359134 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ GEM
       unf_ext
     unf_ext (0.0.9.1)
     unicode-display_width (1.8.0)
+    webrick (1.8.1)
 
 PLATFORMS
   x86_64-linux
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   minima (~> 2.5)
   tzinfo (>= 1, < 3)
   tzinfo-data
-  wdm (~> 0.1.1)
+  webrick
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.22
diff --git a/_posts/2023-11-29-complex.md b/_posts/2023-11-29-complex.md
index ca4d27f..49a4b31 100644
--- a/_posts/2023-11-29-complex.md
+++ b/_posts/2023-11-29-complex.md
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 ---
 layout: post
-title: "MOAR FEATURES!"
+title: "Now with added complexity"
 # When is the following generated?
-date: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss -0000
+date: 2023-11-29 11:11:11
 categories: mindless-content unnecessary-post
 tags: fishsticks shite
 ---
 
 # Put the mindless content here
 ## Whhyy?
+
+Make sure you have the features
+
 Realistically, I'm never going to use all these features 
diff --git a/_posts/2023-11-29-permalink.md b/_posts/2023-11-29-permalink.md
index db88b02..fc0aca0 100644
--- a/_posts/2023-11-29-permalink.md
+++ b/_posts/2023-11-29-permalink.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: post
 title: "MOAR FEATURES!"
-date: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss -0000
+date: 2023-11-11 20:04:15 -0000
 categories: mindless-content unnecessary-post
 # ignore /YYYY/MM/DD/title.html
 permalink: /FEATURES.html
diff --git a/about.markdown b/about.markdown
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b4e0b2..0000000
--- a/about.markdown
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
----
-layout: page
-title: About
-permalink: /about/
----
-
-This is the base Jekyll theme. You can find out more info about customizing your Jekyll theme, as well as basic Jekyll usage documentation at [jekyllrb.com](https://jekyllrb.com/)
-
-You can find the source code for Minima at GitHub:
-[jekyll][jekyll-organization] /
-[minima](https://github.com/jekyll/minima)
-
-You can find the source code for Jekyll at GitHub:
-[jekyll][jekyll-organization] /
-[jekyll](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll)
-
-
-[jekyll-organization]: https://github.com/jekyll
diff --git a/about.md b/about.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c36253e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/about.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+layout: page
+title: About
+permalink: /about/
+---
+
+Yo dawg, this my webpage, dawg, wut up?
+
+You can send me electronic mail at jack.driscoll@gmail.com
+
+How else can you get in touch with me?  This exercize is left to the reader.
diff --git a/etherpads.md b/etherpads.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1223706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etherpads.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+layout: page
+title: "Etherpads"
+permalink: /etherpads.html
+---
+
+I make etherpads sometimes, about things like
+- [My Truck](http://board.net/p/2003_GMC_Yukon)
+- [My Computer](http://board.net/p/T320) (and also software) this one developed 'performance issues'
+- [Me](http://board.net/p/jackd)