The markdown files are automatically transformed by Jekyll into a static site when I build them locally or commit to this GitHub repository. It makes life simple.
I've lost blog sites in the past when they were hosted on a database in some company's server farm. Anyone remember MSN Live Spaces? This process allows me to author in Markdown and customize the site however I like. Best of all, the files are static .html pages, making them easy to backup and move around so I never lose data again.
The following directories and their contents are Copyright Tod Hilton. You may not reuse anything therein without my permission:
_posts/
images/
All other directories and files are MIT Licensed. Feel free to use the HTML and CSS as you please. If you do use them, a link back to http://github.com/tod-hilton would be appreciated, but is not required.
A few things I found useful in getting started with GitHub Pages.