Dear Mr. Harris,
I too am having issues with the work-a-holic theme. However, I do know the answer to your question number 2. The line of code that you need to change to change the background is as follows under /* content */:
#content div.portfolio{background: #fff url(images/thumb-bg.jpg) 8px 8px no-repeat;margin-bottom: 22px;}
delete ‘#fff url(images/thumb-bg.jpg)’ and replace it with a color number, etc.
I hope that that helps. I am trying to figure out how to remove the images that appear when you are in a portfolio page. I just want the numbers under the main image, as demonstrated in the graph paper press demo. Here is my site: https://sarahjweber.info/. Hope you can help!
We miss you!
Sarah