I did not like using the articles module to blog with, it just didn't look right so using the articles module as a template built my own blogging module for the community starter kit. I hope you like it!
I will get the code and the sql scripts together and make them available for download as soon as I get a chance. I just don't seem to have much free time during the political season because I run a rather large wholesale screen printing operation in north Alabama that specializes in corrugated signage.