Joshua Sigar

Here’s similar solution.
http://rhymedcode.net/1001-wordpression-loops/grouped-by-category/

Note that in the example above, you have to create a Loop for each category.

If you add/remove a category frequently, then you need to develop code that will grab all categories.

Okay, back up this one file first. Then, replace the following.

<div id="header">
<a href="http://chrisfiddes.com">
<div id="headerimg">
<h1>Stirling</a></h1>
<div class="description">My Personal Page</div>
</div>

with the following

<div id="header">
<a href="http://chrisfiddes.com">
<div id="headerimg">
<h1>Stirling</h1>
<div class="description">My Personal Page</div>
</div>
</a>
</div>

Check out the following plugin.
http://guff.szub.net/the-excerpt-reloaded

@techgnome, about your solution with absolute-positioned sidebar: Imagine if the sidebar is longer than the content. The footer won’t clear that sidebar; the footer will overlap with the sidebar. And that’s exactly why we used to curse the Classic Theme a lot.

krugerusa’s solution will work, too. It’s just it’s not that “semantic,” if you care at all.

My solution, well, it’s working perfectly inside my head.

Absolute position for the header.
Float position for content and sidebar, and play with their top margins.

You could put it right below where you output the title, like the following

<h1>......</h1>
<div class="tagline"><?php bloginfo('description'); ?></div>

Good to hear that. You could delete my account ‘alphaoide’