It has been a long time coming, but I finally have a blog. I threw up DotNetNuke 5.0 on a ORCS Web Hosting with their Platinum Hosting package. ORCS Web came very highly recommended, and they have not disappointed. ORCS Support Team has always been quick to respond to my mundane questions. DNN is a no brainer for a number of reasons {'my past experience','it runs on SQL Server', 'it was made in Canada'} 
I am new to the blogging module in DNN, so it is going to a be a bit touch and go over the next few days. I will be leaving the decor more or less the way it is for now, as I want to focus on more important things like Blogging, SEO, recording some Web casts, DNN optimization... the list goes on.
If you have any suggestions for DNN Optimization of SEO specifically for DNN, by all means let me know.