How can I not apply something to the :first item?
<p>So this is probably super simple but I am trying to not applyong the makeshort function to the first div on my page.</p>

<p>Any idea what I'm doing wrong? If it's not elegant let me know-I'm a newbie :)</p>

<pre><code>function makeShort(){ 
  if  (jQuery(this).not(':first')) {
    jQuery(this).css('z-index','1').find('.bottom-bg .excerpt').animate({"height":75},200);
    jQuery('.entry').removeClass('active').animate({opacity:1},200);
  }
}
</code></pre>
