Self-contract meme

Feb 03

Laura at Writing Thoughts has tagged me to write a Contract Meme. This sounds a bit like New Year’s resolutions, which I never make, because it drives me crazy to say I’m going to do something and then fail to do it. However, it is preferable to approach the business of life with “intentional” purpose, rather than just floating along...

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A question

Feb 02

As you’ve probably noticed, if you’ve clicked on any of the pictures I’ve posted here for a larger view, you end up at my Flickr page. I have resisted putting all my pics on my own server because it’s just easier to use Flickr, and I like the fact that you can view the images at multiple sizes and I really hate using up my storage space on my...

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I think I’m addicted…

Feb 01

…to the computer that is.  I sit here before Jack wakes up, when Jack takes a nap, after Jack goes to bed, and any time in between that I can squeeze in.  I have been staying up wayyyy past my bedtime.  It seems there are endless things to do now that I have the blogs I’m trying to “monetize”.  They are new and the more content I can get...

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I did it!

Jan 31

I did it!

I have put off the task of helping Jack to learn to feed himself with actual silverware. I knew it would be a mess. Turns out, it is messy, but not that bad so far. We’ve started with oatmeal. He is so impressed with himself when he accomplishes the difficult task of scooping out some oatmeal, and getting it all the way to his mouth without dropping...

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10 ways to make sure I never come back to your blog…ever

Jan 27

I’ve been doing LOTS of blog reading lately, and I really enjoy reading good content in a well-designed blog. However, there are several things that make it easy for me to decide never to come back: Put blinky ads on the blog. Anywhere. For that matter, fill up all blank space on the screen with ads, so that I have a hard time even finding your...

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