How’s the blog speed for you?
It’s pretty good for me right now. Of course, I don’t want to jinx the blog by saying that. But it’s pretty much back to normal for me—for now. Let me know if things get bad again. I don’t really … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Blogging and bloggers
Do I blog to persuade?
Earlier today on a thread about Trump, a commenter asked me how many people I thought I had persuaded to change their minds. Now, that’s an interesting question, whether the commenter meant it as a taunt or not. Maybe the … Continue reading →
Slooow loading
I’m trying to work out the glitches that have been making the blog load slowly for the last day or two. I’m curious, though, whether all of you are having problems or just some of you. If you can, let … Continue reading →
Twitter’s all atwitter
Apparently the social justice warriors have come to police twitter, via something with the quasi-Orwellian title of the Trust and Safety Council. I suggest you follow the link to learn more about it, but it seems to be some sort … Continue reading →
On being a blogger these days: truth, Trump, and a whole lot of other things
I’m what you might call a mid-level blogger. I’ve been doing this for eleven years, and I’ve reached a certain level of readership that’s more than I ever thought it would be when I began but less than I later … Continue reading →
Had we but world enough, and time
I just published a really, really, really long post. And it’s really really cold outside today. But sunny, and I want to go out and enjoy it. I plan to come back to the blog later and post some more, … Continue reading →
The woes of a blogger
Oh, woe is me. First of all, I keep trying to stay away from so many Donald Trump posts—and mostly failing. Only two days from Iowa, I feel a certain sense of urgency to get the word out by writing … Continue reading →
I’ve got a question for you
I experimented today with having a long post be split into segments with a “continued” button that the reader can click to go to the second page of the post (scroll down on this page to see what I mean; … Continue reading →
Do they also serve who only stand and blog?
My friend and fellow-blogger Bookworm had this to say about the work of a blogger: There is probably no higher expression of patriotism than the willingness to serve in your nation’s military. I serve my nation sitting in my warm … Continue reading →
Losing your turns
[NOTE: I thought you might enjoy a recycling of this old post, as a palate cleanser.] What’s a pirouette? Here’s the Wikipedia definition—and, as a former dancer, I can attest to its correctness: One of the most famous ballet movements; … Continue reading →
It used to be…
…that Democrats thought Republicans were evil and Republicans thought Democrats were stupid. Remember the old saying? But on the comments thread from the Hillary mendacity post, beginning around here, it’s clear that at least some people have now graduated to … Continue reading →
Once again, I’m begging you
[BUMPED UP: I will be bumping this up today and tomorrow, and then this pledge drive will be over. Today’s posts can be found below this one. ] It’s that time again. I’m asking you to click on my Paypal … Continue reading →