That problem with the bot attacks got significantly worse today, and I’ve been working on trying to protect against it. I already had a plug-in that’s supposed to protect against them, but it’s obviously no longer very effective. So I … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repost of an essay I wrote a few days after Gerard died. Also, he left instructions to close his blog two years after his death. I plan to do that in a few weeks. Meanwhile, I’m … Continue reading →
I can’t say I’ve ever “gotten” Jennifer Rubin. Since I go back a long way in the blog world, I remember briefly meeting her around 2006 or 2007 at some PJ get-together. At the time, she was nominally on the … Continue reading →
I recently was looking up some information about John Updike and clicked on a link to another website. There I found an essay on Updike and read it thinking, hey, this is pretty good. Then I thought, wow, the person … Continue reading →
Every now and then lately, this blog has been slowing down or even going down, fortunately only for short periods of time. I’ve talked with the host and they don’t really know what’s happening, except that they say it seems … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This small poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition at the blog. So here it comes again—just like the holiday itself.] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through … Continue reading →
I’m sorry to have to announce the death of commenter “Mike K” on October 25, 2024. Mike K began commenting here in 2007 but only very intermittently at that point, and became a regular and prolific part of the commenting … Continue reading →
Well, here goes – it’s book launch time for Gerard Vanderleun’s book of essays! The title is The Name In the Stone. Please go to the book website VanderleunBooks, take a look around, and order a book or books. It’s … Continue reading →
Well, I think we’re all disappointed in Brussels: The next occasion Someone said a blog, Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint me just as much as brussels. I mean, Yes, it was my method to read, but When I thought you’d have … Continue reading →
That’s mind-boggling to me. I started very tentatively, at my son’s suggestion. When he said I should start a blog I immediately said, “No, no way.” But he went to Blogger.com, showed me a few blog templates and told me … Continue reading →
I kept the plugin for “preview” activated because I kept hoping it would kick in and function properly some day as the version of WordPress got updated. But time after time, updates had no effect. So I’ve de-activated preview – … Continue reading →
The projected launch date for Gerard’s book of 46 essays – THE NAME IN THE STONE – is November 1. I’m about 95% sure everything will be in place by then. I’ll let you know the details of how to … Continue reading →