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THIS One Should Have Been Freshly Pressed – Misty’s Laws

I was rereading  some of my posts the other day (as I often do when I’m supposed to be working on a big presentation or a tax return) and I came across one of my favorites.  I remember how excited … Continue reading

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THIS One Should Have Been Freshly Pressed – Life In The Boomer Lane

I was rereading  some of my posts the other day (as I often do when I’m supposed to be working on a big presentation or a tax return) and I came across one of my favorites.  I remember how excited … Continue reading

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Miss Peg-o-Leg’s Bloggy Guide To Excruciatingly Correct Comment Etiquette

With newcomers swelling the WordPress ranks daily, this seems like a good time for a refresher course on the all-important topic of comment etiquette. When navigating the rocky shoals of comment etiquette, even the most grizzled WordPress veteran may find him … Continue reading

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C’Mon, WordPress, Papa Needs A New Pair Of Bowling Shoes!

I wandered into the bowels of my blog the other day and came across a strange chamber called “Site Stats”.  I had heard of such a place from other, more worldly bloggers, but I know not of such things. Blogging … Continue reading

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How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth Is An Ungrateful Candy Manufacturer?

Hershey, I’ve got a bone to pick with you.  A beef.  An axe to grind.  Now is the winter of my discontent made…well, you get the point. Some months ago, 18 of the sharpest tools in the WordPress shed teamed … Continue reading

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Don’t Let Tinkerbell Die!

This old song from The Kingston Trio really gets you thinking, doesn’t it?  Never mind that peace and war stuff, though.  What I want to know is this: Where have all the readers gone?

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Interplanetary Mental Commuting

Some people have jobs that require them to commute from one end of the country to the other – they’re bicoastal. Some people have an illness that makes their minds jump from one mood extreme to the other – they’re … Continue reading

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Miss Peg-o-Leg’s Guide To Excruciatingly Correct Comment Etiquette

When navigating the rocky shoals of comment etiquette, even the most grizzled WordPress veteran may find him or herself adrift.   Commenting rules are, by and large, unwritten.  This makes them no less real.  The unwary commenter risks breaking one of these rules … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts

Just a few meanderings and housekeeping matters. I first started writing this post last Sunday, so it was originally titled Monday Moanings.  Then I decided to go with a finished piece for Monday, and pushed this back a day.  Had … Continue reading

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An Apology from A Bloggy Scab

I am a scab, and I’m sorry. Yesterday was supposed to be a total internet blackout in support of an issue that is vital to all of us.  Google, Wikipedia, WordPress and many other sites, big and small, blacked out … Continue reading

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