Interview With Damien Riley of Postcards From The Funny Farm

April 3, 2008

Some of y’all may remember that I recently had a writing contest on my blog. It was called the This Post Blows My Dress Up Contest. You can click that link to see all the entries. The theme was “Scared Silly,” and Robin at Around the Island was the winner with her post called “Treed, [...]

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Now They’ve Done It. Blogger Made Me Want To “Change My Tone”

April 2, 2008

I’m on a rant. Yes, I am. I’m so angry that I’m pounding the keyboard. I’m FURIOUS at Blogger.com. The IDIOTS. Blogger does the same thing my Hoover vacuum cleaner does. Do I have to spell that out for you? Here’s why: So, I decided a couple of days ago to participate in the x365 [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number Forty—Things I’m Learning From Blogging

March 27, 2008

Y’all, I’m about to celebrate a blogging anniversary. Though I have been blogging since January of 2007, I migrated to WordPress and my own domain in April. It’s been quite a “ride.” During the course of this blogging experience, I’ve learned a lot of things about it, about people, and about me. For this Thursday, [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number Thirty-Eight. Potluck.

March 5, 2008

Aw, heck, y’all I’ve gone silly around here and forgot it was going to be Thursday Thirteen time! So, let me tell you about a few links, and tell you about birthing a blog. Having a ten pound baby without anesthesia was a lot easier! 1) My friends, I told you about the Handmade Afghan [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number Thirty-Seven. My Distractions.

February 27, 2008

“If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now, quiet, they’re about to announce the lottery numbers! “~Homer Simpson Y’all, I have a “to do list” that is as long as my arm. Actually, I have more than one. I try hard to get things done. I work for [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #35. I Wish I Had Time

January 31, 2008

So many ideas for posts have been rolling around in my head, and I just haven’t had time to get to them. I miss having time. Do y’all ever feel like you are meeting yourself coming and going? How do you make things slow down?? Right now, I should be getting ready to go to [...]

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Too Good To Be True

January 8, 2008

Many of us with blogs try our best to “monetize” our sites. Tales abound of bloggers making tons of money with their blogs, and I am absolutely positively certain, without a doubt (not to be redundant or repeat myself) that some people do. I haven’t figured that part out yet. I’ve made a few dollars, [...]

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They Call Themselves “Apple Geniuses”

January 6, 2008

Have y’all ever gone through the fast food drive-thru, with a carload of kids squealing in the backseat? And, you ordered a bagful of burgers, fries and some chicken nuggets for Junior (because he’s been driving you nuts begging for them for thirty minutes)? And, you pay for your order and get back on the [...]

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Life Gave Me A Lemon

December 26, 2007

So, I bought an Apple. OK, it wasn’t an apple you can eat. It’s a computer. I’m trying to work on my brand spanking new Mac Pro. I haven’t figured out how to do pictures yet, so I can’t show you how pretty it looks. You’ll have to be satisfied with what I could put [...]

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Bragging Rights

December 2, 2007

Did y’all think I got lost in that nasty hotel room in Beaumont? I’m back home now, and hard at work here at the house. That Share A Square Project can be overwhelming! I have tons of work to do for it over the next couple of weeks. I can’t keep up with you folks! [...]

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A Dixie Cup In The Wind

November 5, 2007

I think I might have goofed. I was soooo optimistic about posting for the month of November. I believed that while on the road I could work all day and then sit in a hotel room (with a very “iffy” internet connection) and still manage to post to the blog every day. So positive was [...]

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Raise Your Hand If You Hate The Technorati Monster

October 13, 2007

Don’t y’all just hate feeling like you are a kid in high school, and don’t get to sit at the “Cool Kid’s Table?” Technorati is the entity that decides if a blogger is “cool.” It counts the number of links to a blog and gives each blog an “authority” and a rank. You would think [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #22—A Raffle!

August 8, 2007

[If you are not a blogger, this post will not make sense to you. You might prefer to read in my archives. Try this ghost story category or some of my silliness.] Have y’all ever had “success” dangling in front of your eyes like a carrot in front of a work horse? You can almost [...]

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Quick everybody go look at your technorati rank!

August 4, 2007

Technorati is screwed up. We are ALL number one! Go look at your rank. I’m taking screen shots as fast as I can and will update with some pictures. Go look! It won’t last long…. THIS ECLECTIC LIFE IS NUMBER ONE! NO! WAIT A MINUTE, LIFE IS RANTASTIC IS NUMBER ONE! NO, I MEANT YOU [...]

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“Neighbors” United by the Internet

July 30, 2007

What kind of neighborhood did y’all live in when you were growing up? Think about that for a minute, and then consider where you live now. Is it the same? Does it have the same “feel?” Mine doesn’t. I’ve been pondering the differences this morning as I thought about two different subjects. One of those [...]

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Fishing For An Audience

July 27, 2007

I went fishing with my Grandfather one time. One time was all it took for Papaw to decide that I wasn’t the best fishing buddy to have. You see, I didn’t quite “get” the concept. Papaw was one of those men who are uncomfortable around “womenfolk.” He didn’t have much problem with my sister or [...]

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Frenchy’s “Brand”—Orange You Glad I Told You This?

June 24, 2007

Yesterday the folks around town thought I was crazy. The ones who know me already realize that. However, I was a little more odd than usual, as I toodled around town snapping pictures of ugly trucks. Like this one: Or this one: My friend Marcia at Tumbled Words, and her friend Nancy J. Bond at [...]

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Five Reasons Why I Blog

June 21, 2007

Have y’all ever found yourself at a loss about what to write on your blog? I confess that two weeks ago I was right in that place. I thought to myself, “Self, you’ve only been blogging for six months. Is this all you have to say?” Then just last week, I found myself a “mission.” [...]

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Links from My “Google Reader Monster”

June 1, 2007

I’ve created a MONSTER! A Google Reader Monster! I’m having a devil of a time with it! I add blogs that I enjoy to my Google Reader, and sit down with a cup of coffee each morning to read. My problem is that I’m not good with organizing. If you have noticed that already, you [...]

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Getting The Most Out Of A Meme

May 24, 2007

If you don’t know what Thursday Thirteen is, it’s a “meme.” If that doesn’t tell you anything, a “meme” is basically a list of questions that gets passed around in the blogosphere. Some of them ask questions like, “What were you doing a year ago?” or “What are your top five favorite songs?” These get [...]

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