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Important Note: September 2012

Hey readers! If you're looking for a new post, don't expect one any time soon. Unfortunately, my beloved Mac died and I likely won't be able to publish posts until I get it fixed or get a new one—unless, of course, you plan on sending me an early birthday present. In the meantime, I'm discovering how well my blog design works using Firefox 2 on a G3 clamshell. You know, it was invented by the cave men just a few years after stone tablets. But, don't take me wrong—it's a great computer if you can tolerate slowness, outdated applications, and no Last.fm.

If you've sent me an email or left a comment, I probably will take a while to respond. I'm sorry if this is an inconvenience for you. My time on the internet is very limited, but I will try respond to you as quickly as possible.

Happy blogging and enjoy your working computer! Humph! ;)

Truly a Matter of Life and Death: Can Blogger Really Delete Your Blog?

The appropriate reaction when your blog has been deleted
We all wonder. And if you don't, start wondering now. Can Blogger (the platform we all love—or don't) delete your blog—put it to death—without your permission, without warning, without mercy?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Blogger certainly can delete your blog if you're posting content that violates their content policy—it's only fair. But that can't be the full story. You've probably heard somebody claim that Blogger sometimes deletes perfectly legitimate blogs, and unfortunately this is true.
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Published on Wednesday, August 01, 2012 Comments

Why I Hate Reading Blogs [We Blog Better]

The best blogger in the whole wide world
Yep. You read that right. I hate reading blogs. And now I'm going to tell you why.

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Published on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 Comments

3 Simple Ways to Transform Your Boring Blogger Blog Design into a Stunner

Special Blog-Transforming Shades
As an amateur template designer, I can't help but notice the number of horribly designed blogs on the internet. Ugly blogs just rub me the wrong way, because they're inexcusable. But that's why I love Blogger. It gives people like you and me the tools we need to easily beautify our blogs. Even if you created your first blog ten minutes ago, you can customize it right now—seriously.
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Published on Monday, June 04, 2012 Comments

My Blogging Boredom Dilemma and Solution

bored blogger image
Hello, bloggers. Did you miss me? In case you haven't noticed, it's been an incredibly long time since I last posted on my blog. And I know bloggers aren't supposed to apologize to the reader for not writing sooner—else they look unprofessional and unblogger-like (oh no!)—but I seem to be breaking the rules all the time, so I don't think one more broken rule will do me any harm. Honestly—which, by the way, I consider to be a useless word, unless being a liar is the norm, but it looks and sounds nice at the beginning of the sentence—honestly, I've constantly felt guilty for not devoting more time to my poor, pathetic blog for the past several months. It was one of those typical waves of frustration that resulted in a long break. But this time, I wasn't sure if I would ever return to my blog. Scary, huh?
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Published on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Comments