It has been that kind of day. Actually, it has been that kind of month. Lots of things going on that affect the blog. As a consequence, I have had to adapt. Those adaptations take time, and there's not much of that.
Amongst those things that I've discussed before, there has always been this desire to turn the blog into more than just a hobby. Ultimately, I want it to be a successful enterprise. The big question is how to do that.
Besides the stuff that I've mentioned already, I've been reading HTML for Dummies, a book I bought almost a decade ago. Something in that book reminds me of something that I haven't given much thought, and that is this: Who the heck reads this blog?
Indeed. I can't answer that even though I've been blogging consistently for over 2 years now. Talking about dummies, I think that qualifies for a special medal for quintessential dumb assery.
I guess I just looked at it from my own point of view thinking that I could get readers who would agree with me and want to read my stuff. Maybe that works, but if it does, it isn't good enough.
How to make money is a good idea that everybody could get interested in. Everybody needs money, unless you already have a lot. I included that in my sidebar, near the top, so there's something for you to consider.
My blog doesn't focus on that enough, though. It is important to know what's going on, but don't get too wrapped up in it. You have to be detached. That's not easy for me. I tend towards getting emotionally involved in what I'm writing about, and that leads me down some paths that aren't relevant towards the goal of making money.
The blog has always been ad hoc, but now requires some thought and organization. That is also a challenge for me because I'm not naturally well-organized. I do like to think, but I wonder about the quality of my thinking. If it isn't good quality, it is just as bad as no thinking at all.
This enterprise is getting more complex all the time. Going forward, I must give more thought to organization and to emotional detachment.
That is all for now.
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
CPAC Turns Away Pamela Geller
breitbart
CPAC also turned away New Jersey Gov. Christie. What's CPAC all about anyway? If they are that influential, then maybe they shouldn't be. You look at results. The results are horrendous.
CPAC also turned away New Jersey Gov. Christie. What's CPAC all about anyway? If they are that influential, then maybe they shouldn't be. You look at results. The results are horrendous.
How James K. Polk Created A Continental America
Dick Morris TV: History Video!
Today in 1836, Texas proclaimed its independence from Mexico. The Alamo fell just 4 days later. Still, victory was won and American history was affected in a profound way. If not for Texas' victory, Polk would not have gotten his chance, and America would have followed a much different path.
Today in 1836, Texas proclaimed its independence from Mexico. The Alamo fell just 4 days later. Still, victory was won and American history was affected in a profound way. If not for Texas' victory, Polk would not have gotten his chance, and America would have followed a much different path.
Rotten to the Core, Part III: Lessons from Texas and the Growing Grassroots Revolt
By Michelle Malkin - Friday, March 1, 2013
Let us hope not. The Alamo was a defeat. We should be looking for San Jacinto.
As Texas goes, so goes the nation. The fight against the federalization of academic standards is a national education Alamo.
Let us hope not. The Alamo was a defeat. We should be looking for San Jacinto.
Gullible Nation
Mona Charen via Free Republic
No. Actually, the economy was performing better.
However, blaming the public for being gullible is a mistake. If the Republicans would just oppose Obama, instead of caving in to him, things could be turned around in a hurry. This is how the Republicans will lose the House---they'll keeping blaming Obama while Obama keeps blaming them. You know how that is going to work out. Avoiding responsibility isn't leadership, and that's what we aren't getting from either Obama or the Republicans.
The default will be the status quo.
Obama is using the Republicans as his straw man, and the Republicans are cooperating with useless, self-defeating gestures, such as the Hagel nomination. The sequester fits the pattern just as well. They'll pretend to oppose, but in the end, they'll just cave in as they always do. They need to "man up" and take responsibility and oppose Obama---even if it hurts. That's what a man does, but there aren't any of those in the leadership today.
Another way to think about it is this: In 2007, the government was 40 percent smaller than it is today. Were poor people sleeping under bridges? Were the elderly starving? Were planes grounded? Was food unsafe to eat?
No. Actually, the economy was performing better.
However, blaming the public for being gullible is a mistake. If the Republicans would just oppose Obama, instead of caving in to him, things could be turned around in a hurry. This is how the Republicans will lose the House---they'll keeping blaming Obama while Obama keeps blaming them. You know how that is going to work out. Avoiding responsibility isn't leadership, and that's what we aren't getting from either Obama or the Republicans.
The default will be the status quo.
Obama is using the Republicans as his straw man, and the Republicans are cooperating with useless, self-defeating gestures, such as the Hagel nomination. The sequester fits the pattern just as well. They'll pretend to oppose, but in the end, they'll just cave in as they always do. They need to "man up" and take responsibility and oppose Obama---even if it hurts. That's what a man does, but there aren't any of those in the leadership today.
practice speech to text file
"Hello this is my first a note on this you speak to speech to text The Gadget here app that I got from Google play to see if I can actually use it right to post some online "
Comment:
Not much to look at, but much easier to do this than to type it in on their wretched keyboards.
Comment:
Not much to look at, but much easier to do this than to type it in on their wretched keyboards.
It may not look like it, but I'm busy
Took a break from my projects in connection with the blog to write this post.
Yesterday, I practiced a bit with the smartphone. The editing features still leave something to be desired. It may be possible to post directly from the phone. Haven't decided to do that yet. I may need to buy a better app than what came with the phone so that I can do more real stuff with it.
I made an allusion to another project in connection with this blog, but isn't ready yet. That's what I'm working on this morning. I'll make the announcement now, since I've made enough progress. It still isn't where I'd like it to be, but it is getting there, slowly. It is a new domain for my blog. I purchased it last week and have duplicated this blog on it in Wordpress. It leaves something to be desired, but it is something to look at, at least.
The domain name is bootsandoil.com. If you go there, you will only see some links that don't work. In order to see the blog itself, go here.
Update:
Now the links are working correctly. You can go the boots and oil dot com site and find links to my other blogs, including this one. They should work now.
In the future, I may become more adept at html and be able to create more sophisticated websites. But that will take time as I learn.
Yesterday, I practiced a bit with the smartphone. The editing features still leave something to be desired. It may be possible to post directly from the phone. Haven't decided to do that yet. I may need to buy a better app than what came with the phone so that I can do more real stuff with it.
I made an allusion to another project in connection with this blog, but isn't ready yet. That's what I'm working on this morning. I'll make the announcement now, since I've made enough progress. It still isn't where I'd like it to be, but it is getting there, slowly. It is a new domain for my blog. I purchased it last week and have duplicated this blog on it in Wordpress. It leaves something to be desired, but it is something to look at, at least.
The domain name is bootsandoil.com. If you go there, you will only see some links that don't work. In order to see the blog itself, go here.
Update:
Now the links are working correctly. You can go the boots and oil dot com site and find links to my other blogs, including this one. They should work now.
In the future, I may become more adept at html and be able to create more sophisticated websites. But that will take time as I learn.
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