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Magic Spell to Brighten Dingy Gray Writing

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:30:00 -0500

Wordpress header.php meta description and title

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:49:32 -0500

I am researching the best meta tags and title for seo on wordpress. I used only following my “M Theme”’s header.php. <title> <?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php if(is_single()){?> » Blog Archive <?

Better windows etc. [Flickr]

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:00:02 -0500

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I'd Rather Read About Cooking

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:30:00 -0500

Volleyball sitting in Paralympics

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:40:46 -0500

History While in England in 1591 a game was already being played which resembled volleyball somewhat, it would be 1895 before the American William G. Morgan developed the predecessor to modern Volleyball. In 1956, the Dutch Sports Committee introduce

Outline. Yes or No?

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:47:00 -0500

I was educated by an order of St. Joseph nuns who demanded outlines – those bewildering subsets of bulleted letters and numbers – for term papers. The concept of outlining was similar in my mind to looking up a word in the dictionary I didn’t k

Two of me [Flickr]

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:37:04 -0500

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Changing Up Metaphors

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:02:18 -0500

In the vein of my posts the last two days, I’d like to play a little more with description and imagery. Some people tend to get hung up on a certain variety of metaphor. The most common, I think, is the tendency for women in romance novels to

In-World Description

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:15:46 -0500

Most people, when they try to describe a person for a story or game–or when someone within the story or game is trying to describe another person–tend to hit the same few qualities. They’ll do hair color (maybe length if they’

[BUG] Welcome Center Doesn’t Remember User Settings in Windows Vista

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:02:23 -0500

Here is another bug in Windows Vista which has not been fixed in SP1. This bug is found in “Welcome Center” which is shown at Windows startup by default. You can also open it from Control... You can read the full article at AskVG.com

My first half-hour with the Kindle

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:55:14 -0500

Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device My first half-hour with the Kindle, November 20, 2007 Randall B. Miller (Tulsa, OK) picked it up at The UPS Store. Took it out of the box, turned it on, saw that it [...]SHARETHIS.addE

Your life in six words?

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:05:27 -0500

Would you include a verb if you describe your life in six words? Whether you include a verb could indicate whether you view life as a state of being or meaning that you give to your existence.

Down With Dull Descriptions

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:38:00 -0500

Pucker up [Flickr]

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:34:33 -0500

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DMOZ Descriptions Do Not Work For Google

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:55:29 -0500

Human beings sometimes work with concepts and may use different words to express the same idea. This human intelligence is not easily mimicked by a computer which is digital. True or false, that is the way the computer sees it. For example the Tit

Writing Tips: Description

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:24:00 -0500

Writing Tips: Description Writing effective description is like drinking a fine wine at an expensive restaurant. You want to swirl the wine, sip it slowly, and drink the right amount. The wine compliments the food, and creates your best opportunity f

Guitar Description: CLAXTON | 2001 | EMc | “koa”

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:11:45 -0500

Learn about exquisite acoustic guitars! Terence Tan from Guitar Bench guides you. This is a nonstudio shot of a 2001 Claxton Em model. Bearclaw German spruce top, figured koa back and sides. I used a wider aperture to give the shallow depth of view t

Not a chance to see you see [Flickr]

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:31:16 -0500

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Revising the Novel - Best Word Choice or Big Guts and Belly Fat

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:29:00 -0500

Just finished a meeting of Mimi's Boys on Thursday night (don't worry, my bruises will heal) and a very important lesson came up.Best word choice.Now, I've already touched on this subject in the Ten-Point Revision Strategy, but it came up again in a

Writing Exercises: #12

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:21:13 -0500

If you want to write effectively, you have to practice. For today’s writing exercise, I want you to think of a mystical place that you have always wanted to visit. The reason why its mystical will more than likely be unique to you. Perhaps