Welcome to the first day of Daylight Saving Time, 2009 edition. Did you get all your clocks reset last night? I’m still working on mine. No two are the same, and they are everywhere! Last night, late, sitting at the computer, I reset my watch and the little travel alarm that sits on the desk. … Continue reading How many clocks did YOU reset last night?
I love blog stats. Visitor stats are almost as much fun for me as the posts, graphics, and comments. It’s fun to see where visitors come from, geographically speaking, and especially to see the global reach of the Internet. WordPress stats don’t include that info, so I finally broke down and put a ClustrMap in … Continue reading WordPress stats, maps, and widgets
I have now officially lost track of when the government-mandated changeover to all-digital TV broadcasting takes effect. One bill in Congress to delay the transition was voted down, but I heard there’s another one floating around somewhere. Nothing like further complicating the whole mess. The government has already sold the soon-to-be-released analog frequencies to various … Continue reading In the (alphabet) soup: TV, DTV, HDTV
I’m feeling every one of my 65 years at the moment. I just saw a story about Facebook banning some photos of women breastfeeding their babies. The mothers involved are howling in protest. “Breastfeeding is natural!” “Breastfeeding is normal!” Okay, I acknowledge being of a different generation. I acknowledge my personal shyness and modesty about … Continue reading Much ado about breastfeeding photos
Here’s a quick question for bloggers and blog readers. Do you ever use or refer to the calendars posted on many WordPress blogs? Do you use them to remind yourself what day it is, or to see what posts, if any, appeared on a specific date? Did you even know that clicking on highlighted dates … Continue reading About those sidebar calendars
*** Rant Alert!! *** Bill collectors. Ugh. So much worse than the stereotypical used car salesman. Bill collectors only make money if they can squeeze, extort, scare, or otherwise get money from you. And the tactics they use can sometimes seem like something straight from the annals of Guantanamo. If you’ve ever had one come … Continue reading Is privacy dead?
