- Post #500, in which I Thank You The WordPress robots inform me that this is my 500th post. I thought I’d pause to say thanks for being a reader/neighbor. I like you. We should have a hot beverage together soon. There have been other times to pause (to Selah and think on it), like at post #400 and at an African #200. […]
- Hold the Phones (Again) + Apples of Gold Hold the phones (again) people! My dear friend, Sarah Painter Constable, is now blogging her way through life in New York City. The brilliant actor-woman herself has already even posted some pre-screened movie reviews to help you decide what is worth your time in 2008. Check out her stuff: The Joy Year. This only strengthens […]
- Lurk Your Heart Out ` I have many reasons why I like lurkers. They go about their own business, reading when they can, smiling at their computer screens. They have real names and faces and stories. “Lurkers” are those folk who read blogs, but never comment or indicate that they are reading. It is not a negative term, as […]
- Blog Your Heart Out – Part 2 A few Nelly-thoughts on blog commenting: 1. When appropriate, answer your comments within your own posts. It’s fine to answer a comment on the commentor’s blog (if they have one), or privately by email, but, that sort of takes away the fun of allowing everyone else in on the conversation. And it confuses the hades […]
- Lurking Remixed I know I am greatly digressing from more Militant subjects, but I’d like to turn the record around on the subject of lurking. My last post caused a scuffle of a few emails my way, with a few folk saying, “Hello! I’m not a lurker, but…” as if lurking is a bad-word. And then sweet […]
- Lurkers of the World, Unite! Word on the street (thanks, John!) is that this is “National De-Lurking Week.” Wikipedia calls a “lurker” one in internet culture who visits interactive systems, but rarely joins in. Is that you? Well, welcome! I’m sure you have a nice reason for not saying “hello” back. If you’ve been stopping by my blog, but rarely […]