I know this is what you've all been waiting for - an update on my WordPress stats. Despite my lack of blogging in 2025 (a total of eight blog posts), the number of views I had set an all-time record, and it wasn't even close. For 2025, my blog had over 518,000 views. To … Continue reading My Brief Love Affair with China, and the Rise and Fall of My WordPress Stats
One of my favorite quotes, author unknown, is: "the best way to predict the future is to create it." And now I'm living proof of the truthiness of this quote (how'd you like that, going back to the word of the year for 2005 - truthiness!) Anyway, so here's the way it happened. A little … Continue reading I Can Predict the Future! (and I’ve Got Proof)
I must like the phrase deja vu. When I came up with the title for this post, I did a quick search of my web site, and found that I've used the phrase in several previous posts. In addition, I've used a twist on the idea of deja vu, called vuja de, in two previous … Continue reading It’s Deja Vu All Over Again, Again
I've written a few posts about my desire to get better at solving crossword puzzles, but I soon realized desire wasn't enough. So I started looking for apps that might help, and I came across one called Omni Crosswords. While it doesn't offer any techniques to improve your ability, what it does offer is a … Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with OmniCrosswords
It's only five days into the New Year, but as you might expect, I was curious as to how my stats were doing so far this year (I gave a recap of my 2024 stats a couple of days ago. I realize this is not a promising trend - five blog posts this year, and … Continue reading The Unintended Consequences of Checking My Stats
I'll admit it. I've got a problem. And it's gotten worse over the years. It only took three days since my return to blogging for the problem to rear its ugly head. At least when I first started blogging 10 years ago, I was able to hold off for 37 days. Some of you may … Continue reading So I Guess Less Really Is More
It was exactly 10 years ago today that I signed up for a 30-day running and writing challenge. The goal was to do both for 30 straight days. Back then, the exercise was the easy part. And it still is. But I made it through those 30 days, which became 100 days, then a year, … Continue reading Thank You, Again!
Most people would read this headline and think it refers to having reached the momentous occasion of having blogged for one year. Unfortunately, that is not the case here. This headline refers to the fact that it has been exactly one year since I wrote my last blog post. I wish I could say I … Continue reading My One-Year Blogging Anniversary
As soon as I saw what happened, I knew I would have to write a blog post about it. Earlier today, skksfjkf asfjskl jfdklsaj;sgja'fa;sfk;lllllllllllllllfs Oops, sorry, I must have fallen asleep while writing that last sentence. Anyway, as I was saying... Earlier today, I was walking across campus and I noticed off to my right … Continue reading The Dangers of Blogging While Tired
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog post about The Hu, a Mongolian folk metal band formed in 2016. I had never heard of the group until three days before I wrote the post, but thanks to a comment from Clive at Take It Easy, I gave a listen to their music, and I liked … Continue reading Music Monday: Blogging Leads to Real-World Experience
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