Although the Blogathon is over, I realized that I missed one of the post challenges: to write about what I would do differently if I started blogging today. But here’s the thing: I am a really reluctant blogger to begin with. Way back in 2006, I did a presentation on why I loved blogs but… [Read More]
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Blogathon: I Did It!
Today is the last day of the 2012 WordCount Blogathon. In one month, I have doubled the number of posts on my blog, found a niche for future posts (college financing!), and had more fun than I thought I would. So, all in all, a success. Congratulations to all of the other bloggers who participated,… [Read More]
Blogathon Haiku
Today’s blogathon theme is haiku. The problem with haiku, and poetry in general, is that it is deceptively simple. It’s easy to slap something together that fits the rhyme and scansion, harder to write something truly good. With that in mind, please be kind: Blogging on money: A tool, not a mystery. It… [Read More]
Buddha’s Birthday
Well, no one knows when Prince Gautama Siddhattha was born. No one knows when Jesus Christ was born, either. Heck, my late Grandma Logue lied about her age so much that no one knew for sure how old she was when she died. (Among other things, the date of mother’s birth didn’t match on her… [Read More]
