Category Archives: starting a blog

What a Great Start to the Year

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

I have just had a chance to look over the blog statistics of the past few days and I am astounded.  Quite a large number of you have shown up to take a look. Thank you. I want to be … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Morning

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

My morning was ruined by my commute to work. The bus was late and incredibly slooooooooooow.  I am so embarrassed to tell you how long it took me to get to work that I refuse to write it down here.  … Continue reading →

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The Sandwich Report

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

Obviously, Today’s Perfect Moment was my turkey sandwich lovingly made from the leftovers of Thanksgiving. It was so delicious that I am going to have to make some more American friends so I can have Turkey in November with which … Continue reading →

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What Blogging Can Do For Someone

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

A few weeks back, I helped my friend and co-worker bring his blog over to WP. I was hoping that his form of ranting would find a more willing to engage audience than he had on the other platform.  I … Continue reading →

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Meeting Sarah Warsi

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

This blog has given me many things–an outlet for my writing, positive thoughts, answers to some pressing questions, help in getting a girlfriend, and place to put all my food pictures. Today it gave me something else.  It gave me … Continue reading →

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An Award, Some Answers, Some Questions: You Know What I Am Writing About

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

I was nominated for a Liebster Award.by BionicOldGuy, who is doing a great job of “Aging Gracefully by Staying Active”. I appreciate his blog because it manages to both educate and entertain me. It also gives me a bit of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on writing multiple blogs

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

I probably shouldn’t try to write multiple blogs.  Writing one takes energy, but writing three takes more than three times the energy. It leads to the neglecting of either one or two of them. Maybe I have some form of … Continue reading →

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Taking It All In Stride

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

I was asked to Substitute on Thursday. Then the person requested a change and asked me to substitute Tuesday.  On Monday, the person asked me to wait and see, only to come back later and say, maybe it could be … Continue reading →

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So That’s What 900 Feels Like

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

It wasn’t until after I finished writing the blog–several hours after–that I realized I had hit a kind of milestone. The last blog was my 900th blog.  I know, I know, 1000 is the milestone and 900 is just the … Continue reading →

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A Digital Experiment

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

I tried an experiment in my class on Monday, and I am a bit at a loss as to what to do with it. You see, my students need to write better in English to progress through their levels. They … Continue reading →

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