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Tag Archives: blogging
The Secret of My Success
One essential part of the solipsistic attraction of running this blog, which is really about nothing besides what catches my momentary fancy at an opportune moment, is the elaborate statistical tracking that WordPress offers. Finding out just how many people … Continue reading
Stop! Banner Time…
If I spent as much time writing new articles for this blog as I do picking out, cropping, and uploading new images for its banner heading, there would probably be at least three times as much material up here by … Continue reading
Summer recess roundup
Having recently struggled and -to some extent- succeeded in reviving my ever-floundering blog, even attracting far more traffic than ever before after writing a post with “nudity” and “Game of Thrones” in its title, it’s now time for a brief … Continue reading
Adios, Superheroes!!
Now that my dissertation is finished, and my defense date is swiftly approaching, I took another look at my once-lively blog “Dial 9/11 for Superheroes,” which existed for a year or two on Blogspot. Establishing right away that my desire … Continue reading
Starting somewhere…
And there it is: having rediscovered my ‘regular’ blog just last week after a prolonged period of absence, I started thinking about the concept behind a blog and my own reasons for writing one. Quickly reaching the conclusion that my … Continue reading