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Category Archives: Blogging
“Likes” and Comments
During the years I did not post to this blog, things had changed. WordPress added new features and withdrew others; that’s to be expected. A few of my readers from the past have showed up again. Thanks! The most striking difference, … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolutions
I have not made New Year’s Resolutions for years, simply because I have never been able to keep them when I’ve made them. Now, however, at the age of seventy-two, I’ve become aware that I may not have many years … Continue reading
Life Cycles of Blogs
My favorite free theme, Fruit Shake, is no longer supported by WordPress. I would never have changed it, except that my list of followed blogs and Arabic language resources had become out-of-date. Most of the links no longer worked, and … Continue reading
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The Hiatus Ends
This blog has been inactive for nearly two years. I’m surprised and pleased that no one or nothing has deleted it in my absence. I don’t know why I’ve decided to post again, and I don’t care. Such is my … Continue reading
What Happened to “Ocean Mist”?
I was perusing the new WordPress themes, wondering whether I wanted to change my theme. Ocean Mist has always been a favorite theme; I’ve returned to it regularly. Tonight, however, I accidentily gave it up, probably forever. I didn’t intend to give it … Continue reading
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Blogging a Book
Blogs, Books, and Good Writing Blogs and books don’t share much in common, at first glance, but they should share the most important, critical aspect of the written word: good writing. Now that blogs have “grown up” as a literary … Continue reading
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Blogging a Book
Certain blogs are good enough to publish in book format. American Bedu, http://americanbedu.com/ , for instance, contains posts of interest to those who would understand life in Saudi Arabia from an international perspective. I’d love to be an editor, and … Continue reading
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More to the Kingdom and to Me
Monday, September 13, 2010 There is More to the Kingdom, and More to Me Judging from many comments made on English language blogs about Saudi Arabia, one might conclude that the Kingdom is nothing but a hell-hole– a prison for … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Islam, Life, Rant, Saudi Arabia
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The Journal
Sunday, July 18, 2010 The Journal, The Wonderful Journal The Journal is an elegant Windows program for personal journal writing, record keeping, social networking, creative writing, and whatever other purpose you might conjure up. It’s the most versatile, customizable writing … Continue reading
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Typekit, Anyone?
Has anyone on WordPress gotten the hang of using this tool? I don’t know what is easy about it. Nothing was easier than controlling font appearance the old-fashioned way. I think I’ll continue to do so, if such an antiquarian … Continue reading
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