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Tag Archives: blogging
Ensuring Your Site is Mobile-Friendly
Originally posted on The WordPress.com Blog:
Today, Google released a change to its algorithm that gives higher search scores to sites it deems “mobile-friendly.” Curious WordPressers might be asking: How can I be sure my site is mobile-friendly? What…
A spring break medley
medley (med-lē) n., 1 a mixture of things not usually placed together; heterogeneous collection; hodgepodge. A quiet week, with many ideas wandering through my mind without quite attaining blog post velocity. Sitting here, with a cup of coffee and the windows … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Current Events, Movies, Spirituality
Tagged 2014, Animals, blog, blogging, Boys Town, Buddhism, Crosby, Events, Mickey Rooney, movies, postaweek2014, spirituality, Stills & Nash, Tibet
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No discouraging words revisited
In an earlier post, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, I announced an experiment. Following my wife’s efforts to suspend negative thinking and speech during Lent, I decided to refrain from critical posts through Easter. Here is the first … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Blogging, Culture, News
Tagged 2014, blog, blogging, Culture, Life the Movie, Neal Gabler, News
12 Comments
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
This morning I showed my wife a newspaper photo depicting a politician who closely resembles a recent movie villain. “No one will vote for him,” I said. She laughed and agreed, but a little while later said, “Wow, that made … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Spirituality
Tagged blog, blogging, Cheri Huber, Dalai Lama, Home on the Range, Scott Adams, spirituality, Tibet
17 Comments
Posts I haven’t yet written
Quite a few of my posts begin with ideas that rattle around until research or mulling them over generates enough interest to get me writing. Time for contemplation and research have been in short supply recently and are likely to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Psychology, Television
Tagged blog, blogging, drought, Language, postaweek2014, Psychology, Spanish, water
3 Comments
What’s coming to TheFirstGates in 2014?
Thanks to everyone who visited this year, old friends and new. Here are a few year end musings on where this blog may be going in 2014. These are not resolutions. Remembering Yoda’s words to Luke, “Do or do … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Culture, Fantasy, Folklore, Holidays and Festivals, Psychology
Tagged blog, blogging, Fairytales, folklore, holidays, James Hillman, Psychology, Soul
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Some blog reflections and an anniversary
I posted my first article here three years ago today – I thought it was the 30th until I looked it up a little while ago. There are more pressing dates to remember in June – our wedding anniversary for … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, James Hillman, Michael Ventura, Shadow Dancing in the USA, writing
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Celebrating 500 Posts with links to some of my favorites
On such an occasion, I’d like to say something witty or wise, but wit and wisdom elude me, and in a way, the number speaks for itself. Like one of those major birthdays – the big five-ohh for example – … Continue reading