Category: Blogging

Blog comments as a mental stimulant

Why comment on blogs? Reasons are many and various, as I found out when I did the Older Bloggers Survey in 2018. For me it’s a social thing and a mental stimulant. I like the people and the process. Every day I spend at least half an hour reading WordPress blogs, including comments. And almost […]

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Blogger doggerel on latest WordPress update

Dear WordPress this is just to say you are not so very dear to me today. So every now and then we get the latest WordPress update. Sometimes the updates go OK. Sometimes they irritate. I feel mildly put upon by your sulky sound asleep Add Media icon and your sneaky Set Featured Image feature […]

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Survey: How can my blogging in a pandemic help you?

  In lockdown we use the internet for company, help, information, inspiration, fun and learning. I’d love you to complete a short survey about what you require now from my blog, poems, podcast, courses, videos, drawings and photos. What are you looking for? What do you appreciate most? Here we are in New Zealand, coping […]

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