One minute I'm watching a "Scrubs" marathon with my daughter, Greyson, who has come back home to S. Florida to live with John and me while she searches for a job - the next minute I'm ass deep in the more techy parts of my website and everyone else has gone to bed. First of all, whoever said WordPress is user friendly should be taken out back and shot. I leave my site unattended for a few hundred days, and come back to it to find that suddenly it has become unsecured. This was an https (spell that s-e-c-u-r-e) site, people. Now, my certificate has expired, or some such. I don't even know what that means. What am I paying for every month if not for the well-being of my website, even if I … [Read more...] about Canonical Tags, Family, And Acid Indigestion
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Paradise Almost Lost
It started with a tiny crystal starfish. Trouble follows me around just to see how agitated I'll get, I'm sure of it. See, here's the thing. John and I got a little too big for our britches. We booked a once-in-a-lifetime seven day cruise to Alaska and decided to do it up right. So, we booked a penthouse suite in "The Haven" section of the ship where only the privileged few are allowed to be. None out of the unwashed masses allowed, uh, uh. One has to have special key card to use The Haven section and its included amenities, like: a private bar that also serves appetizers, a restaurant, a lounge, an observation lounge with comfortable seats and rows of candies, petit … [Read more...] about Paradise Almost Lost
Oh, it’s on
And the WordPress fight continues... (And down goes Frasier!) Remember last week (or was it two weeks ago?) when I was steadily ruining my web site because I was too busy arbitrarily pushing buttons to understand why I was pushing those buttons? Well, it's happening again. This time, I was simply trying to comment on Jenny Lawson's blog, which gives you a spot where you can post a link back to your own website by checking a box at the bottom which pulls up the last blog post you created, and then posts that link at the bottom of your comment. I know, blatant self advertising, but Jenny's blog is the only one I read with any regularity, so there's my excuse. Here's a plug for her: … [Read more...] about Oh, it’s on
Fightin’ Tooth And Nail With Inanimate Objects
I have literally been up all night, fighting with my computer. Again, I say, ISN'T WORDPRESS SUPPOSED TO BE USER FRIENDLY???! Oh it started off innocently enough. Butter wouldn't melt in that mechanical monster's mouth. And the site looked pretty good considering I hadn't been on it in about three months. But of course, I had to get nit-picky. There was too much space between the bottom of my intro and the words to the side for my girlish tastes, so of course I dove right in, pushing buttons and saving versions of my website that got progressively worse as the night wore on. Pretty soon, I was up to my hindquarters in misaligned words, and a format that I can't even fathom how it got so … [Read more...] about Fightin’ Tooth And Nail With Inanimate Objects
Buy, buy, buy
I've been cut off. John says I can't buy anything that's not a necessity, online or offline, for a month. I've got nobody but myself to blame. No wait, I can blame the "kids," too. For my part, I stay up all night on pharmacy days, and inevitably, usually about 3 or 4 in the morning, something happens as I'm innocently surfing cat memes, stories to read, and those sarcastic humor thingies to stick on the Pinterest board I've labeled "my life." I click on an ad. Those little bastards are deceptive. "America's favorite vet saves Fluffy from certain death," I'll read, so I click on the story. It turns into a harrowing tale of Fluffy's inability to process food properly, … [Read more...] about Buy, buy, buy
Depression Isn’t Sadness and Suicide Isn’t a Cry For Help… by Steve Safran
via Depression Isn’t Sadness and Suicide Isn’t a Cry For Help... by Steve Safran I didn't write this, but it ties in perfectly with my message which is "Mental Illness should be de-stigmatized." September is National Suicide Prevention Month, please remember that having a mental illness is not fun, and it's not something we asked for, but it can be serious if left untreated. If you need help, get help. There's absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. I'm not a Doctor, but I am a sufferer. You are a beautiful human being. If you or loved one is considering harming themselves, please call THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE: 1-800-273-8255, or visit their live chat at … [Read more...] about Depression Isn’t Sadness and Suicide Isn’t a Cry For Help… by Steve Safran