Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Future Blog Entry Titles

I was just sitting around here with Jeff discussing the possibility of having to drive our vacation (instead of taking the train) to Colorado due to the flooding in Iowa and I am calm while Jeff is excitable. Earlier in the week, the feelings were reversed. This is typical of our marriage and one of the reasons it works so well.
While thinking on this, I got the idea to make a list of potential titles for future entries. This came to mind when I said, "He's gone plum crazy, Ma!" and elicited a chuckle from my currently unhappy husband. So, that is the first title. Here's a starter list of more:

- He's Gone Plum Crazy, Ma!

-Pigs in a Blanket

-How Full is too Full?

-When Did Hats Come Back in Style?

-12 hours in a Car...Nobody Wins

-Good Anne!

-How to Turn a Tiger into Butter

-Why Dress a Cat in Doll Clothes?

Oh, this could go on and on! Anne

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Sunday, February 3, 2008

Blog Envy

Ok, I know I'm new to this whole "blog" thing (please picture in your mind, someone smarmy doing that exagerated quotation mark charade manuever with extra curly fingers. It should be evident that they actually hate the manuever and are making fun of it), but as much as I love reading other people's blog's, I am jealous of all of their blog bling (Hey! Did I just coin a new phrase!?) Little things like links within the blog entry, lots of pictures, cartoons, fancy graphics, little movies, and really fantastic writing that seems like they were just talking (albeit, very cleverly) and someone else wrote it down for them. I love people who write like that, but boy does that stuff make me green! I think that through my blog effort, my writing is getting better, but I find myself going back a lot and changing things as I write them. We can't really do that when we talk without sounding like my college biology professor. We got so distracted by the number of times he said "um" in class that we counted them and missed what he was saying in between. No problem explaining my B- in freshman biology. My brother-in-law, Tom, is one of these people that have lots of bling in his blog. As an example, I would have loved to have Tom's name be able to link you to his site right there in the body of that sentence, but I don't have a clue as to how to do it. He is my go to guy for the neat stuff I already have (see neat cartoon with link on sidebar), but the best I can do is refer you to his blog website address also on the sidebar(not far from the cute cartoon). I guess I'll have to call him and spend some time with him on the phone again, or maybe he gives lessons? I can see the ad now..."Is your blog boring? Is your writing bad? Call me, Tom Smart, for lessons in up to the minute, cutting edge bling on your blog!" I think there could be a market for that. Anne