Tag Archives: Social media

Using free time to daydream about free time

Posted on 25 March 2020 by

Disclaimer: Two different mentions of desks, given the absence of any photos I could take for the purpose, link to relevant product pages on Amazon. Both links, located towards the end of the post where I’ve included other photos of … Continue reading →

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Amazon Service: 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for 99 cents

Posted on 26 December 2019 by

Another year, another 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for 99 cents, and this time it looks like I’ve remembered to post just in time for this year’s promotion (the last day to sign up appears to be Dec 31). Or … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with “Thoughts and Prayers”

Posted on 1 April 2019 by

Imagine, if you will, that you receive a phone call from the hospital asking you to come by because one of your loved ones has been in an accident. Pick your most likely reaction: Think “please, (name of deity of … Continue reading →

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Perplexed About Amazon Customer Questions

Posted on 25 February 2019 by

Or virtually any site that allows customers to ask questions of random strangers. And what I find perplexing is…. the people who answer–specifically those whose answer can be summed up as “I don’t know”–seem to think that they’re required to … Continue reading →

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Amazon Service (P)Review: Kindle Unlimited Trial

Posted on 2 December 2018 by

Well, my sporadic online habits means I missed advertising the “three months for 99 cents” deal, but new users can, as always, sign up for a free month of Kindle Unlimited to try out one of the various plans. Kindle … Continue reading →

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Author Newsletters: An Experiment

Posted on 10 April 2018 by

Also known as: Social Media Under the Influence Last night about, oh…. shy of midnight, I decided, in a moment of cold-pill-induced lunacy, to finally make an attempt at creating my own email newsletter. I’m thinking of calling it “Three … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Kindle Scout Times 2

Posted on 3 April 2018 by

There, that’s the problem right there. I’m sure many of us have received the notification by now…. Kindle Scout is coming to an end. I received the email about it April 2 some time in the afternoon…. a few hours … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with YouTube’s Algorithms

Posted on 20 January 2018 by

Otherwise known as, a human would know better. Or, artificial intelligence is not that intelligent. In which I step up my plans to begin embedding (relevant) videos within my website in an effort to fight against the numbers game…. To … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Amazon Associates

Posted on 2 October 2017 by

And probably the trouble with most affiliate systems. Disclaimer: Amazon links include Amazon associate codes. (Oh, the irony. 😉 ) Amazon Affiliates/Associates, like most (legitimate) affiliate programs, is one that can make a content creator a decent amount of money … Continue reading →

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Self Care Chronicles–Feb 8-21

Posted on 1 March 2017 by

So much for catching up. 😉 Sep 2017 Update: Once again, editing to make sure the text of the post is still in there when Went unpublishes his page. 😦 Anyway, once again, some of the self-care ideas shared from … Continue reading →

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