The things in my head go 'round and 'round

So, I connected with a friend from high school recently. She was all like, “Dude, what have you been up to?”

And I was all like, “Chiquita, you do not have the time, the energy, and the synaptic responses required for me to go through all that stuff.”

And she was, “Cool, so what can you tell me about blogging?”

And I thought to myself, “Self? I think that instead of just going about this in a vague way, why don’t we specify what someone should do to get into this blogging thing.”

And I know that you are thinking that, MYGOD, pretty much everyone, and anyone has said the same crappola a billion times. Why do I think that I can do it better?

Because I can, Bee-yotches. Sit yerselves down and pay attention.

The first thing you have to do is to figure out why you might want to blog. Do have something unique to add to the world out there? Of course you do. But are you willing to let anyone who wants, read what your unique vision is? And are you willing for them to comment on it?

If you aren’t, then you do not want to blog. Everything put out on the web is there forever. Don’t freak out about , deal with it. If you don’t want someone to read something that could be offensive to them, keep writing in your diaries that you hide in a drawer that you secretly hope that someone will find one day. How much more victorian can you get?

If you decide that you are going to blog, what the heck are you going to blog about? Politics? Your life? A hobby? Whatever. If you are looking to make some money off of a blog you should be looking for something that a whole heck of a lot of people are interested in. In making blog cash, it is all about the traffic. If you are just wanting to vent your spleen, then do so at random. There are a whole lot of us out there.

So, We have covered:

1. Do you really want to blog? Really?

2. What the heck do you want to blog about, already?

Simple questions, that do not have simple answers. When you have your decisions stop by and we will talk about where you can start your blogging adventure.

Namaste.

I am making my list Christmas Wish List. Updating it, actually, to include Dragon Naturally Speaking. I want this. I want this bad. If you take a look at the videos that I embedded above you can see why. My favorite on is where you can be away from your computer, talk into the Logitech Headset, and have your computer do all of the typing.

I hate being tethered to either my desktop, or my laptop. Makes me crazy. I find myself typing something, and then wandering around for awhile, coming back, editing (yes, I do edit at times), and continuing on with my thoughts. Having the ability to compose on the fly would make my life that much easier. And your reading enjoyment that much more.

So here is my list.

1. Personal SEO coach.

2. Dragon Naturally Speaking

3. New design. A personalized one. Call me before you buy this, I have a few ideas.

4. A new computer.

5. A new laptop.

6. An actual copy of XP that isn’t cobbled together with spit, and bubble gum.

7. The time to study with the SEO coach.

8. Finish my office space.

9. Finish the deck so that I can use that as office space in the summer.

10. A new pair of socks.

And to make your buying of Dragon Naturally Speaking that much easier here are some coupon codes for you to use:

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$25 Coupon Code- DNSMSBG -MacSpeech Dictate

So Santa, hows about helping a guy out? I have been reasonably good this year. I think. I mean, we could sit down over a homebrew and discuss any concerns that you might have over my behavior this past year. I am sure we could come to a meeting of the minds over any disparities.

Namaste.

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania it is that time again. Deer hunting season. The official gun season starts at day break on Monday, December 1st.

Lots of folks, men and women, are getting their gear together and heading out for hunting camps, or hotel rooms so that when day break hits they can hopefully be one of the lucky ones to get that huge buck.

The day after Thanksgiving there was a Nikon Black Friday Promo on their website. If you missed it there are still a bunch of deals out there on scopes, binoculars, rangefinders and more. You can even get an additional $20 off the popular ATB binoculars.

Check out the website for some great deals. If you already have your gear for hunting season, there are a number of great Christmas ideas for the hunter on your list.

Namaste.

Branding. It is an important part of a website, and blogging.

It is rather amusing what with snow in the forecast for tonight that I should be talking about car air conditioning. But this is the time of year when I start making plans about what repairs I will be making on The Red Beast. My truck is 14 years old, and every year I make repairs on it to keep it running right. This year I am going to be looking at the clutch, and the ac system. Specifically the A/C compressor. I could not survive in the humid wasteland that is Pennsylvania in the summer without a correctly working air conditioning system. It just would not happen.

So I looked up 1airconditioning dot com, and have ordered the parts my mechanic is going to need to get me on the cool side. Make the plans now, so that you have what you need when you need it.

Namaste.