Bloggiversary 2013

Today marks the anniversary of my first blog entry back in 2007. It was a short entry on LiveJournal that simply said, “I’m not sure how often I’ll use this LiveJournal platform, but it’s an interesting form of media I might explore. I’m basically just posting this to see what my journal will look like.” … Read more

The 10,000th Comment

The goal of this blog, noted right at the top of the About page, is to generate conversation.  Thus my excitement recently when I noticed that I was rapidly approaching the milestone of 10,000 comments on my blog over the last 4 years. It’s just a number, but aren’t all milestones? I was in a meeting … Read more

The Plagiarism

I’m going to try to consolidate a rather large story into a less large blog post. I promise to mix in photos of cats. Cats loathe plagiarism. I’ll start on Sunday. On Sunday night, I got a trackback through WordPress (the platform I use for this blog) informing me that someone had linked to my … Read more

11 Blog Entries for Which I’m Thankful (Not Mine)

I’m thankful for the stories that my publishing company’s newest author is quietly spinning on his blog. I’m thankful for hilarious drawings in Microsoft Paint. I’m thankful for heartfelt drawings in Microsoft Paint. I’m thankful for learning from the greats. I’m thankful for stories of terrible dates. I’m thankful for when people choose to do … Read more

The Three Lives of a Celebrity

I read an interview by Neil Patrick Harris in Entertainment Weekly the other day that made me really respect him as a celebrity. He touched upon something that I’ve talked about in the past, but he was way more eloquent. The subject is about blogging–how do I decide what to share and what not to … Read more

Brilliant Blogging

For a while now, I’ve been compiling notes on what makes a great blog. That doesn’t mean that my blog is great–far from it. But I write a lot and I read a lot. I’m constantly observing what makes great blogs work well. So if you’re interested in blogging or you already blog, check out … Read more