Dec

25

Seeing With Your Spirit: Supporting Nonprofits

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Here in the Northern hemisphere we’ve had the harvest and giving thanks season, and we’re winding up the shop for somebody else until you drop season.
This hustle bustle holly jolly season is also the darkest time of the year. Winter officially begins after solstice, the longest night with the shortest day. Culture, history [...]

Dec

22

Bullet Point Challenge

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Today I’d like to propose a little game of pin the bullet point on the blog.
Each of the lines at left below appeared in one of the lists that are so popular this time of year. Some are from full blown articles with much substance for thought and inspiration. Others are less serious.
If [...]

Dec

20

I Have a Crush On…

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…my online friends and neighbors, with whom I’ve been blessed to share linky coolness.
When Kim Krause Berg tagged me for a round of blog tag I saw her link first in my WordPress dashboard. Such fun: my new blog’s first new incoming link.
I passed the torch to Miriam, Lee and Yura, all of whom [...]

Dec

19

WordPress Post Category Icons

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When I started my blog last month I had planned to fairly quickly add three custom graphic elements. Category avatars were at the top of my list.
Category avatars are a nice way to automatically add visual interest to a blog that is mostly text. Author avatars help, but are not practical for a [...]

Dec

14

Adding Technorati Blog Search to the WordPress Dashboard

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Are you disappointed with the inaccuracy of Google’s blog search for examining incoming links? Here’s a quick way to add links to other services to your WordPress dashboard.
First, go to the root level of your WordPress installation. Find and open the file /wp-admin/index.php. Use a text editor.
Next, find these lines:
 
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