“Yacht” is a status word, vessel, and club. Yachts serve as the secret X-ray decoder rings for the upper class in our society. I wonder if it is related to the word “yah?” yah 1 |yä| nounBrit. informal an upper-class person: the cafe is full of yahs whose daddies own chateaux in France. ORIGIN representation […]
The eXceptional World of The Letter X
I have been looking forward to writing a post centered on the letter “X.” The letter probably took on it’s first exceptional association for me when as a child I associated the letter with Treasure Maps. I so wish International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19, came more than once a year. Coming in […]
W is for WordPress (continued) Widgets and for Weekday Blogging in May
I had intended this “W” post to be about weekday blogging as a variant of the daily blogging challenges that are popular with the more vociferous of bloggers. I started a series of articles on WordPress security and easy fixes with updates to various parts of blogs that use this publishing platform that is overlapping […]
Vigilance Is Your Best Security Option When Using WordPress
V is for Vigilant vigilant |ˈvijələnt| adjective keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties Yesterday I began talking about security through the routine installation of upgrades. This is probably the biggest single thing you can do to secure your self-hosted WordPress site. You need to be vigilant about upgrades to any software you use […]
Updates: Basics of How and Why to Do Blog Software Updates
So you think updating your blog means adding a new post? Well, you are only sort of accurate when you say this. Updating a blog through the regular addition of new posts is essential Today I updated the theme I use on Reason Creek. Why? Because a new version became available. How? More on that […]
Thinking About Isabel and Heartache in Tucson
The anniversaries of births of an historic figure who committed atrocities recently went by. The anniversary of a domestic terrorist event also came and went in the past week. I only wanted to light a candle for the souls of the individuals who perished through these horrible acts by evil people. I did not want […]