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Homunculus

Thank you, Dana! Better spam t

2009-07-10T21:25:40.811+02:00

Thank you, Dana! Better spam than banned. (It was one of those days; I actually went and checked the participant list...)

OK, try this again -- I am hav

2009-07-10T20:08:59.322+02:00

OK, try this again -- I am having one hell of a time with this prompt -- I have two poems going, neither of which I'm ready to post. In the meantime: http://www.sbpoet.com/2009/07/this-old-house.html

OK, try this again -- I am hav

2009-07-10T20:07:44.225+02:00

OK, try this again -- I am having one hell of a time with this prompt -- I have two poems going, neither of which I'm ready to post. In the meantime: This Old House

Not an historical poem -- a re

2009-06-11T07:37:46.338+02:00

Not an historical poem -- a response to recent events: May & June 02009

Did not do the prompt, but do

2009-06-09T19:54:20.789+02:00

Did not do the prompt, but do have a snapshot poem: Traveling to Arizona | snapshot poem

Oh, yum!

2009-06-05T05:24:00.965+02:00

Oh, yum!

I actually have a poem this we

2009-05-22T02:34:07.721+02:00

I actually have a poem this week: Talking to the Animals And there's a new Introduce Yourself post up at Watermark: Introduce Yourself! ~ I'm going to be offline for the next week or so, and I leave Watermark in your creative hands...

Amazing the number of folks on

2009-05-12T19:47:18.174+02:00

Amazing the number of folks on this list I *know*, read their blogs & books, friends on Facebook -- but haven't yet followed on Twitter. Thanks for the list!

Amazing the number of folks on

2009-05-12T19:46:44.894+02:00

Amazing the number of folks on this list I *know*, read their blogs & books, friends on Facebook -- but haven't yet followed on Twitter. Thanks for the list!

What a great post!

2009-04-16T18:56:53.811+02:00

What a great post!

I came to this late, but I lau

2009-04-05T03:33:04.660+02:00

I came to this late, but I laughed anyway.

I'm loving this! A bit of ente

2009-04-03T21:47:20.968+02:00

I'm loving this! A bit of entertainment with our confirm- the- worst news.

I didn't do well last year, bu

2009-03-31T20:45:13.543+02:00

I didn't do well last year, but I'm trying again. I plan to cheat, though.

I didn't do very well last yea

2009-03-31T17:05:54.543+02:00

I didn't do very well last year, and am distracted this year, but I'll give it a shot anyway. I'm going to cheat, though.

I was so looking forward to

2009-03-17T17:57:43.251+01:00

I was *so* looking forward to this. But, I get the same error message as others above. I use Google Apps, though, so perhaps that's the problem?

Testing CoComment from Flock.

2009-03-13T01:44:43.831+01:00

Testing CoComment from Flock.

Testing CoComment.

2009-03-13T00:09:03.738+01:00

Testing CoComment.

Another long-line poem:
2007-12-19T19:15:59.047+01:00
Another long-line poem: Here. I'm loving these prompts.

You are so right -- they are f

2007-11-01T06:15:19.939+01:00

You are so right -- they are functional, but boring. And I don't really understand it. They are supposed to be models for the rest of us, but they all look like generic-brand magazines. I love your examples of fun blog design, though they all seem to have been done by 'professionals' -- that is, folks with more skill than I have. I think they're great, but beyond emulation, for me. It is a tough balance, I think; especially when one is told, again and again, that 'minimalist' is the way to go. Which I think it is, for many sites. But what if you just aren't the minimalist sort, but still want your blog to be functional? I like your blog, and the design -- but I do have a hard time with the light text on dark background (you do better than many, though) -- easily resolved by reading you mostly by feed. I don't forget what it looks like here, though, and the design is certainly part of the attraction.

I had never heard of the acron

2007-10-30T18:14:09.418+01:00

I had never heard of the acronym HTML code before -- that will come in handy (already has, today) -- thanks! I'm thinking about the underlined links. I use color -- but had not thought about color blind readers. I do a lot of linking-out, and all that underlining seems visually cluttered to me. But, back to the thinking cap... And to the Dig button -- which I've never used until you & Skellie came along.

Full feeds, please. Is the p

2007-10-29T23:35:55.218+01:00

Full feeds, please. Is the point to be read, or to count visits? I read you!

I probably lean a bit toward t

2007-10-29T22:16:12.136+01:00

I probably lean a bit toward the perfectionist side on my blogs, but I would encourage readers to be tolerant. One of the pleasures of blogs is the opportunity to read folks who may not be precisely articulate in English, either because it's not their first language, or they are education or learning disabled. But there are gems out there, misspelled and incorrect though they may be. Re: editing -- I usually make a note, or use the strike-out, if I'm making a substantial change to a post. But if the change is made for spelling, grammar, or clarity -- I just sneak in and do it. I think the issue is honesty and transparency with your readers, so that should be the measure.

It looks wonderful. Inspirin

2007-10-27T21:27:09.941+02:00

It looks wonderful. Inspiring. What could be better?

Yay, I came from the CLIQ widg

2007-10-26T07:17:21.169+02:00

Yay, I came from the CLIQ widget! BlogU needs an avatar for the widget -- and feel free to add it (or not) to your blog. I was so excited to see you there!

Oh good grief. I'm not even go

2007-10-24T06:18:32.785+02:00

Oh good grief. I'm not even going to click that link. But -- Catherine -- didn't I read that many of us have *low* blood pressure? I know I do. So maybe dark chocolate somehow is helping regulate that? Ok, a shot in the dark. So to speak...

Hi Molly -- I'm not in your bu

2007-10-17T21:15:47.278+02:00

Hi Molly -- I'm not in your business, so I can't speak to this professionally -- and I've been redoing my sites, so I understand the impulse. I also know that, for me, part of that impulse is an attempt to both reconnect with, and avoid, making the content that is the real heart of the site. If you want to play, but like what you have -- maybe take some of the above 'tweaking' suggestions, and then do that fancy thing I see elsewhere (but haven't the skill to do myself) where a site offers a variety of designs? Then you can still have your main 'branded' design, but offer some fun & challenge for your readers and yourself. Just a word, too -- what you have transcends your 'brand' -- I read you for awhile before I realized you had written the book on my shelf -- I read *you* -- and you are not a brand.

As is often the case, you've i

2007-10-17T00:05:08.870+02:00

As is often the case, you've identified something I've been wanting to do -- but, sadly, TypePad rather than Wordpress. Well, not really sadly -- just sadly in this instance. I will go check that other link, though.

Hi Chris, I would love a pos

2007-10-04T23:35:21.621+02:00

Hi Chris, I would love a post from you for Blogging Blog|Tips, Tools & Toys for the Personal Blogger. Most meta-blogs are designed for the business or professional blogger, but this one is for personal bloggers who blog for fun, not money. I bet you could could come up with a topic you would enjoy writing for that audience. This blog is low-ranked in Technorati, and is a low-traffic blog at present -- but it has about 50 subscribers, and comes up high (sometimes first) on searches for blog posts about blogging.

Category suggestions: Bloggin

2007-09-25T23:42:30.051+02:00

Category suggestions: Blogging Tips & Tricks Writing Personal

Ah, yes, you see, this is the

2007-09-25T00:28:57.658+02:00

Ah, yes, you see, this is the difference: where you have a hard time choosing *even* one, I have a hard time choosing *only* one. I'm sticking with romlet for the moment, since it links back to the referrer, and the blog network widgets link back to the network. Thanks for the delicious link -- & did you get my email?

OK, just because I like this t

2007-09-23T01:11:38.526+02:00

OK, just because I like this topic -- why doesn't the sidebar count as content? On my blog, of course, part of my goal is to send folks to other places they might like, and that is not usually a priority for problogs. But even then -- isn't the sidebar either links to more of the blogger's content, or other related/interesting places? & yes, I have fairly loyal readers, that's true. They like the content -- and at least some of them like the sidebar, the design (though that keeps changing.) Since I do like sidebars, I still have a hard time grasping that some find it 'offputting' -- it feels like bias to me, rather than thoughtfulness -- you know, they've heard long sidebars are bad, so they must be bad. ? Actually, I'd be very interested in your blogroll, or bloglines, or whatever -- because your content interests me, I expect to be interested in what interests you.

"Few things look worse than a

2007-09-22T23:26:23.507+02:00

"Few things look worse than a sidebar overextending the content area." Why? Since many folks come in on a page/post, rather than the main page, this is sometimes unavoidable anyway. I, for some old-timer reason, prefer balance -- I like the main column and the sidebar to be approximately the same length. But I also like exploratory sidebars, sidebars that tell me more about the blogger (of course, I'm a fan of personal blogs.) OK, I'm still struggling with all this minimalism hoo-ha. I understand the reasoning for having a quick-loading page. That makes sense to me. I don't understand the reasoning behind 'nothing that's not utilitarian' -- I mean, the web is a visual experience, is it not? Why should it not be beautiful? Feel free to disagree. Feel free to tell me what to take off the sidebar. I might even do it. Or I might not. Re: 2 or 3 columns -- I tried three, but it just didn't 'feel' right for my personal blog (though I do use it on Blogging Blog. And my main column is narrow because I post poems (don't cringe; I'm a pretty good poet) and they canlook lost in a wide (or fluid) column. So I think it depends on what you do.

I really liked this suggestion

2007-09-22T22:47:03.317+02:00

I really liked this suggestion, so I tried it. Picked my wallpaper, and got it on there fine -- but -- the wallpaper does fill the whole page. How, exactly, does one change the background in the text box so that it's readable?

OMG, Karen -- I didn't realize

2007-07-19T20:54:36.221+02:00

OMG, Karen -- I didn't realize you were caught in this net. I'm so sorry.

I think I have pretty good con

2006-05-23T05:07:22.590+02:00

I think I have pretty good content at Watermark, and also at the less frequently updated Abide. A third blog, Blogging Blog languished for some time, but has recently been reactivated, with new contributers.

Power. Might I ask, what is th

2006-05-22T19:59:11.387+02:00

Power. Might I ask, what is this power for? What do you do with it, you A-listers? I bet most of us blog because we love to write, or we have a passion we want to share, or we think better 'out loud', or we enjoy the contact with other folks who are far away but share some segment of the planet we care about -- So, to reinforce some previous points: tech should be about the ends, not the means. The means should be effortless and as invisible as possible. And it's not only women who prefer it that way.

I am a non-geek blogger, and s

2006-05-22T01:20:19.097+02:00

I am a non-geek blogger, and see discussions about this constantly -- even though many -- most? -- of the blogs I read are by women, many of them geeks of one sort or another. I might suggest that Microsoft and other companies solicit the assistance of women bloggers in assessing and designing their products; especially women bloggers who are not geeks. We are likely to be tech-friendly, but not so savvy that our input would be more of the same.

coComments related to sbpoet

Homunculus

Thank you, Dana! Better spam t

OK, try this again -- I am hav

OK, try this again -- I am hav

Not an historical poem -- a re

Did not do the prompt, but do

Oh, yum!

I actually have a poem this we

Amazing the number of folks on

Amazing the number of folks on

What a great post!

I came to this late, but I lau

I'm loving this! A bit of ente

I didn't do well last year, bu

I didn't do very well last yea

I was *so* looking forward to

Testing CoComment from Flock.

Testing CoComment.

Another long-line poem: 2007-12-19T19:15:59.047+01:00 Another long-line poem: Here. I'm loving these prompts.

You are so right -- they are f

I had never heard of the acron

Full feeds, please. Is the p

I probably lean a bit toward t

It looks wonderful. Inspirin

Yay, I came from the CLIQ widg

Oh good grief. I'm not even go

Hi Molly -- I'm not in your bu

As is often the case, you've i

Hi Chris, I would love a pos

Category suggestions: Bloggin

Ah, yes, you see, this is the

OK, just because I like this t

"Few things look worse than a

I really liked this suggestion

OMG, Karen -- I didn't realize

I think I have pretty good con

Power. Might I ask, what is th

I am a non-geek blogger, and s

I was so looking forward to

Another long-line poem:
2007-12-19T19:15:59.047+01:00
Another long-line poem: Here. I'm loving these prompts.