Linden's Pensieve

I typically avoid talking about politics at all costs because that discussion, as President Obama said last night at the end of the State of the the Union Address, has become so divisive in our society. I hate that. I am a lover, I do not thrive on discord, and I hate it that we [...]

I love betta fish! I think they are so beautiful, all iridescent and colorful. Plus, they are easy to take care of and don’t require a lot of start-up capital (that is, you don’t need a huge fish tank with a filter). Plus, I can keep him on my desk. It gets lonely working from [...]

This is probably the blog change that I feel most unsure about.
I have recently added some advertising to my blog. What I like about Google’s AdSense advertising is that it is related to the context, so you should always see ads related to what I am writing about. I like that versus random advertising.
Another benefit [...]

Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685, 323 years ago. He was a very important composer who “drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.”
Rob noticed that a local church, the Petruskirche, was putting on a “Happy Birthday, Johann Sebastian” organ concert last night, so we [...]

Our last day in England started much earlier than any of the other days. Our bus for London left very early, so we were up before the sun. Thankfully, the bus station was an easy 10 minute walk from our hotel. We arrived with about 10 minutes to spare, and then we were on our [...]

Today’s post is the last in Sarah’s series on pimping out your blog with Feedburner. And today, we learn about two options that you may or may not need for your feeds, but nevertheless are useful to know about: Networkizing and Monetizing.
In order to start or include your blog in a feed network, you use [...]

Our fourth day in England was our most relaxing. Unlike the days we spent walking all over London, we spent this day on the Magical Mystery Tour bus and at the Choral Evensong at the Liverpool Cathedral.
We started off by strolling around the walking district that is the city center. We found the beautiful Williamson [...]

This has been my favorite post of the series so far. It was in the Publicize tab that I discovered how to set up email subscriptions, which is a great service for blog readers who are unfamiliar with or confused about RSS feeds.The Publicize tab also lets you create a Headline Animator, and [...]

Day 3 was quite possibly the most exciting day. On March 8, we went to a Liverpool FC game. I’ve promised it once already, but Rob is working on his “Road to Anfield” story, but I’m going to give my impression of game day too.
We headed out from the hotel, but wanted to find a [...]

Today’s post from Sarah is a gem. She walks us through all of the ways to tweak your blog. I have to be honest, I learned a few things about Feedburner and the options it offers because Sarah details every service offered on the Optimize tab.
Another great post, so don’t miss it!
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