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“Write On” Blog: 2010 in review

“TRAVELING IS LIKE FALLING IN LOVE; THE WORLD IS MADE NEW.” Jan Myrdal I found this summary of my 2010 blog performance from WordPress.com this AM: The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 3,800 times in 2010. That’s about 9 full 747s. In 2010, there were 52 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 57 posts. There were 30 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 64mb. That’s about 3 pictures per month. The busiest...

Posted by krpooler on Jan 2, 2011 in building momentum, Lifewriting Craft, memoir-writing | 4 comments

Keeping Up the Pace by Slowing Down..

“THE GREAT THING IN THIS WORLD IS NOT SO MUCH WHERE WE STAND BUT WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE MOVING”Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr I’m not a TV-watcher, but during my annual vacation with my family at our cottage on Keuka Lake, I do allow myself the luxury of sinking into the sectional with my son, daughter and son-in-law to watch mindless , random shows. This year the remote took us to a reality show,”I Shouldn’t Be Alive”..harrowing tales of survival against all odds. The person is narrating as actors reenact their close calls with grizzly bears, or being lost in the California mountains,etc. Even though we knew they survived, the suspense kept us all riveted to our seats. And when Dave, my son-in-law noted that the multiple...