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Here we go again…

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

My entire news feed is populated with food and fuel scarcity articles, supply chain issues and a labour shortage.

When will people realize that this is called fear mongering?

internet, Tarot, Tarot Tuesdays, writing4 Comments

Tarot Tuesdays – Wand cards, and an announcement

August 10, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I mentioned in this video that I pulled some wand cards the other day.

So first, I had this deep, long chat with a friend. I wanted to sit down and make some notes but yada yada it didn’t happen right away. Before I walked away from everything to exercise I took my deck of tarot cards and shuffled while asking this question:

“How do I re-center myself so I can focus on my tasks?”

Two of the three cards that appeared were the Seven of Wands and the Ace of Wands. (The third was the High Priestess but I will leave her this time.)

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Weird Google searches on my feed

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I know I’m being tracked by everyone, especially google. I see it in my search history when recommended topics appear on my feed.

However, this morning, my feed bombarded me with these recommendations:

blogging, creative writing, inspiration, internet, mental health, midlife, self-publishing38 Comments

Resisting negative self-talk

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I have a superb skill.

Let it be known that I am the Queen of Negative Self-Talk. 😳

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Tarot supplement – The Emperor and the Devil

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Yesterday, I had an hour of quiet privacy, so I recorded this YouTube video on my new channel to introduce the cards I chose a few days prior, which I analyzed in more wordy (!) detail in this post.

Side note: I’m trying to figure out how things work on youtube, so if you’d like to subscribe, you’d be doing me a favour. Just make sure you subscribe the channel linked above; I have another similar channel which I am trying to get rid of – sorry for the confusion. The clip above is just over 5 minutes long (short). 😉

Tarot cards analysis

On May 20 I chose the following cards during my semi-daily reading:

I was a little shocked at these cards. Why?

Because they’re all Major Arcanas.

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Thoughts about letter writing

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

When was the last time you wrote a letter? 💌

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Block editor discoveries and homepage improvements

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I will grudgingly admit that I am getting used to the block editor.

There, I said it. So sue me.

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How to adjust your playback speed on a youtube video (of me talking)

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

When podcasts and YouTube took over the online world, and especially during pandemic times, I panicked a little about how much time people will spend talking, instead of typing. Is my online world going to turn into audio now?

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Questions about apps: Reddit

April 5, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I have a question: who uses Reddit regularly? I noticed you can sign in with your google account, so I did. I have only dabbled in reddit occasionally in the past half year or so and find it a little…cluttered? Opinionated without much fact-checking? Trendy? Something like that… I can’t quite describe it accurately. I don’t know if I’m interested enough in using this app as a go-to source. Should I? Or not? Definition Reddit describes itself as the front page of the internet. Wikipedia has a longer, wordier definition and describes reddit as a social news aggregation, web content … Continue reading Questions about apps: Reddit

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If you want my attention…

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

…then don’t do these two things:

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Clandestine honesty

February 19, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Those of you who have read here a while know that I’m a little bit…different.

Let’s go with that. 🙃

Here is something about me though that most of you probably will not dispute: I am nothing if not creative.

As I continue to write my stories, and edit my stories, and proofread my stories, and finish my stories, and begin new stories, I realized something.

I need some personal experience to supplement some of my creativity. And this is the reason why I started a bit of an unusual experiment a couple of weeks ago.

Really unusual.

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Polls do not appear in WordPress reader

January 27, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Today I opened a chat box with a WordPress Happiness Engineer and asked a question about polls.

Some of you have used polls, or surveys, in your blog posts at times. So have I.

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The cabin question

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I saw a cabin like this somewhere on social media a couple of weeks ago.

It was a meme, of sorts. It went something like this (I’m paraphrasing):

This is a basic cabin with food, water and a wood fireplace. There is no tv, no wifi, no phone, no internet. You have food and water and firewood. Can you stay here for one month? If yes you can collect a prize of $100,000.

My initial answer was an immediate HELL YES. 🙂

One month? I have food, water and warmth? Who cares about the internet or tv…

And then, I read the comments on that thread. 😲