Blogging

How posts can snowball

I came across this post: This crossbow should automatically classify you as “Most Wanted” It’s very short, with a sarcastic bent to it and I almost didn’t read the 89 comments attached to it. Then my brain said: 89 comments? My curiosity led me to go down and start reading, which made me realize that there are ...

Blog Formats: What’s easy to read?

After roaming many blogs and finding it difficult sometimes to concentrate on the content because of all the surrounding stuff, I’ve been wondering whether my blog format works, or if a format is irrelevant to most readers. Please take this poll if you have a minute.

The Sojourns In Nature Photo Blog

My brother-in-law Robert, photographer extraordinaire, has started a photo blog and I must say that the photos are pretty terrific. He does not post often but when he does, it’s definitely worth it so you might want to syndicate it. Here’s what he says about himself accomplishment-wise: My photographic journey started in September 2004, with the acquisition ...

One step forward…

…and two steps back. Sigh. Or maybe it’s just the pendulum effect and with time, mores and attitudes move from one end of the spectrum to the other, from conservative to liberal then back again. Or from women fighting for equality to women accepting — no, touting– that men are superior and must be catered to. While ...

Happy New Year!

For all those people who are reading this blog, I’d like to thank you first for dropping by occasionally or often, as would be the case. I wish every one of you a wonderful 2008, full of joy, discoveries, and adventures. If life doesn’t feel like it’s taking you on a ride, you’re not living. ...
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About Me

I was born in Montreal, Quebec (that’s in Canada, folks) but was raised in a small Quebec Laurentians town called Mont-Laurier. I didn’t stay there long, though, and studied and lived in Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax, where I obtained my Masters Degree in Psychology from Saint Mary’s University.Throughout the years, I’ve been a housekeeper, ...