RT @PasteMagazine: 12 Patriotic Songs Better than Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” http://tr.im/qUru // johnny cash made the list!
RT @mountainxpress: man at tea party: i’m a rabble-rouser. #mxnow // this is how to start a country. long live the rebellion.
Happy Independence Day, “Smoke Signals”
“Happy Independence Day Victor, are you feeling independent?”- Arnold
one of my favorite movies…
the north garden patch at the end of june: i thought for sure that storm that came through on june 18 wiped out the sweet corn, but with kidlinger help the corn survives & thrives. it’s the pea plants that seemed to have withered (but i don’t believe the storm had anything to do with it).
again, for those keeping record: 4 pumpkin plants, 4 winter squash plants, 4 zuchini plants, 10 canaloupe plants, 4 cuccumber plants, 10 beefsteak tomoto plants & 6 cherry tomato plants.
also, 1 raccoon & 1 groundhog have been sited in night sorties.
less than $100 have been spent on the gardens. no pesticides or herbicides have been used with the exception of natural, organic pesticides (like cayenne pepper, ground cinnamon & the like).
the gardening strategy handbooks used: trowel & error by sharon lovejoy & the new self-sufficient gardener by john seymour.
the south garden (or the pepper & tomato patch) at the end of june
since the loss of the spinach plants in may’s excessive rains, i’ve been trying to keep the remaining pepper & tomato plants alive.
for the record, here’s what remains in the south garden: 1 hot banana pepper plant, 1 jalapeno plant, 4 bell pepper plants, 7 red cherry tomato plants.
fiddlin pig: thursday $5 lunch special includes a big boneless rib sandwich, side & drink… except i’m broke today…
yes, a bag of skittles melted on my keyboard…
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it’s after midnight: i’m listening to a recitation of hafiz…
Field notes
// just received a package of books & magazines from an editor. what a wonderful weekend gift-an assignment to read (& write reviews) & read
world coffee café
editing audio, studying for next week’s poetry workshop session & writing poetry book reviews at world coffee café…
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something i gave up when the kidlingers arrived… http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/06/artist-studios/
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sometimes my inbox is so intimidating… 40 emails to go… maybe i’ll procrastinate & reply to those emails tomorrow…
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‘Economist’s Profit Jumps 26 Percent’: http://www.foliomag.com/2009/economist-group-s-profit-jumps-26-percent // hello, newsweek? time?
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what?! i haven’t checked email in a day. the inbox has 69 emails. good grief, only one day…
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day two of new running routine… yes, neighbors, that crazy-looking visigoth running down the street is me…
Provide valuable content
Four Simple Steps for Online Publishers (and Magazines) to Increase Revenue
They are as follows:
1. Monetize inventory within the existing site framework.
2. Avoid the exclusivity trap.
3. Automate campaign management.
4. Connect with new advertisers.
(via Folio)1
With all due respect: wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong.
The answer is simple: provide valuable content.
NOTES:
1) Zephrin Lasker, “Four Simple Steps for Online Publishers (and Magazines) to Increase Revenue,” June 22, 2009, FOLIO, accessed June 23, 2009, http://www.foliomag.com/2009/four-simple-steps-online-publishers-and-magazines-increase-revenue (page no longer available, web site deactivated)
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the homemade café au lait i made last night made me wake up quicker this morning. wonder if the coffee i’m brewing will put me to sleep.
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finishing final edits of 3 poetry book reviews for spr & preparing for tomorrow’s poetry workshop @ flood fine art center…
thriving while while others fade
Why The Economist is thriving while Time and Newsweek fade http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200907/news-magazines
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found this running schedule for beginners on runner’s world… http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=67#beginner
“One person’s ‘accessible’ is another’s ‘crass commercialism.'”
What people are really saying when they talk about work as accessible, is that it won’t be making many (if any) demands upon the reader.
—John Gallaher1
NOTE:
1) John Gallaher, “Accessibilty or Crass Commercialism?,” June 16, 2009, Nothing to Say & Saying It, accessed June 19, 2009, https://jjgallaher.blogspot.com/2009/06/accessibilty-or-crass-commercialism.html
what a mighty storm asheville had yesterday…
this is what happened to the corn in the garden…
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i’m on a rss feed diet… i’m down to 8 feeds & i’m pretty sure i can loose some more…
Field notes
// i’ve searched at least a dozen stores in asheville for a shaving mug & soap set. does anyone know where i can find one?
I got Lee a set from etsy. I think I just searched “Shave set”
thanks, stacey. etsy has a great selection & reasonable prices…
Coffeehouse Junkie 