• Blogging 101 | Post 2 – A Name, A Tagline, and Some Mellencamp

    As I said in my last post, I am woefully behind in the daily assignments for Blogging 101. I am trying very hard to get caught up this weekend, but again I am failing miserably. I intended to spend most of today writing posts and taking photos for Photo 101, which I am also participating…


  • Blogging 101 | Post 1 – Introducing “Rich”

    First and foremost, know that this is my second attempt to complete this Blogging University course. I started late last time and failed to keep up just as I am starting late this time and again failing miserably to keep up. Let’s face it, the course started nearly two weeks ago and I am just…


  • 165 Followers Badge

    Blog Followers: Good and Bad

    Four months ago, when I wrote regularly, I apparently wrote pieces that were informative or entertaining enough for readers to like them and want to see more. This may or may not have been the reason they decided to follow this blog. Regardless of the reason, I somehow managed to attract 165 followers: 131 following the blog…


  • Finally Back

    Today marks exactly four months since I last wrote anything here. There are a lot of reasons why I haven’t – some good, and some just excuses. Despite the reasons, I am writing again as of today. One of the reasons I’ve not written is that I have moved to the southeastern North Carolina coast;…


  • Return of the Toracle

      My Toracle was very unhappy that I disturbed her with something as trivial as a couple of numbers. Seems she was in a deeply hypnotic mind-meld with her cohort in crime. (She was sleeping, for God’s sake.) She offered no wisdom about the curious transposition of the numbers 135 and 153. She did share…


  • Poet, Photographer, or Putz?

    Most days, after I wake up, regardless of the time, I have a decision to make. Today, “am I going to be a poet, a photographer, a writer, or just a lazy putz?” When I first started this blog over two years ago, the decision was easy – I woke up determined to be a…