• Blogging 101 | Post 4 – To Be a Writer – and a Reader

    First thing you should know is this. If I really tried, I could get caught up with the assignments for both Blogging 101 and Photo 101. I’m sure I could, but I’m not going to. Sure, I want to be a blogging “Zero to Hero” and a photography “Zero to Hero” in thirty days, but…


  • Maps | Are You On Mine?

    Before I publish any more articles here, I want to tell you all about my project and invite you to participate. I am creating a map…I kinda like maps…of everyone who is following this blog. I’ve managed to get the location of a few of you from your blogs…but I’ve struggled with others. If you…


  • Blogging 101 | Post 3 – Howdy Neighbors

    Just after midnight, this past Sunday morning, I published my last post. In it, I stated that I was “an hour and a half into a twenty-eight hour Mellencamp marathon.” A little while after that, a very kind lady – her name is Sharon – posted a comment stating she didn’t think she “could stay…


  • 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…