• 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…


  • Blogging University – “A” for Ambition, “F” for Failure

    Nearly thirty days ago, along with hundreds or thousands of other bloggers, I started the Blogging University “101” and “201” challenges. My heart was in the right place. Maybe I was a little too ambitious signing up for both challenges, but I honestly believed I could manage both. I was wrong. Truth be told, my…


  • Blogging 101 – Day 3 Revised

    Rich here. After 3 in the morning of 18 April. Coffee in front of me to the right of the keyboard. Marshall Tucker playing on Spotify. Time for another pain pill. I could stop here and call this the post that I would have written when I “first thought about blogging.” But I won’t. Now,…


  • Blogging 101 | Post 2 – “Say Your Name”

    Since my blog is already well established, I am not interested in changing it. The name or tagline might not be the best in the WordPress World, but there is already name recognition for them. Just as important, though, they are already indexed in the search engines. So, I’ll leave my current blog name and…