Archive for July, 2008

I don’t get twitter?

Posted by Tricia in Thursday, July 31st 2008

I like Twitter and I can see the benefits of using Twitter both socially and as a way to promote blog posts, websites or special events but I’m puzzled by the people that I see constantly using twitter.

I follow quite a few people on Twitter and I use the TwitterFox extension in my Firefox browser […]

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Sinking Like a Sunset

Posted by Tricia in Wednesday, July 30th 2008

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Wordless Wednesday

I thought I’d post this photo of the sun setting over Lake Ontario (and Toronto) in tribute to the wonderful musician and band that I finally got to see last Saturday night - Tom Cochrane and Red Rider.

Sinking like a Sunset is the name of one of Tom Cochrane and Red Rider’s songs and […]

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Are you an organized blogger or do you just blog when the mood strikes you?

Posted by Tricia in Tuesday, July 29th 2008

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I’m so proud of myself. I’ve been in a writing mood the last few days and I’ve managed to write up several articles for five of my blogs. In some cases I’ve written a couple of weeks worth of articles!

I’ve set up several of the articles to publish on dates in the future. On […]

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Watching my neighbors become thieves!

Posted by Tricia in Monday, July 28th 2008

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It amazes me how the lure of something sweet has made so many people in my neighborhood become thieves lately.
Our neighbor across the street has a peach tree.
I remember the first year we moved into our house (June 2001) I could see orange blossoms and then what appeared to be some kind of fruit […]

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Oh Man … That’s gonna bruise

Posted by Tricia in Sunday, July 27th 2008

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It was grooming day here for Midnight.

I’d been meaning to do her nails for well over a month now and it was simply time to get it done. Her nails were getting long and whenever she’d kick out at Chris or I as we rubbed her tummy (doggy tickles) it was starting to hurt or […]