Category: Blogs and Blogging

Whew! My internet was down Saturday morning and I finally got it back late — very late — Sunday night. It turned out that there were a lot of problems. First, the modem that Spectrum gave me five weeks ago was defective. Second, and much more critically, it turned out

Something is wrong with my internet connection, so blogging will not be happening this weekend. With luck, the internet will spontaneously repair itself very soon. I haven’t had luck so far when it comes to this failed connection, so all that I can do is wait for the Spectrum repair

I got some feedback that made me think I’m on the right track with changes to my blog, but it’s still a work in progress. This theme has more features that I like when compared to the previous one and is more flexible in its setup. Expect continued tweaks in

It’s still the Bookworm Room, but I’ve remodeled a bit to make the posts easier to read. It was time for a change here at the Bookworm Room to make posts easier on the eyes. It’s still the same old content, but just reformatted a bit. (Well, not really a

Working on a post now. I promise to put something up before 10:00 p.m. EST.

I’ve spent the past month with family and clients, none of whom I could turn down when they asked for my help and time, but I will blog tomorrow. I promise! I owe everyone who comes here an apology for my minimalist posting of late. The fact is that family

I’ll be on the move for the next week, so I cannot promise regular blogging. But…. As you’ve noticed by now, Wolf Howling has instituted a wonderful new daily feature talking about historic happenings on a given day. Because Wolf Howling is one of the most historically literate people I’ve

A few months ago, I decided to give ProtonMail a try. I did this for two reasons: (1) it’s encrypted from end to end and (2) I hate being dependent on Google, which is an intellectually corrupt corporation. The problem is that ProtonMail may well have the worst email interface

I like having comments at the Bookworm Room. I’m fortunate enough to have exceptionally intelligent readers, so their comments always add substance to my posts. I’m also willing to allow Leftists who are polite and interesting to comment, even if I know they’re minions of troll pod. Part of being

I’ve come to two conclusions about ads within my posts: (a) I earn almost nothing from them and (b) they’re visual clutter that slows loading. I’m therefore about to embark on an experiment with a new way of (possibly) generating revenue from my blog: a donation button that, in theory,

I owe an apology to anyone whose comments haven’t been showing up. I’ve been keeping track of comments that Disqus had held for moderation. What I haven’t been paying too much attention to, though, was my spam folder, which usually catches such spam-worthy things as excessive links, obscenities, offers to