Category: Blogs and Blogging

I’ve heard from some readers that they’re receiving emails with updates about new posts but that, when they open their browsers and go to my website, no new posts appear. I wasn’t having that problem on my computer but I did replicate it on my tablet. I think some of

The blog has been acting up again lately. I started working on the illustrated edition a little after noon yesterday and finally finished it at 2 a.m. after endless crashes, long chats with the techs, and deleting a lot of the plug-ins that give my site its look and feel.

The good news is that I’m over the target. The bad news is that I’m taking flak and it’s slowing down and even stopping the site. When it comes to my blog problems, I seem to be closing in on the culprits or, at least, figuring out better how to

If you’re no longer receiving emails from Bookworm Room when there’s a new post up, I have a solution for you. A few days ago, I had between 2,500 and 3,000 subscribers to my blog — that is, if you signed up, every time I published a post, it would

My apologies for the long silence. Things have been busy and I’ve been working 16 hour days. Not complaining; just explaining why blogging hasn’t happened. Now that the Sturm und Drang of the past days, weeks, and months is over, and we’re heading into the peculiar wonders of a Biden

I was worried about the downside of going public with my name on the internet, but I discovered that there are upsides too. Back in 1981 and 1982, I spent a college year studying in England. It was a truly wonderful time, both socially and academically. One of my closest

On Sunday, I had a glorious time cleaning out my garage. It’s now well-organized, swept, shop-vacuumed, cleared of spiders and their webs, and is generally a pleasant space. However, somewhere along the line during that cleaning, I managed to scratch my cornea. I spent most of today knitting (which I

I seem to have come under a denial of service attack. I’ve loaded CloudFlare — which you already know if you’re reading this post — and am just hoping that this whole thing resolves itself. Having said that, I’ve had a steep learning curve about servers, denials of service, and

Right now, it’s happy dance time. Substantive posts will follow soon!!

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