"It’s the writerly act of organizing and assembling inchoate thought that seems to helps me. That’s what I did with this blog; if I blogged something for “Beyond the Beyond,” then I had tightened it, I had brightened it. I had summarized it in some medium outside my own head. Posting on the blog was … Continue reading Farewell to Beyond the Beyond
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cafebedouin.org: 2019 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2020
In 2019, I posted 931 entries, all post views were up to +14,000 views by +9,000 visitors to cafebedouin.org, roughly three times the level of last year. Most of the views are concentrated either on the main page or the most popular posts: Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor: SummaryMutt on OpenBSD & Linux: … Continue reading cafebedouin.org: 2019 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2020
45 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Blog
"Always be networking. Always." —"45 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Blog – Which You Can Use to Grow Yours to 225,000 Visits / Month, Like We Eventually Did." CodeInWP.com. April 27, 2019. Good advice if you want to drive traffic to your site, become an "influencer," make money off your blog, or … Continue reading 45 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Blog
Nazi Gold
"Legendary skateboarder and artist Jerry Hsu started his blog Nazi Gold in 2009 as a repository for the cell phone photos he’d been collecting alongside his more traditional photography and film practices: shots of friends and strangers, roadside curiosities, and anything else that seemed to merit instant sharing with both peers and the public. In … Continue reading Nazi Gold
cafebedouin.org: 2017 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2018
I started blogging on January 1, 2017. I was inspired by Don Joyce of Negativland and Over the Edge to "start your own show", to have a creative outlet where it becomes possible to explore ideas and different creative directions. I was also coming across other posts like "Everyone Should Blog" that helped reenforce the … Continue reading cafebedouin.org: 2017 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2018
Largehearted Boy: Online “Best of 2017” Book Lists
Extensive list of lists of books worth reading from 2017. If that is overwhelming, and it is, try Jason Kottke's summary, The Best Books of 2017.
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