Category Archives: Blogging

This category is for the craft of blogging and includes commentary on other bloggers.

My Blogging Journey

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

Strawberry Singh has a blogger challenge that triggered my urge to write a bit, its called “My Blogging Journey Challenge” (Check it yo!). Anyway, here’s my responses to the challenge. 1. Which electronic devices do you use to blog with? I … Continue reading →

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Six Years of Being Yordie Sands

Posted on February 16, 2014 by

It slipped right by me a couple days ago. I guess I was so wound-up in “Tomb Raider” that I forgot, but on February 14, 2008, this Being Yordie Sands blog began. In those days I was in that phase … Continue reading →

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2013 in review

Posted on December 31, 2013 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: “The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2013. If it were a … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Blog Meme?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by

Strawberry Singh has a lot of thought provoking posts. Several months ago she did one called “Why Do I Blog Meme?” and she encouraged fellow bloggers to give it a try themselves. Well, here I am and here it is. How long … Continue reading →

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Some Change Is Good

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Domain Name: yordiesands.com If you are reading this post you may not have noticed that the domain name is now yordiesands.com, even though your link might still say yordiesands.wordpress.com. I’ve been planning to make this change for a long time but now … Continue reading →

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Yordie Sands

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

A number of friends and acquaintances have counseled me in various ways since my decision to say goodbye on Saturday. They’ve made me aware that Yordie Sands of Second Life may be one thing, but Yordie Sands the blogger & writer … Continue reading →

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Five Years of “Being Yordie Sands”

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Ok, not exactly. The blog that became Being Yordie Sands started out as My Moveable Feast. You see, I lived near the Hemingway House on New Key West at the time. And I had a romantic notion that I was writing in the … Continue reading →

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