Category: Writing And Branding
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Missing The Visual Editor In WordPress 2.7? This May Help
WordPress recently released version 2.7, which I use on this and three other Blogs. Three of the four Blogs all made the conversion without incident. One of them, however, lost the WordPress Visual editor that appears when you’re making a post. The editor is supposed to appear as a tab marked “Visual.” A second tab…
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Bailout Fatigue: Public Restless, But It’s No Reason To Permit Ponzi Schemes
When the $700 billion U.S. government bailout plan was announced, some people warned it could lead to a slippery slope. Banks, the auto industry and the home-building trade now want a share, and there’s a chance the incoming Obama administration will package a stimulus plan that will trickle down to consumers in the form of…
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Maddy Makes Her World Debut
A few readers asked to see a picture of Maddy the Wonder Puppy. Today she makes her world debut on the PatrickPretty.com Blog. :-) It is Christmas Eve, Maddy’s first. She began her day at 4:30 a.m. with a call to nature in freezing rain. She seemed even to like icy cold precipitation, as she…
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Death Of The Legendary ‘Deep Throat’: Mark Felt, Watergate Source
W. Mark Felt died peacefully yesterday in a California hospice. He was 95, a legendary figure among journalists — and known best by his secret name: Mark Felt was “Deep Throat.” It was a code name whose roots were unseemly, but it emerged a powerful brand and captured the public imagination for more than 30…
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A Note To Readers
Dear Readers, It had been our plan all along to convert from Blogger to WordPress in 2009. We made the conversion earlier than planned because of significant problems we began to experience with databases and website functions earlier this week. Part of the plan also was to port hosting. We ended up carrying out both…