Category Archives: how blogs work

What We Don’t Tell You In Our Blogs: Peru… The Outtakes.

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I’ve been noticing in the Facebook statuses my friends and I post, in many of the blogs I read, that we all tend to show the sunny side of things. We post the happy vacation pictures and the happy status … Continue reading →

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30,000: Arrogance Abounds, and That Should Be At Least A Bronze!

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Another detour, not because I’m tired of blogging about Peru, but because I miss blogging about other things, and hitting 30,000 hits on my blog today is well worth celebrating! Last night I almost posted something about hitting 30,000, but … Continue reading →

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The Middle: Carrying Rocks… And My Brother… (Conversation Continued)

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Monday night I posted a fairly significant rant about (simply) kids today, parental involvement and the public schools (read here). I wrote it in response to several events recently that have rattled me. Honestly, nothing new had happened. Parties with … Continue reading →

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Things That Bump Me in the Night.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I don’t sleep well. It’s something I’ve been aware of for a very long time, but lately I see that it takes a real toll.  I have a friend who’s been pointing out the health benefits of good sleep, for … Continue reading →

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The Middle… 20,000: Twice The Ego For The Price of One.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Warning:  If you read my post in October, Brought To You By the Number 10,000… One Big Ego trip, written on the occasion of reaching 10,000 views for my blog (in three months), then you could theoretically stop reading now. This will … Continue reading →

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How Do You Like Them Apples?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

A big huge thank you to JeanDayFriday, who sent me the Good Apple Award, a WordPress award, in a tag-your-it post today. Jean’s got some hilarious stories to tell, so stop over and check her out. I am honored that … Continue reading →

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U.N. Moments and the ABCs of Me.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

(<–The U.N. and friends in Canada:  Sec. Gen far right; Ninja/China 3rd from Rt; stylin’ Denmark 4th from Rt; and U.S., 5th from Rt) Note for new readers:  Our family took in two foreign exchange students this year. Denmark is … Continue reading →

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Versatile Baby!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

This is a quickie… for real. And hopefully, one of those quickies that leaves you smiling… I am honored to be given the Versatile Blogger award again. This is the third one, and it really doesn’t get old!  However, I’m … Continue reading →

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The Middle: Some Techie Fun….2011 in review (not a word from me)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 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 14,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading →

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