So, blogging. I’m trying to get into the habit of posting stuff… and it’s harder than I thought. I go through this internal monologue of “who would want to read *that*?” but I guess that the trick is to make the mundane, as well as the deeply profound um, interesting. I imagine, also, part of the trick is determining which is which.

And, where do you start? There are billions of the blimmin’ things out there.

So, thanks to my beautiful Jill, I have some to share. Some of them are on Blogger. Do I get the wordpress police round to smack me about for fraternising with the enemy? I promise only to give name, rank and cereal boxes. (Unless they tickle me, then your asses are grasses. :p)

Hmmm. At this point, I discover a problem. I want to post a link without all that http stuff but when I go to the help section it says “Highlight the text to link to, then click the link button on your toolbar…” My link button isn’t available (it’s dull and lifeless… did someone kill it?) Am I supposed to check a button or something? I see flaws here. Surely a new blogger would want that automatically? So… You lucky people! It’s exercise time again!

http://certifiableprincess.blogspot.com/2011/01/focus-52-play.html Type that (or, if you’re lazy, copy and paste (I won’t tell… send money!) into your address bar and enjoy a beautifully sad piece of writing about childhood.  :Applauds: I will be reading more of that blog.

This next one is scary. I daresay that this lady is an absolute hoot but being a candy-assed brit, I would hide under the table.

I’m totally selling shirts….”Free Elle….She’s Pretty Cool”….because I have NOT the TIME for jail, ya’ll.

I’m intrigued as to how “Bitches” can be morphed into a term of endearment… yuh learn huh?

Hmm… I’m mixing up here but the link help is no help at all… What the hell is “anchor text”? If I go to blog x, and copy text, the link button does NOT come alive, if I copy location it remains, resolutely, dead. If I right click, there’s no “anchor text” option. Does the campaign for real english / american know about this? I went to the forum to find out and the topics don’t give the answer and are now closed… Why do they assume *everyone* is an expert before they start?

So, I daresay the answer is blindingly obvious.  When I was teaching people a job, especially if they were absolutely brand new, I would tell them to ask anything, no matter how daft. If you aren’t getting something, it may just be that we have made an assumption that actually hinders you starting the job the best way you can. We learned a lot about making stuff quicker and easier to use. Seems that lesson might be useful elsewhere… :eyes wp knowingly:

I need to go investigate more. I’ll post some more interesting blogs toot sweet. TTFN.