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Here's the thing. The Drumpf movement is just making fun of somebody's name that changed when they immigrated to the United States. I have many friends with "weird" names, or whose Americanized/Anglicized names aren't the names their ancestors had a few generations ago. Should we make fun of their names? Are they worth less because … Continue reading #DumpDrumpf
I've seen a few articles titled 'The ABCs of SEO', but most of them either continue on to the DEFs and trudge all the way through Z, or ditch the metaphor altogether after the headline. Dear SEO reader, that's not me; I won't do that to you. My understanding of "The ABCs" gels with the … Continue reading The ABCs of SEO
What is white privilege? I was born in 1973. With a bachelor's degree, I am the least educated person in my immediate family. My parents had a computer in the house before most people knew that personal computing was a thing. Our author's great bangs I was sent to "enrichment camp" five days a week … Continue reading I am white privilege
2015 was dismal for dandreifort.com blogging. The report's well done though! If you're a fan of data visualization, you'll like it! Enjoy, and happy new year. -DD The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was … Continue reading 2015 in review
I need to rewatch Regular Show. Img from this artist. Thanks. Canning a client? I've written about leaving a relationship because of payment problems, but this recent blog post by Marvin Russell made me want to write about client-practitioner relationships again. I accept up to four clients every year. I don't onboard every potential client, … Continue reading Firing SEO Clients? Choose smart.
Seeing too many ads on Facebook? Here's a novel way to reduce the ad clutter. UPDATE: I should note, days after this post, Facebook demanded I prove my identity. As my name is not Danakin Skyjacker, I was unable to satisfy their idiotic documentation criteria. They closed my account. I switched to one of my … Continue reading Reduce Facebook Ads the Supai, Arizona Way
Dearest Blog Reader, Lucy's a cat. ...a boy cat. He can't go outside anymore because-- Ah hell. I'm not going to spoil the whole story. Please give a buck or two to Lucy's gofundme cat stroller campaign. All extra dough goes to one or more great animal welfare organizations. (Sorry PETA, not looking at you.) … Continue reading Help Lucy Get a Cat Stroller
Again, they said they'd get back to me. ...24+ hours later, I'm not holding my breath.
File under boring, self-serving blog posts. After more decades than I care to admit, I'm finally moving to another state and I don't plan to haul my comic books with me. 1,679 comic books spanning more than 60 years. This little link comics-for-sale-all takes you to a spreadsheet listing them all. Sort it as you … Continue reading Selling my comic books 😦
A member of my stalwart Wednesday evening badminton crew introduced me to fifty-cent slice night at a local pizzeria. I was reminded of a pizza poem I crafted circa 1998. I think it's a metaphor, or something. I ate a slice of it for lunch I'd like to have some more I can not get … Continue reading Pizza Poem
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