Category Archives: Site news

The shift is starting

I’m posting over on my writing blog now. I will not be putting political posts there, unless they concern writing. But I will be shifting the personal stories over there. If you’re interested, here’s the link directly to the blog. … Continue reading

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Is it ending?

I’m finding more and more that I want to post less and less on the issues that you read on this blog. I know I’ve said it before, but it feels like this time I really am nearing the end … Continue reading

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A week late, but happy blogiversary to me

On April 22nd, 2001, I started this blog. The first pages were hand-coded HTML. I was so green I didn’t know that permalinks were simply anchors on the page, so the first few months there were no individual post links. … Continue reading

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Registration is back on

I got tired of the spammage, so I’m turning registration on for a while.

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The blogging solution

Well, it appears that after all these months of trying to figure out what to do with this blog, I have decided: I’m sticking around. I’m going to have my author blog for my writing. I will doubtlessly mention my … Continue reading

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Almost there with the book

The good news is my book is just about ready to be published. The bad news is I’m losing more and more interest in maintaining this blog. I’ve no idea what the future holds.

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A new year, a new direction

L’Shana Tovah tikatevu to all of my Jewish readers. A sweet and happy new year to you and your families. I don’t know what you’re going to see here when you come back from the holiday. My final cover design … Continue reading

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The decision about the blog is made

I’ll be shuttering Yourish.com any day now and moving over to my new digs. You may find that someone might be imitating my style over at Elder of Ziyon‘s blog. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. They say imitation … Continue reading

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This is a test of the automatic updating system

This is only a test. If this had been a real update, you would be seeing something different. Oh. Wait. Updating it before it’s about to be retired does seem rather a lot to do, but my hosting service insisted … Continue reading

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Possible phishing popup?

If you get a popup on this site, it’s from the Sitemeter widget. Don’t click on it, it may be a phishing attempt. I will disable it if need be.

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I’ll be damned. This blog is 11 years old today.

Eleven years ago, I wrote my first blog post and put it out there on the internet to finally get a little use out of the Yourish.com domain that I had bought several years prior. This blog went from personal … Continue reading

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Every time I forget. EVERY TIME.

Fixed the clock in the WP dashboard to reflect the change in time. Sigh.

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Happy Blogger Appreciation Day!

Today is Blogger Apprecation Day, a brand-new holiday that occurs only on leap years. I don’t want much. I’d like my nephew to get his Kickstarter campaign fulfilled. And a few shout-outs from my readers, especially if you haven’t done … Continue reading

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Time warp blogging fatigue

One of the reasons I get so tired of posting these days is because I post essentially the same things, different days. Pick a month from 2008 and go read over the archives. I found a post on Hamas smuggling … Continue reading

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I’d love to tell you we went dark for the anti-SOPA/PIPA movement

But the truth is, I was too busy to post.

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