We’ve been getting a lot of hail the last few days. The temperature here on the ranch has been flirting with freezing for the last couple of weeks. The snow is mostly gone from last week, but the hail is quite something. These are color photos, but there wasn’t a a lot of light and […]
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Religious Freedom – MSNBC
It was good to see People Magazine come to the defense of Tom Cruise’s religious beliefs this latest issue. A slew of celebrities have come out in defense of Tom, people like Adam Sandler, Demi Moore, her ex-husband Bruce Willis, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Harvey Weinstein, and others. Here’s a video from MSNBC:
Snowing today…
Ranch life has its perks and today was full of them. It snowed pretty steadily from about midnight last night to this afternoon, when the sun broke out and we bundled up to go out and look at the winter wonders. This is an oak tree up the hill from our house, burdened with about […]
Recent photos
I’ve been taking walks lately, usually in the afternoon, sometimes just before dark. The lighting on these walks varies from direct sunlight to light that is reflected off the clouds, to the gold of sunset and the “crepuscular” light of twilight. Always a challenge to know how to shoot photos of some of the views […]
Use Keywords in Table Summary Tag?
Question from Todd: Will keywords in the table summary help boost rankings? An analysis of one competitor’s code suggests that it is helping them boost SEP. Answer: You know, that’s a good question. For several years I routinely put in a table summary tag and put the keywords for the page in it — and […]
Church of Scientology’s Reply to Andrew Morton’s “Pack of Lies” about Tom Cruise
The Church of Scientology is reported to have issued a statement about Andrew Morton’s unofficial biography of Tom Cruise, aka “the pack of lies”. The statement is being carried by MSNBC, here. Most of the lies (except the ones that Morton simply made up) are pretty consistent – the are the same lies you find […]
Global Warming Video
If you’ve read much of this blog, you’ve probably figured out I am not a believer in the myth of man-made global warming. I’ve seen enough evidence to come to an understanding that the average temperature Earth may have risen a degree or so during the last 150 years. Even that fact is not 100% […]
Keyword Density De-Mystified
Question: Jere – I have the stable datum that keyword density should be around 3-4% of the page content for best optimization. More is bad apparently for Google and less isn’t as effective. Any thoughts? Answer: Good question. That’s not a bad stable datum, but in practice I’ve seen keyword density on a high-ranking page […]
Clearing of head
Every once in a while, when doing web design, it is necessary to get up from the computer and get out and take a walk to clear one’s head. I usually take my favorite walking stick, my dogs (Max & Xena), camera (Pentax K-10D), gun (holstered 9-mil Sig Sauer), hat and gloves, because I live […]
Dianetics – the book I’m reading
I’m doing an extension course on the book “Dianetics, the Modern Science of Mental Health”. The last time I read this book was about 30 years ago. I’d forgotten how much info was in it, and what a kick it was to read this book. The work you do on the extension course makes sure […]