Flamed Fury - A Personal Website Well Done - New Zealander, Flamed, has a well designed and maintained personal website that serves as an example for any new Indy Web folks looking for inspiration - linkage.lol/flamed-fu… #Blaugust2024
https://linkage.lol/flamed-fury-a-personal-website-well-done/
Moving - I managed to attend 13 schools in 12 years growing up. Here are some stories about what that was like. - louplummer.lol/moving/ #Blaugust2024
From my 100 Strangers project - Larique was shooting strangers with bubbles like he didn’t even care. I asked him if anyone had gotten mad at him and he assured me they hadn’t. “I just smile at them” he told me.
Dynamic Lake Pro - An App for the Notch https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/05/dynamic-lake-pro.html
Woodie Guthrie - American - Woodie Guthrie was an American folk singer and songwriter whose music championed and disenfranchised the working people of America. - linkage.lol/woodie-gu… #Blaugust2024
Website Fiddling - Thoughts on design from a non-designer who just wants to have an attractive site like his friends - louplummer.lol/website-f… #Blaugust2024
From My 100 Strangers project - Cherrelle was watching her nephews trying their hands at making free throws at a carnival booth set up in a Charlote courtyard. Like us, she was just in town just for the day.
NotchNook - Not Ready for Prime Time https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/04/notchnook-not-ready.html
"I have to admit, AI has saved me a lot of time. Every time I start reading about some interesting new app or service or product and see that it has “AI”, I immediately stop reading and don’t waste any more time on that thing. - bit101"
This Week's Bookmarks - New Dictionary Words, $5K Pants, Guide To Computing 45-90, Animal Misconceptions, Smart Crows, Hit Songs That Were Faked, 50 Best Romance books https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/03/this-weeks-bookmarks.html
Remembering Geocities - A look at the first web home many Gen X and Boomers ever had, Geocities - linkage.lol/remembero… #Blaugust2024
A Computer Is a Hammer - Computers are tools you should use to their fullest potential so quit worrying about overburdening your new MacBook. - louplummer.lol/a-compute… #Blaugust2024
From my 100 Strangers project - I asked LuAnn how long she had been working behind the counter at Sherry’s Bakery in Dunn, NC and she told me 17 years. When asked how many hotdogs she served in that period, she laughed and said “Lord, I don’t know. Feels like a million!”
Swift Shift - A Free Tool to Move and Resize Windows https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/03/swift-shift-a.html
Eastern North Carolina Barbecue - Eastern North Carolina Barbecue refers to whole hog pork, cooked low and slow and seasoned with a vinegar-based sauce #Blaugust2024 - linkage.lol/eastern-n… #Blaugust2024
Confessions of a Non-Gamer - As a longtime technology fan, I remain baffled by the fact that I have never been able to enjoy video gaming, despite trying - louplummer.lol/confessio… #Blaugust2024
Musebox - A Photographer's Bargain https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/02/musebox-a-photographers.html
A True Crime Classic, Close to Home - The 1970 murders of his wife and daughters by Army Special Forces doctor Jeffery McDonald happened just a few miles from my home #Blaugust2024 - linkage.lol/a-true-cr… #Blaugust2024
Blaugust Introduction - An introductory post for new readers who stumble on to this blog because of #Blaugust2024 - louplummer.lol/blaugust-… #Blaugust2024
From my 100 Strangers project - Despite his fierce look in this photo, Al was engaging and funny. He was working a part time gig as a parking lot attendant in Charlotte for a Panthers game. I stuck around a while to listen to him tell stories about growing up during segregation in NC’s biggest city.
