The Daily Grind

I love drinking soda. I know it’s bad for me, especially since I am overweight. But I just couldn’t help it! Sometimes, I am inclined to believe that it has ingredients that make it really addictive to us. I am reading a diet pill review and it says that drinking the pills is not enough. I must also help myself in dieting by avoiding food and drinks that can make me add pounds. Like soda!

Still can’t get over this Sloganize thing. I tried again and I love what it generated for me!

Yebah!

I was so amused when I found this slogan generator at another blog. I tried it using VBeffa and here’s the slogan it generated for me…

Funny, noh?

There are disadvantages to living in the city. One of those is that you can never walk that much unless you are in the park or somewhere without much cars. There are too many cars everywhere. You always have this fear of being hit by speeding cars or by falling debris from structures being constructed.

That’s why whenever we go to the country for a brief spell, I always make it a point to walk and walk and walk. It makes for a great exercise and a reason to say hi to the people I see on vacations only. Walking is also like Fastin, helps you lose weight faster.

I miss the country life. Laid back, peaceful and everything seems to move in slow motion. Unlike the city life where every thing moves faster than a blink of an eye.

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I was not supposed to write about spam comments because it might just give them more notoriety. But I keep seeing the same spammer again and again. Click on the image so that you can see the spammer with the avatar/photo… This is a new way for these spammers to get past the approval system of the bloggers. They have an avatar/photo. Notice they have a sort-of web site. They post a seemingly legit comment. Except that you can see these comments again and again in different posts in your blog.

Don’t be fooled! Spam the comment right away if it gets past your Akismet or other spam eater. Then, delete it. You can even tag the IP of the spammer in your Discussions setting so that WordPress can spam comments coming from the same IP immediately.

Ha! And you think you can get past Akismet? Thank goodness for this wonderful WordPress spam eater!

There’s no one-size fits all rule but here are some guidelines.

• If you post daily, try to get your posts up early in the morning. This will put you in better stead than someone who posted at 11:00 PM the night before, since their post will likely be buried in the morning by all the new posts that come out. Since their post goes to the bottom of the heap, that means your post goes on top. It’s common sense really.
• If you post weekly or bi-weekly, pick a day of the week that isn’t already so crowded. Monday’s and Friday’s are usually bad days since there’s already a flood of activity on blogs and news wires. Tuesday and Thursday, again in the morning, seem to be the best times for most weekly or bi-weekly posters. There’s not as much competition for attention then.
• Ignore number two and post on weekends. Why? Since many bloggers take the weekend off, it might give your blog a chance to land on the radar of bored readers looking for something new.
• If you post monthly, don’t post on the first or last day of the month. Once again, there’s just too much competition. Any other day, using the above guidelines, should be fine.

If you’re in a situation where you can’t physically access a computer or post during these times, see if your blogging platform supports post scheduling. If so, set your posts to publish according to your desired schedule and don’t worry about it.

If you blog in a field where there’s some specific reason to post at a time that’s dictated by circumstances, do what you have to do. Also check your own statistic pages to see when readers are most active on your blog. Your audience may live by a different set of rules.

I normally post on Sunday mornings. How about you?

When you are living in the city like me, chances are going to different places can cause you a lot. If you want to while away your time, you can either go to the mall or some out of town joint. Or you can whip out the XBox, invite a couple of friends over, bring out the food, and have a great relaxing day! I do this a lot instead of going out. Cheaper for me and my friends! Try it and I am sure you will have one fun day with your gang!