Blogging Challenge Topic Today: Do you write like you talk? Blogging is inherently personal and therefore leaves a lot of room for your unique voice. How do you show your reader your personality through your writing? “The blogging challenge lady asked WHAT?!” came the reply from one of the voices in my head. “She wants toContinue reading “Voice(s).”
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Positives
Today’s Blogging Challenge Topic: Write about something positive. What is something good that’s happened in your world recently? Share a smile, share a laugh, share a success. As I wrote in my poem the other day, some positives have come from this whole virus mess. For me, personally, I’ve been having FaceTime conference video callsContinue reading “Positives”
Stats
My site really grew in viewership in February and March, and I have decent view counts for a personal blogging site now when I look at the last 30 days. In total, I’ve had 18,783 views from 3,049 visitors. Not too bad for a blog I started in mid-January. The United States is still myContinue reading “Stats”
Lucky or Hard-Working?
Today’s 30-day blogging challenge topic is whether successes are a matter of luck or hard work, with a link to this article: Warren Buffet is absolutely right. I am incredibly lucky to have been born into a relatively wealthy and comfortable life in the United States. I’ve had the benefit of a wonderful and freeContinue reading “Lucky or Hard-Working?”
Money
Today’s Blogging Challenge Prompt: Are you responsible with your money? Is managing your finances easy for you, or challenging? Do you ever splurge and buy something you can’t afford? I’m fairly responsible with money. It’s not that difficult when you don’t have much; it’s basically a necessity. 🙂 Managing my finances is fairly easy. I’veContinue reading “Money”
Sound
Today’s Blogging Challenge Question: Other than music, what sounds do you love? I love: The dull roar of rapids, streams or rivers; Thunder, especially rolling thunder; The satisfying crunch of stepping in snow The whir of rope uncoiling The pecking sound of rain against the fly of a tent or hood of a jacket TheContinue reading “Sound”
German, Spanish, and Patagonia
Blog Challenge of the Day: How many languages do you speak? If you could instantly learn any language and be able to speak it fluently, what language would you pick? How would you use it and where would you go? I speak one and a half languages. I’m not good enough in German to countContinue reading “German, Spanish, and Patagonia”
30 Day Blogging Challenge and Leap Year Tidbit
I’m starting the “30-Day Blogging Challenge” today with an interesting tidbit about leap years. Normally, leap years occur on any year that is evenly divisible by four—2020, for example. There is, however, an exception to this rule. The year 2100 is also evenly divisible by four, but it will not be a leap year. TheContinue reading “30 Day Blogging Challenge and Leap Year Tidbit”
Now on Twitter!
This blog now updates to twitter @angel_hiker (HikerAngel was taken already. Arg!) as well, if you prefer to consume your content there. 🙂