practicing habitual skills
Welcome to the morning after …
I rarely give over to excess as I truly prefer to enjoy things in moderation although there are times when I do not check my urges and find myself being chastised in my thoughts afterward.
Know your limits when enjoying drink or food as the delicious flavors and sensations may easily be overridden by distaste and disorientation.
It’s Friday night; it’s been a long week; and, I was in the mood to consolidate my brand, or at least prepare for consolidating it.
So, with a few very strong Vodka-Cranberry drinks behind me, I went to my preferred domain registrar, Dayana Domains, and started buying some domain names: one I have been considering for a while; and, the others just because I liked them.
They will all point here, EdwardCaissie.com, for the time being but may eventually have their own domain space and activity via my hosting services at BuyNowHosting.com. I would have registered JellyBeen.com but someone has been squatting on that domain for years hoping to gain from the potential of a misspelled candy name?! (Seriously? Let it go!)
Also to note, some time ago I addressed my preferred spelling of the design name JellyBeen, at my WordPress.com blog; here is a link to the post.
Do not extinguish the spark of creativity with threats and badgering; fuel it with compassion and understanding, and let the artist breathe life into the soul of their community.
Choose to be free in your heart and mind and you will live your life in joy and happiness. There is nothing more precious than the freedom of being alive and foolish to squander it in the doldrums of drudgery and sullenness.
There are times, even though not always advantageous, when it is a moral obligation and ethical requirement to be transparently clear about yourself and your intentions.
Honesty is the best policy.
There simply may not be any truer or harder statement to abide by … or one greater to strive for at all times.
It is much easier and simpler to support the truth with facts and figures than to remember all of the outright lies needed to cover up a little fib.
A fair assessment of multiple similar items can only be made if all are measured by the same benchmarks beginning with a neutral or nonexistent predisposed opinion.
As a WordPress Theme reviewer I make every effort to stay within a near blinder-like focus of the themes I am looking at. I mostly start with the technical issues relating to theme development then I move on to basic functionality. The criteria of one or both of these are generally the reason a theme is not accepted.
The acceptance of the overall design of the theme will be decided by the end-users which leads to the last major criteria I review with: theme aesthetics.
This is also where I see a fudge factor can be introduced. If a theme is very well laid out, pleasing to look at, and easy to use I may consider overlooking minor technical issues with a theme if there are only a few.
If I accept a theme after finding minor technical issues that are outweighed by the theme’s design merits I make a point of advising the theme author those technical issues should be addressed within the next update of the theme … which is expected to be within a very short but reasonable time-frame.
When presenting ideas, or ideals, the delivery is quite likely the most important aspect of getting the points across. You can dress up an idea in bold colors and flashing lights but if there is no substance to the topic what benefits will all the glitz and glitter bring.
Content is king … let the jesters play on the side.
When you write, or speak, do so clearly and succinctly; and, remain focused on the topic at hand. All of the digital dancing bears or funny props only detract from the message, the topic deserves to be presented in an appropriate fashion. That does not mean humor and fancy should not be used, but simply means it should be used wisely. The content matters most … the fluff surrounding it, not so much.
I offered the quote above as encouragement in a comment here. This idea speaks to reader and listener alike: consider the message, not the messenger, when addressing the usefulness of the presentation.
Recently I posed a question to twitter asking for suggestions on what Mind Map software to try as I am interested in what it can do or be used for. This is what I asked, “I’m thinking about trying Mind Map software … any suggestions on (free) apps to try for PC, Mac, and iPhone?”
Which recieved several helpful replies, such as the following:
re @JellyBeen: ..Mind Map s/w … (free) apps to try for PC, Mac, and iPhone? >> List: http://bit.ly/9bq2gy iPhone: http://bit.ly/cUgdP9
@roygrubb
.@JellyBeen Take a look at XMind. IMO it’s the best of the free mind mapping software programs: http://www.xmind.net
@chuckfrey
There are some great ideas and potential I can see using software applications such as the ones mentioned. I am looking forward to trying them out.
Are you using a mind map software application? Has it replaced another piece of software? Let’s share some ideas.
Did you know July 17 is …
… and the celebrity birthdays of:
Here are some interesting links to follow:
… and on this day the Internet domain name JaclynWilson.com was registered. Happy Birthday!