Dating Advice

Last night I remembered another family story Mom told me. She told this one when I was old enough to date. “Dolores,” she said, “I don’t want you dating anyone who drives a motorcycle. I don’t want you riding on the back of one.”

            “Why, Mom?”

            “Because I dated someone before I met your dad and I rode on the back of his motorcycle. We went round a busy corner too fast and the motorcycle tipped to the side. I scrapped my leg something fierce. That’s why.”

            It made sense to me. And I didn’t know anyone with a motorcycle anyway.

FYI:

In the past several days, I've added four “how-to” postings to the blog for those of you who wonder about using it. If you didn’t see them and want to give them a “look/see,” you’ll find them below: “Extra #1: How to Comment,” “Extra #2—How to Sign Up for Notification,” “Extra #3—How to Bookmark the Blog,” and "Extra #4--How to Use the Archives."

            In the category section of the Archives, which are located on the right side of this blog below the About Me section, you can always find these four hopefully helpful postings by clicking on the category How To.

Extra #4: How to Use the Archives

Today’s posting is extra—not my usual Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday story. It’s full of “how-to” instructions. Some of you will know all of this—and much more!—but a few friends and blog visitors are unsure of this new process called “blogging.” So here’s my attempt to answer your questions. I’ve received inquires about four aspects of the blog: 1) How to add a comment; 2) How to get notification when I post a new story; 3) How to “bookmark” my blog address for easy access; 4) How to use the archives on the blog site itself. I addressed the first three concerns in three extra postings this past Friday. This final extra posting explains how to use the archives. 

• Look at the right-hand column of the blog. Note that the Archives appear beneath the “About Me” section.
• The Archives sort my postings two ways: by the sequence in which I posted them and by the category I’ve indicated at the end of each posting.
• If you haven’t accessed the blog in several days or weeks, you can discover the order in which I’ve posted new stories by going to the sequence Archive. There you will see folders for the months I’ve been posting. Click on the folder for the month we are in. In that folder will be a sequential list of my most recent stories. The ones posted early in the month are named at the bottom of the list. The most recent will be at the top of the list.
• The second Archive sorts by category. This is helpful if you find yourself most interested in certain stories. For example: those about cats or the convent or my family. To see if there are any new postings for a category in which you have some interest, simply click on that category and you’ll see all my stories about that topic.

I hope this helps.

Peace,

Dee

Extra #3: How to Bookmark the Blog

Today’s second posting is extra—not my usual Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday story. It’s full of “how-to” instructions. Some of you will know all of this—and much more!—but a few friends and blog visitors are unsure of this new process called “blogging.” So here’s my attempt to answer your questions. I’ve received inquires about four aspects of the blog: 1) How to add a comment; 2) How to get notification when I post a new story; 3) How to “bookmark” my blog address for easy access; 4) How to use the archives on the blog site itself. I hope to address these concerns in four extra postings. The teacher in me makes me do this!!!!

           This posting explains how to bookmark a blog. One fact: I use Safari and that is the only web browser I know. So what I’ll say in this posting will be about Safari. However, I trust that whatever browser you use will be similar. At least that is my hope.            

            You may enjoy my blogging and simply type the blog address on your browser ribbon each time you want to read one of the stories. However, there is an easier way than trying to remember that address each day.

How to Bookmark a Blog Address

1.              Go to your web browser, Safari or whatever.

2.              Type in my blog address in the white ribbon where you normally type some site you want to visit: http://www.cominghometomyself.blogspot.com

3.              Click on the address in the white ribbon. Your web browser will open and you will see the blog.

4.              Now go to the horizontal menu at the top of your screen. You will see the words: Safari, File, Edit, History, Bookmarks, Window, Help.

5.              Click on the word "Bookmarks."

6.              A menu will come up. Note that the second item on the menu is "Add Bookmark."

7.              Click on that.

8.              A small window will come up with the name of my blog in it.

9.              Note that the name is long and takes up a lot of space on your bookmark ribbon.

10.           So here’s what I’m suggesting: Highlight my blog name. Then delete it and you will have left an empty space that awaits the new, shorter name you want to use for this blog.

11.           Type the words "Dee’s Blog" in that empty space.

12.           Look below where you've typed that. There will be the words "Bookmark Bar."

13.           Click on those words. 

14.           That clicking will add "Dee's Blog" to your bookmark bar. (It is the white horizontal bar that runs across your Safari web page. It is about an inch down from the top of the page.)

15.           You probably have other bookmarks there—like The New York Times and Goggle and Amazon or whatever.

16.           Look at your bookmark bar. You will—if the above instructions are clear—see the words "Dee's Blog" on that bar.

17.           Now, whenever you want to see the blog, you simply go to your web browser and click on "Dee’s Blog" in your Bookmark Bar. The click will open the blog site. I know that most if not all of you have been doing this all along. That is, when you find a web site you like, you add it to your bar because that makes going to the site so easy. Please be patient with my compulsive/obsessive teacher behavior! That is, when you find a web site you like, you add it to your bar because that makes going to the site so easy. Please be patient with my compulsive/obsessive teacher behavior!

        I hope this helps anyone to whom blogging is new. The initial bookmarking process I’ve detailed may seem long and tedious to you, but being able to do this really helps you get to—easily—the web sites that are your favorites.

            And I hope my blog will be one of your favorites!!!!!

Peace,

Dee

Extra #2: How to Sign Up for Notification

Today’s second posting is extra—not my usual Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday story. It’s full of “how-to” instructions. Some of you will know all of this—and much more!—but a few friends and blog visitors are unsure of this new process called “blogging.” So here’s my attempt to answer your questions. I’ve received inquires about four aspects of the blog: 1) How to add a comment; 2) How to get notification when I post a new story; 3) How to “bookmark” my blog address for easy access; 4) How to use the archives on the blog site itself. I hope to address these concerns in four extra postings. 

           This posting explains how to sign up for notification. I admit, up front, that I’m not exactly sure about what I’m going to explain. Why? Because I haven’t signed up to have my blog sent to me each time I post something new. Perhaps some of you have. If so and if I give inaccurate information here, please let me know.

How to Get Notification of a New Posting on Dee’s Blog

·      Click on the red word comments below the story. When you do, you’ll see any posted comments. You will also see, at the end of the comments, the words Post a Comment and a white box.

·      Beneath the white box and to the right are the words, in red, Subscribe by E-mail.

·      I think, but admittedly I’m not certain, that if you click on that, you will get a notification by e-mail each time I post something on my blog.

·      If I’m wrong about this, please let me know.

Peace,

Dee

Extra #1: How to Comment

Today’s posting is extra—not my usual Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday story.

            It’s full of “how-to” instructions.

            Some of you will know all of this—and much more!—but a few friends and blog visitors are unsure of this new process called “blogging.” So here’s my attempt to answer your questions.

            I’ve received inquires about four aspects of the blog:

·      How to add a comment.

·      How to get notification when I post a new story.

·      How to “bookmark” my blog address for easy access.

·      How to use the archives on the blog site itself.

I hope to address these concerns in four extra postings. This first extra post will explain how to comment on a posted story.

        

How to Comment on a Blog Story:

·      Should you read a posting and want to comment on it, click on the red word comments below the story. You will see a number in front of the word: 0, 1, 2, whatever. That tells you that there are no other comments or that there are one or two or whatever the number is. When you click on comments, you will see any that have been posted and you can read them to see what other readers have said.

·      You will also see, at the end of the comments, the words Post a Comment and a white box.

·      Put your cursor in that white box and type your comment.

·      At the end of your comment, you may want to add your first name, but this isn’t necessary. Do that only if you choose. I suggest you be prudent and not type your full name there.

·      Beneath the white box is a menu. On it are the identifying words that can appear on the blog at the top of your comment: It can be your first name or your own URL or the word Anonymous or whatever you choose to appear at the top of your blog. Click on your choice.

·      Also beneath the white box is the word Preview. If you click on that you can see what your post will look like. You needn’t do this, but you may want to. (I noticed that when I put a meant-to-be-helpful comment on my own blog—under “A Daily Decision”—I didn’t preview it and left an error in word choice.)

·      If you are happy with your comment, click Post, which appears below the comment and to the left.

Here’s what happens then:

·      Your comment is e-mailed to me.

·      I do not get your e-mail address. Be assured that no one will learn your e-mail address from your posting a comment.

·      I get to read your comment and approve it. Blogger.com does this so that nothing untoward gets published.

·      Once I’ve approved the comment, it is posted on the blog and you and others can read it by clicking on comments beneath the story.

I hope this helps any of you who have been wanting to post a comment. As I indicated above, you need not worry about privacy issues or receiving “spam” because you posted a comment.

            I’ll add three more extra postings to the blog today that will address the three other inquiries.

Peace,

Dee