I could have called this CASTRATION, but that sounds a little more provocative, doesn’t it? And I’m trying to at least calm myself. No, I’m not going to talk about either one today, [OOPS] but to reflect on how I can build my readership. I don’t believe I’ve availed myself of the platform’s methods, and that’s a pattern with me. (I did nothing to publicize my book). Since I’m forced to use Gutenberg and my helper has given up on me, I’m sitting here again, wishing I could invite my handful of “likers” to a party. The only blogger that told me to get lost and never darken her persona again was because I mentioned her anger. Whereupon she denied she was angry, and to get me hence and never darken her blog again… (I know when I’m not welcomed)…
I’ve started on fish oil capsules to help maintain my vocabulary (though I do cling to those old-timey phrases). My friend in South Africa suggested I join with the dVerse poetry group online, and I did for awhile and even got a poem in their yearbook, but then they changed their entry procedure, and possibly added a charge, either of which might have caused me a problem.
I think it would be nice if all bloggers wrote some kind of obituary of themselves, for use when they “go to their own reward.” It could be serious or comical….whichever you’re in the mood for. (TIP: Leave it in trust to someone who knows how to blog with few memory problems.) REMEMBER: Gutenberg only….Tho I need to remember that not everyone likes things “nice.” Well off the top of my head I have 2 readers from Cincinatti (who never met each other)–0ne in Malta, either 2 in Canada or who both like that country’s emblem one from Charlotte, N.C. (my hometown that was savaged recently by ICE). Maybe a coupla family somewhere. Oh I did mention Charlie the cat’s mistress in Johannesberg. I’m,,,,not going to look, up that spelling–I looked up Cincinnatti recently and Google listed 2 different spellings without mentioning that they were not the same. That’s enough for a 11 p.m. post.
BUT– As I’ve been both watching the tellie and reading the ny times I’ve been amazed that I’ve not seen or heard anyone mention why we’re picking on Venezuela until today. Their oil! If this is the way political science is supposed to work then I’m thankful I stayed clear of it in college. And no one mentioned it until today out loud.
I want to stay a little bit positive so will sign off for today/night.
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NANMYKEL.COM 
Cincinnati is also known as Cincy or Cinti. When Mark Twain was asked where he wanted to die, he is supposed to have said… Cincinnati because everything happens ten years later there. 🤗
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Hey, thanks! It’s “Cincy” from now on”
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I like your writing Nan. I have already written several bios, an epitaph and some other themes dealing with death. I guess no one will have a hard time at my funeral understanding what I stood for. As for Venezuela, I would not give one spit for the mainstream media coverage these days. Can you be worse than worthless? They misinform, disinform and don’t even try to inform. They exist not to give us any useful information about the world but to sell ADs. Anybody on mainstream media should be embarrassed and ashamed to be working for such pimps. IMHO
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Thanks for the response and for the mind-blowing amount of information you sift through and bring to our attention daily. As for the on-line obituary, my primary concern is the idea that “we” may die and our friends the readers may think we just got too bored with the process and quit, rather than say goodbye or sjgn off. I do wonder what all those numbers under your name (199.66 etc) and IMHO. See? I’m really a newbie at 90. I don’t want to make more work for you, so I’ll look it up on Google or whatever it’s called now.
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