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You sit down. You want to write your first blog post. You fight for your fingers to move. Writer's block. Is this as easy as you thought it would be? I have been blogging since 2009 and creating websites since the late 1990s.  Even today I have struggles Blogging.

Check out my series of Blogging for beginners posts and exercise to help stimulate your creative juices as you work through your first post or 100th. When you have a chance also check out other articles in our 101 Universe and Photography 101 areas.

Blogging 101

How to: Turbo Charge Self Hosted WordPress Sites

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If you are facing the problem of slow loading self-hosted WordPress website, or simply want to improve...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101: Add a New Page or Post

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WordPress seems to take on two hats, as an incredible, blogging and communicating platform that is used across the globe to share...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101: Exploring Alternative Beliefs in Your Writing – Two plus two equals four?

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Life seems pretty straight forward, 2 + 2 = 4, right?   What seems so simple, so rudimentary, kindergarten basic, is actually...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101: Create a Blogroll – Blog-Rolling around with Others

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Today's Blogging 101 assignment is to create a Blogroll powered by the Links tab to help manage the sites you enjoy to...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101: Catering to your Design Needs

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Todays Blogging 101 assignment was to add and/or customize two widgets, one text-based and one image-based. Which sounds like great fun. The main reason why...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101: What is your favourite thing about reading?

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I fell upon a post yesterday that asks simply that question, "What is your favourite thing about reading?"  What is funny, is...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101 – What can we learn through others?

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One of the most powerful aspects of blogging is the interaction with our readers, their comments, their...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101 – Write an About Me Page – Exploring me and who Am I

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Today's assignment for our Blogging 101 course was to write an About Page.  Who is Mark, what is he all about, and...
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Blogging 101

Blogging 101 – Try a new Theme. Don’t Judge a Book By its Cover

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I plead to you, Don't judge a book, or in our case a Blog by its cover!  Admit it, themes, themes, themes,...
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Mark is a foodie in training, photographer, Starbucks addict, runner, cyclist, and single parent living outside of Toronto, Ontario. Living with Crohn’s Disease and Diabetes, life for this Transportation Planner and RPP can be an interesting mix.

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Hints & Tips

Fix: Safari Requires you to Always Login to Websites

Here is the solution to solve you needing to always login to websites on iOS 13 despite enabling Keep Me Logged In...
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What We Said

Shop Georgina’s Restaurants and Stores | Open during COVID-19

Welcome to Shop Georgina, your on-line directory of what restaurants, stores, and services are open, operating, and ready for business during the...
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Hardware & App Review

Cases, Patches, Stickers, and Diabetic Supplies for Dexcom G5 / G6

Here is a list of helpful diabetic accessories for your Dexcom G5 / G6 sensor, receiver, transmitter and system. As a Canadian...
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Life with Diabetes

Review: Ambrosia NightRider BluCon for Abbott Freestyle Libre CGM

This post is a review of the Ambrosia NightRider BluCon Bluetooth reader for the Abbott FreeStyle Libre Glucose System. The NightRider BluCon...
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The question of "Why"

Song: Harmonica tune Corona Corona (COVID-19) by Derek Hanlon

Enjoy the indie COVID-19 (coronavirus) influenced harmonica song "Corona Corona" by Derek Hanlon. A lot has changed in my community since the...
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EDITOR PICKS

What is Crohn’s Disease?

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Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract. Symptoms include abdominal pain and diarrhea, sometimes bloody, and weight loss. Crohn’s disease...
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Cases, Stickers, and Accessories for the FreeStyle Libre

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Here is a list of helpful cases, stickers, patches and accessories for your FreeStyle Libre scanner and sensor. As a Canadian diabetic,...
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Photo Challenge: What does Home Mean to Me …

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Home is Where the Heart Is.  Taking a look through The Commons, it looks like an incredible group of Bloggers and Photographers...
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POPULAR POSTS

Tip: How to Stop Your FreeStyle Libre Sensor From Falling Off Before the 14-day Expiry?

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Hits and tips I use to keep my FreeStyle Libre attached for 14 days. With these tips I have never had a sensor fall off early.
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Cases, Stickers, and Accessories for the FreeStyle Libre

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Here is a list of helpful cases, stickers, patches and accessories for your FreeStyle Libre scanner and sensor. As a Canadian diabetic,...
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Tip: How to view webpage HTML on iPad / iPhone (iOS 13)

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This article outlines the steps required to view the source code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) for any webpage on your iDevices including...
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Making You Think blends my passions of running, cycling, photography, and inspirational thoughts with the challenges of living with chronic disease (Crohn's and Diabetes). I hope you enjoy my story.

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