2008 was the year of the blog for me. I started with Robot in the Woods, which was no failure, but lacked focus. Then 30 Second Words came along. It started as a sort of graduate school application advice site, but morphed into a Podcast site for students studying for their GREs by providing brief audio of a GRE word and an informal, sometimes humorous definition. At this point, fifty so-called “30 Second Words” have been produced, but not posted… so this blog is still viable. Then I started Open Source Geography as a placeholder for my thoughts about teaching and learning Geography, as I was hired as an Adjunct Geography Professor at Virginia International University.
Additionally, contributed to the Time to Quit Podcast, a podcast about learning how to live without cigarettes. This site is managed by my good buddy SP Gass who also manages “The Low-Tech Times” and “Old Dominion Wildlife.”
In terms of priority, I am going to keep Robot in the Woods alive, but dormant for another year. For the 30 Second Words Podcast site, I will keep alive and actually post the Podcasts. I would have done that sooner, however, the Geography course took much of my time. Since I was not hired on for a second semester, I may let Open Source Geography to pursue other blogs.
There are two blogs I am anticipating starting in 2009. The key this year is focus. Open Source Geography did better than the others, but there was still no cohesive theme or niche. Therefore, I am announcing a photoblog called Shaker of the Day, dedicated to photos of my aunt’s 2500+ salt and pepper shaker collection. Also, for 2009, I will be creating a blog called “First Time Farmer” about my dreams of rural life.
Finally, I really enjoyed creating Amazon bookstores for these sites.
My Favorite Bookstores
- The Influencers of Kevin Matthews
- Fabulous Works of Science Fiction Art
- Greatest Robots in Science Fiction
- Cryptozoology
- The Soviet Space Race
- The Works of Stanislaw Fernandes
- The Works of Arthur C. Clarke
Miscellaneous
2009 Blogs
