A Sunday Drive

Back during our childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them again, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.

 Link: [Papamoka Straight Talk]

 Link: [Paris Daily Photo]

 Link: [Poppys Place]

 Link: [PortlandCityDailyPhoto]

 Link: [Queen of the Armchair]

 Link: [Red Shoe's Chronicles]

 Link: [Refractions and Reflections]

 Link: [Retired Not Tired]

 Link: [Rhapsody Phoenix]

Link: [Rocky Mountain Woman]

***Note***

Today is my brother’s 52^nd birthday.

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

Sites To See #420

The SOLE purpose of this series is to help call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as an endorsement, and I have included sites that I found rather disturbing.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.  Oh, and as of August 10, 2012, I will be no longer including sites that have auto-play and word verification engaged.

 Link: [Bonsaimum]

 Link: [Brains and Guts!!]

 Link: [Calligraphy in the Landscape]

 Link: [Cascadian Nomads]

 Link: [Child of a Frosty Morning]

 Link: [Committed Thoughts]

 Link: [Confessed Travelholic]

 Link: [Confessions of a Dirty Christian Woman]

 Link: [Cream Cheese]

Link: [Daily Photo LA]

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

ATF: Tambourines and Soft Shoes

This series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.

Link: [The Lemon Pipers]

Green Tambourine

The Lemon Pipers

Drop your silver in my tambourine

Help a poor man fill a pretty dream

Give me pennies

I'll take anything

Now listen while I play

My green tambourine

Watch the jingle jangle start to shine

Reflections of the music that is mine

When you toss a coin

You'll hear it sing

Now listen while I play

My green tambourine

Drop a dime before I walk away

Any song you want

I'll gladly play

Money feeds my music machine

Now listen while I play

My green tambourine

Listen and I'll play

Link: [Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]

Mr. Bojangles

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

I knew a man

Bojangles

And he'd dance for you

In worn-out shoes

Silver hair

And ragged shirt

And baggy pants

The old soft shoe

He jumped so high

He jumped so high

And then he'd lightly touch down

I met him in a cell

In New Orleans

I was

Down and out

He looked to me

To be

The eyes of age

As the smoke ran out

He talked of life

He talked of life

He laughed

Clicked his heels

And stepped

He said his name

Bojangles

And he danced a lick

Across the cell

He grabbed his pants

And favorite stance

Oh he jumped so high

And then he clicked his heels

He let go a laugh

He let go a laugh

Shook back his clothes all around

Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles

Dance

He danced for those

At minstrel shows

And county fairs

Throughout the south

He spoke through tears

Of fifteen years

How his dog and him

Traveled about

The dog up and died

He up and died

After twenty years

He still grieves

He said

I dance now

At every chance

In honky-tonks

For drinks and tips

But most the time

I spend behind

These county bars

'Cause I drinks a bit

He shook his head

And as he shook his head

I heard someone ask him please

Please

Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles

Dance

Lyrics From: [LyricWiki]

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

CAPTCHAs Gone Wild!

I received quite a shock when I went to send out the notices for being included in our [Sites ToSee #419].  For by the time it was all over with, there was only five out of the original ten remaining.

You see, I just cannot abide with the hated word-verification spam-protection thingy being engaged.  It is for this reason that I leave comments beforehand to check if it is (because some have it to where the insidious monster does not show itself until after an attempt to leave a comment is made) so that a site can be included in the series.  Lo and behold, there was the CAPTCHA box now clearly in-place on five of the ten.  Therefore, I was legally-obligated to remove the offenders from the lineup.

Oh, but the fun I was having was not to end there.  For when I went to leave comments on [Adullamite’s] and [Ann’s] respective sites, there was the hated word-verification thingy clearly in-place!  Now, I could understand why Adullamite might do this.  For he is the epitome of a cantankerous ol’ (rather ancient, actually) true Scot, but Ann has expressed her hatred for CAPTCHAs at least as much I have.  So, what was going on?

I still don’t have a definitive answer, but the great increase in word-verification engagement seems to be coming from Google/Blogger.  For after I contacted Adullamite via email about the problem, he told me that he had not put it there and instructed me to go ahead and leave the comment without completing the CAPTCHA requirement.  Since he says a lot of things on a regular basis, I was somewhat skeptical, but after I went ahead and hit the publish button (without completing the CAPTCHA requirement) the comment went through.  The same thing happened when I went to again leave a comment on Ann’s.

Now, for all of you who insist upon being anti-social, Google/Blogger has made it mandatory for all anonymous commentators to have to successfully decipher a CAPTCHA code.  This went into effect several weeks ago, and I have not received a spam comment since.  Whereas, I was receiving dozens almost every day beforehand.

Okay, there are some spammers willing to actually register a screen-name (albeit fake).  So, it might not be a bad idea to still have comment moderation in-place, if you are so inclined.

Alas, I recently asked someone to change to comment moderation to make it easier for me to leave comments, and he insisted that he did not have the time to sort through the good and bad.  Please forgive me for saying so, but that is nonsensical.  For when I was receiving dozens upon dozens of spam comments a day, 99.9% of them went into the spam folder automatically.  Since mistakes are bound to happen, I would highly recommend checking to see if an alleged spam comment really is one before deleting the contents of the spam folder.  That is, unless you really could not care less about interacting with your readers and possibly developing a relationship with them, of course.

P.S.: It appears that only sites with their comment location set as a pop-up window have been effected by the current Google/Blogger word-verification glitch.  For this site has not had a problem, and I have it set to “embedded” while both Adullamite and Ann have it as a pop-up window.  So, if you would like to find a fix as soon as possible, go to your Google Dashboard>Settings>Posts and Comments.  At the top of the Comments section, you will see where you have several options for “Comment Location.”  If you now have yours set on “Pop-Up Window,” change it to “Embeded,” and that should do the trick until the current glitch is corrected (hopefully).

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

Sites To See #419

The SOLE purpose of this series is to help call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as an endorsement, and I have included sites that I found rather disturbing.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.  Oh, and as of August 10, 2012, I will be no longer including sites that have auto-play and word verification engaged.

 Link: [Anita Otrebski Photography]

 

 Link: [Artistic Balance Photography Blog]

 Link: [Beachanny By The Sea]

 

 Link: [BigRedBatCave]

Link: [Blogville Community Calendar]

Please Also Visit:

[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

ATF: Guitars and Pianos

This series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.

Link: [Bread]

The Guitar Man

Bread

Who draws the crowd

And plays so loud

Baby

It’s the guitar man

Who’s gonna steal the show

You know

Baby

It’s the guitar man

He can make you love

He can make you cry

He will bring you down

Then he'll get you high

Somethin’ keeps him goin’

Miles and miles a day

To find another place

To play

Night after night

Who treats you right

Baby

It’s the guitar man

Who’s on the radio

You go listen

To the guitar man

Then he comes to town

And you see his face

And you think you might

Like to take his place

Somethin’ keeps him driftin’

Miles and miles away

Searchin’ for the songs

To play

Then you listen to the music

And you like to sing along

You want to get the meanin’

Out of each and every song

Then you find yourself a message

And some words to call your own

And take them home

He can make you love

He can get you high

He will bring you down

Then he'll make you cry

Somethin’ keeps him movin’

But no one seems to know

What it is that makes

Him go

Then the lights begin to flicker

And the sound is getting’ dim

The voice begins to falter

And the crowds are getting’ thin

But he never seems to notice

He’s just got to find

Another place

To play

He’s got to play

Link: [Billy Joel]

Piano Man

Billy Joel

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

The regular crowd shuffles in

There's an old man sittin’ next to me

Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says

Son can you play me a memory

I'm not really sure how it goes

But it's sad

And it's sweet

And I knew it complete

When I wore a younger man's clothes

La la la de de da

La la de de da da dum

Sing us a song

You're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

He gets me my drinks for free

And he's quick with a joke

Or to light up your smoke

But there's someplace that he'd rather be

He says

Bill I believe this is killin’ me

As the smile ran away from his face

Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star

If I could get out of this place

Oh la la la de de da

La la de de da da dum

Now Paul is a real estate novelist

Who never had time for a wife

And he's talkin’ with Davy

Who's still in the Navy

And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicin’ politics

As the businessmen slowly get stoned

Yes they're sharin’ a drink they call loneliness

But it's better than drinkin’ alone

Sing us a song

You're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday

And the manager gives me a smile

'Cause he knows that it's me

They've been comin’ to see

To forget about life for awhile

And the piano sounds like a carnival

And the microphone smells like a beer

And they sit at the bar

And put bread in my jar

And say

Man what are you doin' here

Oh la la la de de da

La la de de da da dum

Sing us a song

You're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

A Sunday Drive

Back during our childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them again, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.

 Link: [Feeling Nosey?]

 Link: [Muddy Boot Dreams]

 Link: [Musings of a Minister]

 Link: [Musings of an Unapologetic Dreamer]

 Link: [My Brown Newfies & Me]

 Link: [My Girlz Got Paws]

 Link: [My Writing Desk]

 Link: [MyHeritage Blog]

 Link: [Not Your Average Chick]

Link: [One Step Up (and two steps back)]

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]