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Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine (The Album)
July 26th, 2010 Makes sense to me.
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How to engage your readers
July 24th, 2010 I don’t leave comments on blogs as often as I might like to. The main reason I don’t comment is because I try to be polite to the blog owner by not leaving off topic comments. Sometimes I read every post on the front page just to see if I can in some way relate my comment to a given topic. Most of the time I can’t so instead of leaving an off-topic comment I don’t say anything.
Here is a little trick I’ve used on most of my sites to engage my readers. It is really easy.
Just create a new page and call it something creative that fits your personality. I usually call mine “Graffiti” because, well, I always call my comment page “Graffiti” and old habits die hard. You can simply name your page “Comments” or “Guestbook” or anything that fits the theme of your blog.
Make sure your page is set up to accept comments and write some text inviting your visitors to leave a comment. That’s all there is too it. Now people can post their “just passing through” comments without worrying about being off topic.
Let me know what you think of this idea by leaving a comment to this post, or by golly leave me some graffiti here.
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Got rid of all my Twitter plugins
July 23rd, 2010 Tweeting is for the birds. blah, I can live without it.
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Testing PicApp WordPress Plugin
July 22nd, 2010 Okay, I installed the plugin… what do I do now?
Edit: I followed the instructions but it doesn’t work for me… darn… 
Another edit: It works on my other blog but not this one. Very odd. Maybe it is my WordPress theme that is causing it to not work.
Another edit: I changed to the default theme and it still didn’t work. Then I lost all my widget placements. aaarrrgh!
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Successful Blogging
July 21st, 2010 Some people say you have to blog every day to have a “successful blog”. To those people I say “kiss my ass”. Success is in the eye of the beholder. I’ll blog once a year if I want to and you can hit your back button if you want to and there you have it. Complete harmony.
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Sammy’s #1 Salmon Patties
July 20th, 2010 Almost as good as the ones my mother used to make. 
Sammy’s #1 Salmon Patties
1 14.75 0z. can salmon
1/2 med. onion, chopped
2 eggs
1 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 whole pkg. saltine crackers, crushedEmpty 1 can salmon & juice into large mixing bowl (remove bones). Add 2 eggs. Add lemon juice. Stir mixture well. Add onion, pepper, crackers. Stir.
Form into patties 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Set aside on plate or wax paper (make 5-6 patties). Let set 5 minutes.
In large frying pan heat 1/2 inch cooking oil to med. high temperature. Do not skimp on oil. When oil is hot place patties in pan and cook 4-5 minutes per side. Make sure patties get cooked all way through. Center should not be cold.
Patties will be beautifully brown, crunchy, and very delicious. Squeeze on some fresh lemon.
Source: Sam Triplett
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