Category Archives: Miscellany

How to build your own website for free and with no skills

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

By Kim Goldberg © Kim Goldberg 2013   Well okay, for the nitpickers out there let’s say: almost for free and almost no skills. If you know how to compose text in a Word document and attach a photo to … Continue reading →

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Piggy Lipstick Queen by Joe Rosenblatt

Posted on April 6, 2013 by
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Why I Deactivated Facebook

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

I did a radical thing this morning. I deactivated my Facebook account. I joined Facebook several years ago (in 2008 or 2009—who can remember?). And in that time, I have accumulated lots of Facebook friends—more than 1,300. Facebook has been … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo Christmas Bird Count 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

I spent yesterday as I do every year at this time – roaming the wilds of Cedar and Yellowpoint from sun-up til sun-down,  identifying and counting every bird I can see for Nanaimo’s Annual Christmas Bird Count. And what a … Continue reading →

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Facebook vs. Twitter – Who Delivers?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Obviously we don’t really need to choose. Authors, artists, activists, and even non-A people can have a cyber-finger in both social media pies. And most of us do. This is why twitterers are always tweeting links to their pages, photo … Continue reading →

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How Cell Phone Radiation Affects Your Body (pictures)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

These thermographic scans show the inflammation and degeneration caused by cell phone radiation. Notice the white areas from the ear down the throat to the lungs indicating degeneration and the red areas indicating inflammation—all caused by cellular radiation. And notice … Continue reading →

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Typewriting While Driving

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Making the rounds on Facebook right now, and too good not to share! The joke holds a special irony for me. I came across this image today on Facebook just a few moments after telling a friend and author colleague … Continue reading →

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Christmas Morning in Barsby Park

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

  And behold what appeared, dangling from the ever-dripping trees and shrubs sheltering the city’s homeless each night… And on the back, it was written…                               … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah and the Power of Story

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

I had a basically secular upbringing as a child growing up in Santa Monica, and later Coos Bay. I have defined myself as an atheist since about age nine, which is when I began to notice that the beliefs of … Continue reading →

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How Hot is Your Bedroom?

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

You thought I was talking sex, right? No way. Sex is so yesterday. I’m talking electrosmog. (Is this why I don’t get invited to cool parties anymore?) That’s right – the electromagnetic radiation surrounding and penetrating your life and body … Continue reading →

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