True Stories
Floundering Around
During the three and a half weeks that I was without internet, I thought it would be a good idea to go ahead and write some rough drafts for the Encyclopedia of Herbology. And I learned something … having done a bunch of research and reading, my interest in those various herbs has waned. My curiosity has been sated… and I am having a really hard time getting that stuff finished and uploaded.
I also have a lot that I’d like to say about current events… but I have so much that I’d like to say that I can’t figure out how to get started. It’s like I can’t find my way in.
As a result, I’ve been taking the easy way out and posting memes. Not sure if today will be much different, but I hope so, because I really did research a bunch of stuff, and I really do have some strong opinions that I would like to share while they are still relevant.
That being said. here’s what’s new:
- Spiders Have Pets
- A Singing Tree
- Vintage Science Art
- Vintage Science Mandalas
- Amazingly Detailed Scientific Art
- Creepy Fog Photoshops
- Beautiful Reflections
- Not Today Satan – LOL
- Birds With Bad Hair
- Your Sign Needs A Spellcheck
- Spectacular Storm Clouds
- Say What?
- ANTIFA – Change My Mind
- Anime ANTIFA
- Big Hair
- More New Memes
- Just In Case
- Covid Craziness
- My Thoughts Exactly
- You’re Fired
- Stop!
It’s About Time!
Suddenly, almost a month ago, my mobile broadband device blew up. I tried to get it replaced by calling Sprint, but interestingly, they couldn’t help me if I couldn’t verify my account via email… which I couldn’t access with no internet… not to mention we are in the middle of a pandemic and on lock down…
Anyway, lots of stuff happened… hours of bitching… sitting on hold… cussing… bitching… whining and complaining… more stuff happened… on hold for hours and hours… trips to the Sprint store… bla bla bla…
Finally… 3 1/2 weeks later, a not quite right but usable mobile broadband device has made its way to my house and I have internet again… so YAY!
And now I will be blogging like a madwoman. Have fun exploring all the new stuff! Which I will be posting asap! The links to all the new posts will show up here as they are published. Stay tuned!
So far these are new posts at the Book of Shadows , Magickal Ingredients, Magickal Apothecary, The Aromatic Healers, Eating To Live , Feathers and Bones, Way Cool Pictures, More Cool Pictures, and Cool Beans.
- Thirteen Spiritual Truths
- Dandelion Wishes
- To Stir Up Some Trouble
- To Repel Negativity
- When You Need To Chill
- Recharge Your Batteries
- Talk To Your House
- Colors For Curses
- Spice Up Your Powers
- Healing Juices
- Nyponsoppa – Rose Hip Soup
- Wild Rose Blossom Ice Cream
- The Scent of An Orange
- Make A Pillow Bed
- Creative People
- Grandfather Says
- The Sacred Way
- Sing At Dawn
- Cute Acorn Characters (updated)
- More Cute Acorn Characters
- Hanging Out and Having Fun
- Llamas With Haircuts
- Flowers Spilling Out
- Single and Ready To … ??
- Crazy Covid Masks
Ok… I have run out of time in my day. So I will leave you all with a couple of new and hilarious memes over at Meme City. Have fun!
Support This Site
I’m sure that my regular visitors have noticed that the site has been running really really slow lately. That’s because we have exceeded our bandwidth and our storage resources. As a result, I had to upgrade the site to a larger (and more expensive) hosting plan. So…
Happy news! The deed is done, and we shouldn’t have any problems for a quite a while. On the down side, I am now looking for ways to pay for the upgrade that do not include annoying and invasive advertising. Right now, this website is ad free… I’d like to keep it that way!
So, if you love this site, and want to support it, you can! And it’s easy. Just visit my new RedBubble shop: Magick Mama, and even if you don’t buy anything, at least you can like or share the designs that you think are cool. The more visitors I have, the more likes I have, the easier it is for people to find my designs and if I can get a decent amount of sales, that would really help with the costs of this website.
Privacy Policy
So, it’s all about privacy. I love my privacy. I find the “big brother” aspect of the internet very intrusive and disturbing. And now, it seems I am required to post a privacy policy here at shirleytwofeathers.com. So. Basically, my policy is… I love my own privacy, and I am not the least bit interested in invading yours.
Is any of your information collected here on this site? Well, inevitably, some of it is. Sigh… But it’s not much, and it’s only for a few simple reasons.
- Spam comments.
I have a plug in that effectively limits spam comments here on the site. If I didn’t have that little plug in, I’d be dealing with upwards of 1000’s of daily comments about viagra and cialis and god only knows what else. My plug in tracks ip addresses, and other small internet thingy’s (I’m not technically advanced at all), and blocks spammers. The current program is doing a great job, and I’m glad that it has collected those tiny tidbits of information, which is all done automatically.
- Share This.
If I want people to share what I post, it really helps to have a “share this” option. This is a third party plug in, and I’m reasonably sure that they collect and track information like… I don’t know what… but the plug in is a freebee, so I’m sure they make their money some how. If you don’t want them to know anything at all about you, I’d suggest you share your favorite posts by copying and pasting the actual url or link to the post.
- Visitor Stats.
So, I like to know what posts are getting the most views. It’s a nice ego boost, and knowing what my visitors are interested in helps me to decide what to research and post about. Also, it’s really nice to watch that visitor count go up every day. Gives me a reason to put in all the long hours that I put in here on the site, slaving away at my computer until late into the night. 🙂 I’m sure that the stat counter is some kind of data miner, how could it not be? But it’s pretty benign, I think, and you’d be hard pressed to find a website that doesn’t have one installed somewhere.
- About Cookies
I don’t really know much about cookies, I have no clue as to how they are actually installed on a site, or how to get them, or anything about them. I do know that cookies allow my web browser to fill in my name and address on some forms, and I do know that google uses cookies like crazy! So, at first I assumed that my site probably did have cookies… but when I checked for cookies at the cookie checker, I came up with ZERO! So, if you don’t believe me, try it for yourself. And if it says I have cookies… Jeez! I am so sorry…would you like some milk to go with them? LOL… but seriously… you can disable cookies somewhere in your web browser settings.
- But Wait There’s More
I didn’t know just how important it was to be super specific, technical, and detailed a privacy policy needed to be, so I found an example of a pretty good one, and posted it in all it’s glory here: Privacy Policy. I do hope to get a link to the new privacy policy page on each of the mini sites… but there are so many of them, that it will take me a while to get that done.
This is Important
Net neutrality is a very important issue that we don’t hear much about… but there’s going to be a vote that could change everything you will be able to do online. If you value your freedom to surf and explore, and if you are tired of what is already a constant and persistent stream of propoganda, you might want to do something to preserve a free internet.
Not convinced? Watch this!
So, if you want to do something about it, here’s a link to a page to check out: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality
Big Update
We have been working behind the scenes to migrate shirleytwofeathers.com to an updated hosting platform. Once all the busy work is complete, we will be a secure site. Naturally, this has not been easy. Apparently, this site is unusual and complicated and Go Daddy technicians have had to do the migration manually.
The SSL certificate has been approved and applied, but everything isn’t quite done yet because now there is a doppelganger site. one with the https and one without. Also, I have to reconfigure all my FTP settings, and possibly redo some of the feeds… not sure about that yet. So it will be a little while before I can calm down.
Also, I have been unable to get new themes to upload to the various little mini sites that I have been working on this week. I went on theme-a-thon and made a bunch of new ones and was all ready to add several new websites… but ALAS.. they will not upload and I don’t know if it’s because it’s a secure server now… or if it’s some other reason. So… I am freaking out a little bit. LOL.
Hopefully soon all the kinks will be ironed out and it will be business as usual.
Over Thinking Everything
I know, right?
Especially if you’re like me and over think everything to the point of exhaustion!