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What’s New Wednesday: July 1

Overall, not much is changing for the website this month. I’m sticking with the usual things as my pageviews each month continue to grow. We broke 500 pageviews for the month of June. Woot! I’ve stepped away from most social media to focus on the blog and website and things. I would like to have more videos on my YouTube Channel, but I don’t plan to work on any of that for the moment. I’m in the process of searching for a new apartment. That’s taking up most of my time this week.

Some new things I’m trying will include special blog posts. This is not your regularly scheduled programming. A couple extra posts here or there along with the usual things. I have a post every single day and now I’m expanding to throw in two posts a day. Maybe only once a week, but we shall see. If I feel the need to write something, I will write and post it. You’ll just have to read it and tell all your friends. I would enjoy hearing from you kind readers of my blog what you would like to read more about. Be it a specific topic or something random and new, I want to hear from you.

At some point I will try some new advertising and marketing avenues for my books. They fit my budget and perhaps cost to profit ratio will improve. I always get results, but the sales never justify the cost. I’ll let folks know how that goes in a post somewhere in the future. I hope to have many new things to talk about in August. It’s just around the corner but it still feels so far away. I’m sure the world will see several more disasters between now and then. I’m still convinced a ragtag team of special ops Bees took down the murder hornet threat. That’s why they disappeared.

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Wacky Wednesday: July 1

Welcome to the first Wacky Wednesday of July! I’m your host and we’ve got some cool and exciting things happening in this post. Our first wacky word is about words. Logomachy is a noun meaning a dispute about words or a controversy marked by verbiage. These are the kind of arguments politicians have. They might agree on terms but complain about the verbiage and word usage. It’s an easy way to filibuster. Our next word is a variation of a term many know. You might be familiar with couch potato. I present the noun Mouse Potato which means the same thing but instead of a couch, the person spends their time in front of a computer.

For our holidays today, we have National Postal Worker Day and, appropriately, National U.S. Postage Stamp Day. The first postage stamp was issued in 1847. Stamps were not required back then, and the recipient would pay for the delivery. Stamps became mandatory in 1855. National Postal Worker Day began in 1997. Today is also National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day and National Gingersnap Day. These go well together because I’ve had a gingersnap ice cream. It was basically a vanilla ice cream with gingersnap cookies mixed in. Still a delicious ice cream but not recommended for anyone with an allergy to gluten.

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Coffee and Contemplation: Unemployed Again

With Covid-19 having no clear end in sight, my employer offered everyone the chance to either keep working or take a leave of absence. There weren’t enough hours for everyone, and I chose to take a leave of absence. It’s like quarantine and lockdown all over again. I have too much free time but no motivation to do the things I can do. I’ll figure that out at some point. For now, I’m enjoying being able to collect unemployment. With the additional money from the CARES Act, I’m living comfortably. As comfortable as I can at least.

The lease on my apartment ends August 31 so I’m looking around for a new place. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to move in since my income is solely unemployment right now. I’m sure if needed, my landlord will let me stay a little longer. I’d prefer to find a new place for reasons I won’t discuss now. I’m considering an apartment complex with a dishwasher as I don’t have one. Many of them are either too far away from my job which I return to on September 30 or they’re out of my budget. Things to consider.

I’m saving up as much as I can, but I’m concerned the CARES Act will not get renewed past July 31. I’ll have enough to get through September but it’s everything after that I’m most concerned about. It’s frustrating that I have not received my $1200 stimulus check. It’s frustrating that the Senate doesn’t appear to have any interest in passing another economic aid bill. Everything happening in the United States is frustrating. But it’s about damn time. Some of these issues have been going on for over 200 years. I hope changes over the next decade can move the country and world into something better.