All posts by Tony Burgess

Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

Reader Refresh

This is an article on the refresh of the WordPress Reader. I don’t mind the changes however some lament them. Either way here is a little more info on what’s going on.

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Today, we’re proud to present an improved version of the WordPress.com Reader. We’ve made the Reader faster, with shorter load times and smoother scrolling. We’ve also improved the way we display posts, so you can now see the highlights of each story at a glance.

The new interface works just as well on a mobile device as it does on your computer, so it’s simpler and faster for you to catch up on blogs while on the go.

reader-everywhere

Keeping track of recent posts from the blogs and sites you follow is now both easier and more fun. Our new cards — which preview each post’s content — highlight great photography and make it easy to scan for something that looks interesting. New typography has improved readability, while the new Full Post View pushes the interface to the background, allowing you to focus on the story, whether it’s composed of text, pictures, or video (or…

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Connection Issues

With the problems experienced by many bloggers overnight be sure your followers and you are still connected. Some folks might have been disconnected from one another and they won’t show up in ones reader feed. Everyone might want to check on that.

Hello Monday

Yeah, I am not thrilled about it but we are at the Monday part of the week. Life begins a new and we are at a new week. Let’s see how it goes. Work hard good people and make it the best you can make it.

WordPress Issues- Some folks were reporting some WordPress issues overnight. Sometimes there can be hardware and software failures. I am sure their engineers and techs will have things running better soon. Hang in there. It’s Monday for our blogs too.

Have a great day my friends. Keep on blogging.

After Midnight

Perhaps I shouldn’t be allowed to post anything after a certain time. Terrible mistakes are made because its really late or really early and I’m tired and don’t make a whole lot of sense. The potential for embarrassing myself is pretty big. Just saying.

The Weekend Is Done

How very sad.
It came and it went.
Now we are spent
A new week is come
Much work to be done
I am going to sleep
And try not to weep
See you when the dawn comes.

Rambling About Overposting

Do you think there is a time when a blogger can over post. There are times when I think my posts can overwhelm my followers. I do appreciate the feedback I get. What do you think?