Pilgrim Notes

Reflections along the way.

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A New Creation

“Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”
Isaiah 43:18-19

Sometimes worlds come to an end. It might be a worldview, it might be a nation, and it might be a blog. Just as the ancient Israelites had to let go of the past and step into the new, I am letting go of the past douglasfloyd.com blog and starting afresh. When the blog got a php code error last spring, I could no longer access the admin panel. I debated digging through the files trying to find the error, but after a few attempts I gave up. Then I decided to start fresh this week and reinstall WordPress. To my surprise, I had failed to backup the actual content. So those blog entries are history. Of course, my other blog (Doug Watching) did not lose files and continues to remain active.

For some reason I like to keep several blogs in motion. But for those keeping score, this blog will focus on shorter entries of whatever is buzzing through my mind that morning. Doug Watching will continue to record longer reflections.

Blogging Flickr Photos

I use flickr photos most of the time when I add posts to my blogs here or at Douglas Floyd. I make sure I post photos that have a Creative Commons license (either for personal use on my blog or commercial use for business stuff). You can easily search flickr via Cerative Commons by click on the flickr search box. Then clicking “Advanced Search. Then look near the bottom of the advanced search page check “Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content.” Then at the top of advanced search, add your search term beside the “Search for” box and find a photo that fits your post.

There are several advantages. One the posts look better. Two my top viewed posts all have photos. People online and offline are more likely to look at photos and read caption than read lots of text (even though I like to write lots of text). There are several ways to add flickr photos but here I am going to run through the simplicity of linking your flickr account to your blog.

1. Sign into your flickr account or create one.

2. Click the small to the right of the “You” tab and select “Your Account.”

"Your Account" on Flickr

"Your Account" on Flickr

3. On the “Your Account” page, click the “Extending Flickr” tab.

Extending Flickr

Extending Flickr

4. Under the “Your blogs” section, click “Configure your Flickr-to-blog settings.”

Configure Your Flickr-to-Blog Settings

Configure Your Flickr-to-Blog Settings

5. Choose “Set up your blog.”

Set Up Your Blog on Flickr

Set Up Your Blog on Flickr

6. Click the drop-down menu, and select the blogging platform you use. (If you don’t already have a blog, I recommend setting one up on WordPress. It’s fast, free and easy.

Choose Your Blog

Choose Your Blog

7. You’ll need to provide the following information from your blog: API Endpoint, username, password. WordPress API Endpoint is http://your.blog.address/xmlrpc.php (for an extensive livst of API endpoints see, http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/docs/pgs/tocEndPoints.html

8. Now when you see a photo on flickr you like, you can click, “Blog This,” then add your title and copy (with html if desired) and the post will automatically show up on your blog.

9. I always go back to “edit posts” and add tags and categories for the new blog post.

New Blog Site – http://www.douglasfloyd.com/

I’m in the process of moving this blog to a new self-hosted web site: http://www.douglasfloyd.com/

Please visit the new site and subscribe to the new blog – http://feeds2.feedburner.com/conversationsabout

I Started Yet Another Blog

Because you can never have too many blogs to neglect:

Go Team a Go-Go

Posting, Journaling and more

Lately, I’ve been using this blog to do some journaling. In the past, I tried to limit it to observations, but my mind doesn’t work in the pure blogging form. Sometimes I notice interesting things and trends online that I want to note, but other times I blab way to long for a typical blog. But it gives me somewhere to think out loud. Of course, I might just get tired and quit blogging again for 6 months. As Jeremy says, I am not a blogger but a grogger.

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