Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

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Describing my immediate surroundings towards the beginning and a twist to the tale or possible solutions to issues towards the end of some blogs and how they relate to my expectations of the world at large.

  • Removing Pages

    I’ve been lurking online and noticed that some links are DEAD. Right there, that gave me a clue to remove DEAD material. You will notice the blogroll links do not have any references to a particular orgone vendor. It’s time to move on folks. Stop dilly-dallying.

    Anyway, I now have four registered WordPress.com weblogs! Two have its own domain name. I’m still trying to retrieve the other two domain names because someone took my domain name `flynnsblogs.com` while the other one `flynnspaws.com` is going through a redemption period.

    Who wants to pay hundreds of dollars for words on a link? That’s food money!

  • New Domain

    Tonight, I’ve added a new domain. But in order to arrive to my paid upgrade, I’ve tested several choices by going through this admin webpage of my WordPress.com site:

    Domains

    The main part of your blog URL is its domain. An example of a domain is “wordpress.com”. You can have your blog at any domain you control, such as example.com, or set up a domain to automatically redirect visitors to your blog URL. Read more about it or just enter a domain name below and follow the prompts.

    But I kept getting the following message:

    Domains

    Credits

    Domain mapping is available for $9.97 per domain per year, registration not included. Note that some forms of payment (eChecks via PayPal) may take several days to process.

    Possible problem with [domain name here].com

    We were unable to verify that [domain name here] is pointing to WordPress.com. If you own this domain, follow the directions below to get it ready for your blog. If you don’t own it, try a different name to see if something else is available. If the domain is available, you may be able to register it with another registrar and then map it to your blog.

    How to fix it

    Using the DNS tools provided by your domain registrar, remove any existing nameservers and add the following:

    • NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
    • NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
    • NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

    Then come back here and try again. It may take several hours for our system to recognize the changes.

    If all else fails

    If you need help, or if your registrar recommends a different solution, please contact support via the Help link at the top right of this page. We will help you sort it out.

    [Try Again »]

    Later I found one that ended in `ism`. I know. I know. I shouldn’t create a separatist type domain name. But it closely ties in with my enthusiasm in blogging as a weblogger. I will soon share the new link as soon as I’m done building up the site via WordPress.com.

    The next page showed the following three product:

    • Domain Mapping (1 year subscription) for $9.97.
    • Domain Registration (1 year subscription) for $5.00.
    • Private Registration (1 year subscription) for $8.00.
    • Total for $22.97 USD.

    It then asked if I `Have a coupon?` I couldn’t `Apply coupon`. It then asked  to `Select Payment Method:

    • Credit Card.
    • PayPal Express.

    I chose the latter of the two. And it was easier, too. After a couple of pages, PayPal asked to `Complete my Purchase

    Almost done! Just click “Yes — Complete my purchase via PayPal” below to complete your purchase.

    WordPress.com PayPal transactions will appear on your bank or credit card statements under the name AUTOMATTIC or WORDPRESSCOM. Please do not delete your PayPal email receipt. If possible, print it out and keep it in a safe place.

    No — Cancel!

    I then went back to `Add a Domain` and now `The primary domain for your blog is webloggerism.com. The other URLs above will redirect to that domain.`

    The main part of your blog URL is its domain. An example of a domain is “wordpress.com”. You can have your blog at any domain you control, such as example.com, or set up a domain to automatically redirect visitors to your blog URL. Read more about it or just enter a domain name below and follow the prompts.

  • Catchy Domain Name

    I need a catchy domain name – something that reflects `alternative topics and other rants`.

    Someone already took my domain name (flynnsblogs.com) and made it into a cool site, which is powered by WordPress, of course!

    I’ve been brainstorming for the past few days but cannot come up with something memorable.

  • Redemption State

    As per an email from the support, I called the toll-free number to get my registry key. Here is the email response:

    Your domain is in a redemption state as it remained unpaid for a full 40 days after expiry. You can chose to recover the domain as explained below, or you may wait for the domain to be deleted and attempt to register the domain as a new licence. The approximate deletion date of the domain is between [this date] and [that date].

    EXPLANATION OF REDEMPTIONPERIOD STATUS

    —————————————————

    Once a domain is tagged for deletion at the registry, it enters a 30 day “Redemption Period” . Whilst a domain is in its Redemption Period we are able to recover the domain for you and restore the original license holder details and administrative contact details.

    The cost involved in recovering a domain that is within its redemption period is $USD155.00 or $AUS310.00. This fee includes a 1 year renewal.

    If the domain is not recovered during this period, it will be made publicly available for registration at which point you may attempt to register the domain again.

    —

    Holy crap! Do I really want to pay this much now or wait until next month? I wanna refund! Waahh!

  • Registry Key

    Tonight, I’ve purchased my old domain name through Yahoo! again. But for whatever reason, Yahoo! needs a `Registry Key`. I have not transferred  my domain to another registrar. It may take 72 hours to propagate my information through the internet. My god! I need to hook up with a CODE GURU to make my website work! Hmm: Where can he be?

  • Aside Category

    I didn’t know the purpose of the `Aside Category` for the Coraline theme and didn’t find my answer via the WordPress.com forums. So I set my `Aside Category` to `Rant`, which is really ALL the posts ever entered in this blog.

    `Select a category to use for shorter aside posts…`

    What this does is remove the title to each post entries when the latest (or most recent) blog posts (or entries) are viewed as a `front (or home) page`.

  • Mental Chatter

    OMG! If it weren’t for blogging, I’d talk to myself constantly. Everyday, I’d have lots of mental chatter and imaginations and thoughts that may or may not be my own. So whatever I enter into my blogs are supposed to be mostly my own creative work. But after being a contactee (so to speak), the mind meld is shared and expressed as either highly intelligent or belligerant rants.

  • Liking Theme

    I’m liking my new WordPress.com theme. That’s what I like about my blog. It’s weird and at time incoherent because of the emotions put into each post entry.

    PROs:

    It has a header image of a cave of golden hue to match the yellow colors of my Gravatar, which is a sun, and the RSS feed icon of orange. Plus the cave symbolizes that which are beneath us and hidden from plain view.

    As for the background, I uploaded textured gray look.

    The `Theme Options` have two `Color Schemes` of light and dark; five `Default Layout` and two categories – one for `Aside` and another for `Gallery`. I have no ideas what these categories serve.

    The top navigation bar has a drop down menu. The `tagline` describing in a few words what this blog is about is located beneath the `blog title`. Both are nicely centered.

    And it has four bottom widgets! It looks cleaner and more presentable now. Plus, the `auto-width` adjusts to the zoom feature of the browser!

    CONs:

    I still prefer time/date stamps! Waahh!

  • 20100805-Trying Theme

    Whoa! What’s this! WordPress.com has yet another theme! This time I’m trying:

    Coraline by Automattic

    A squeaky-clean theme featuring a custom menu, header, background, and layout. Coraline supports 7 widget areas (up to 3 in the sidebar, four in the footer) and featured images (thumbnails for gallery posts and custom header images for posts and pages). It includes styles for print and the Visual Editor, special styles for posts in “Asides” and “Gallery” categories, and has an optional full-width page template that removes the sidebar.

    I tried the dark version but it hurt the eyes. The light color is default to basic white and black.

  • 20100710-Plinky Posts

    So far I’m close to posting one-hundred short answers to Plinky.com prompts. I hope to complete more in the upcoming days. I just been `distracted` at work, trying to keep busy by not falling asleep at my desk. Plus, I’ve been posting replies at that open forum discussion board on conspiracy.

  • 20100716-Plinky Posts

    If you are wondering why I’m not blogging here, it’s because I’ve been answering 48 prompts generated from Plinky.com

    I’ve shared each topic via my other WordPress.com site at Flynn’s Paws – Plinky Prompts and Answers! Check it out now because I’ve changed the theme over there (again).

    Plus, I’ve been `working` at a desk job, which is so friggin’ boring. I’d answer more prompts at work but the keyboard is too noisy and not the quiet type.

    I’ve been answering in the order of the topics presented. Only topics number 23 and 25 are do not appear to exist. Only topics numbered 46 and 18 were out of sequence!

  • My preferred writing medium – keyboard!

    Topic #10: Do you prefer writing on paper or a keyboard? Paper lovers: Bonus points for writing your answer and uploading a scanned image.*

    * Disclaimer: We have no way of awarding points of any kind.

    Apple Keyboard (with Avid shortcuts; Letterboxed)

    Ahem. Instead of putting thoughts from `pen to paper`, I prefer the method of entering whatever is in my small mind on a keyboard!

    That’s right. The consumption of electricity is necessitated when this blogger needs to rant and rave. The computer serves as a virtual link to my mind.

    How else would I be able to let the whole world know that I exist? Without the internet, I’d be a hopeless fool, mumbling under my breath and babbling incoherently about anything that doesn’t make much sense.

    This technological wonder has been wonderful lifeline for a sedentary and solitary shut-in to the outside world of strangers — some kind, some criminal and some downright ugly!

    Thank you.

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