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Davidlind on Jul 25th 2008 Writing, blog

Yoast/ Tweaking Websites/ Google Update

Just a quick post to note (davidnote.com get it?) that I have added some things here.  Its four am and I really would like to go back to bed so we will just wrap this up in a few short sentences.

I think some or perhaps all (we can all dream) my problems with Goog will be solved by this plugin by Joost de Valk called

Permalink Redirect

This plugin fixes all sorts of weird addons to your URL’s by automatically 301 redirecting to the permalink for that post, page, category or tag page.

Goog’s Webmaster Bag of Tricks tells me I have a problem in this area.  And perhaps this is why my stats in the last month look like a flaming meteor heading towards Metro Richmond.

Also I have a new blog called My Foto Buzz.  It is going to be about stream of consciousness.  Now in my mind (or what’s left of it at this early hour) all four blogs have a specific and well defined purpose.

Virginia Breeze is a personal blog and my primary home.

Photo LinkLove is for photos connected with famous quotes and poetry.

NewsLink Briefs is for humorous or satirical writing about news, politics and media stuff.

My Foto Buzz is about…. oh wait.  I just said that.

Finally I added Joost and another sharp looking seo guy to the blogroll.  Where is the blogroll you might ask?  It’s in the header.  Sadish does do good work.  On this theme you can take the blogroll out of the sidebar and put it upstairs.  And so you can add worthy folks without making a too long list in your sidebar.

All in all a good night’s work.

Good nite.

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Davidlind on Jul 24th 2008 Photos, Writing, blog

Counting Beautiful Things/ Richmond Metro Zoo

Table of contents for 15/ Writing

  1. Good Morning Sunshine/ Virginia Beach and Elvis/ Sunday Morning
  2. Good News For Consumers/ Demand For Gasoline Down
  3. Virginia Breeze/ One Thousand Posts /Dylan Thomas/ David Bailey
  4. Alex Rodriguez and Madonna/ Talking To The Neighbors
  5. Counting Beautiful Things/ Richmond Metro Zoo
2695611787_58b7856af1 Counting Beautiful Things/ Richmond Metro Zoo

, originally uploaded by Davidlind.

In is no secret that I have a penchant for beautiful things in nature and spend a great deal of time looking for them. Just over a year ago I started taking photos with a Nikon D70 and quickly discovered that it was capable of rendering objects in a very wonderful way.  This camera perhaps more than any other has turned the art of photography into something that can be pursued by the masses.
Life is very different now.  I work a lot harder and seldom have time for television or goofing off.  I sometimes worry that I don’t spend enough time with Beth although she always says everything is fine when I ask her about it.  We are going to the beach for a week in a couple of days and have much more time to spend together when we go there.
I will miss Sparky and Malarky but someone has to stay home and look after things.
But life is different now and it is much more challenging.  There is so much to know about blogging that I haven’t even begun to figure out.  And there is even more about photography that is beyond my grasp.  Woodworking is a lot simpler in many ways but I still have not mastered it in any fashion.
So many challenges for a guy who will be ready for Social Security in a few years.  And now we are walking regularly and trying to practice good eating habits.
Sometimes I get up at odd hours during the night and try to work on the blogging stuff.
But then today I was writing Robin a note and started ticking off the things that are beautiful in this world.  Animals.  Flowers.  The sky.  Streams.  Grass blowing in the wind.
And I realized I could go on for a very long time just adding things to the list.
It’s a very long list.
And something just relaxed inside.  Something just said forget about all the things you are trying to do.  Focus on the beautiful.  Enjoy it.  Continue doing what you are doing.
But don’t let your lack of knowledge or skill get in the way.
Enjoy it while you are doing it.  Relax and count the blessings all around you.  Look in a child’s face and see the beauty that is there.  Watch the sun set and listen to the beautiful sounds of the river as it flows along its way.
There is no scheduled date when you need to have it all done.  That’s something you learned in school and it’s time to forget it now.   You are a different kind of student now.  No one is telling you to do any of this.  You want to do it.
Retirement is a transition into a new world.   Children and their grandparents share this world.  It’s not a place that revolves around plans or schedules.  It simply is.

It’s the world outside the box or the bottle that many of us live or used to live in.
It’s a nice place and I hope to learn more about it and then share what I have seen or learned with you.
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Davidlind on Jul 23rd 2008 Photos, blog

Ducks at the Richmond Metro Zoo

Yesterday I decided to visit the Richmond Metro Zoo.   I believe this zoo was built by an individual although I couldn’t find anything on the net about it.  I remember it being a lot smaller the last time we went about five years ago.  And according to some info I did find they did have a 250K expansion “this year”.

There are more than 1400 animals at this zoo and that does not include the squirrels and the birds who are just passing through.

It doesn’t include me either or any of the other paying guests.  But I must admit I didn’t see all that many animals.  Maybe some of them were hiding in the shade.  A few ran away when they saw me coming.

I can’t say I really blame them.  I need a haircut and look pretty scary when it gets long.  Also I have this large object in my hand that captures photos of animals.   You can’t be too careful about all these inventions man likes to tote around with him.

After all how did they get here in the first place?  There was no doubt some sort of mechanical intervention.  Especially when you are talking about the bigger animals.  This guy for instance is not going anywhere just because you ask him nicely.

a19-300x296 Ducks at the Richmond Metro Zoo

This is such an amazing “face”.  It’s right out of the dinosaur age.  Or somewhere far away in time and space.  He didn’t run away when I came around.  He didn’t seem to notice anything except his food.

I was really impressed by the beauty of this duck.  Or maybe I should say he is very handsome.  In any case he was standing there posing.  He didn’t move at all for quite some time.  And it wasn’t like he was trying to catch something for lunch.  Could he be posing?

Maybe he’s jus conserving energy.  I don’t know.

a3 Ducks at the Richmond Metro Zoo

I love ducks.  It all started years ago with Donald Duck and it has continued down through the decades.   They know how to stay cool and be cool.

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