Snoskred – Life in the Country

On Tuesday this week, Sephy and I will be introducing a new feature to our blogs called Tuesday Think Tank. Each week we will look at one aspect of blogging and ways you can improve your blog. Sephy will be going into the technical stuff – how to do things you may not know how to do – while I look more at the blogger or reader side of things.

This week we’ll be looking at RSS feeds. I am in the process of clearing out my Google Reader, and I’m going to give you an insight into why I’m unsubscribing from blogs – it might help you consider why people would unsubscribe from yours. I’ve already written the article and believe me it’s a cracker, make sure not to miss it.

Sephy will be delving into the more technical aspects of feeds – everything from how they work to how to put a subscribe icon in your sidebar. It will be most educational. So there’s a little heads up for you.

And now, the weekly wrap up.

Funny Search Terms This Week -

romeo juliet hair leonardo – His hair was fantastic in that movie. Juliet was not wearing her own hair- those were wigs, just so you know. She even had a special underwater wig. Yes, I watch dvd commentary tracks, I have all kinds of info like that on many movies.

dazzleland adelaide photo – If you find it let me know, I would love to see one.

why do light globes explode in australia – Do they? I have never had this experience and I’ve lived here for 32 years.. hmm.. should I be worried? If they did explode, would that mean we’re completely in the dark at night time or having to use lanterns or something?

why don’t you eat dairy cows? – Because they are good at what they do and not so good at being a steak?

why do some cows have udders and others dont – Because only female cows have udders? Male cows have something else where the udders should be.

stereotype of a reporter – They get stories wrong. That’s my main bone to pick with them.

what is the safest place to keep 5 million dollars? – I would suggest.. in a bank? Buy some real estate? Waterfront somewhere? Are you sure you’re not being scammed though? Where is this 5 million dollars coming from?

Must Reads -

Post of the week
Emotional Feedback – Amen Ray! AMEN! Post of the week!

Goal Setting for Dummies. – Another Amen! This is a post I have been waiting for from Craig! Sing it, brothers!

Staying Motivated – Vera Bass had linked to this article and I liked it so much I decided I should link to it as well. Share the love.

Anonymity is Freedom – this is a brilliant post. I believe everyone online should be thinking about how much they want known about them in order to protect themselves and their family. It’s a tricky topic because I want to share things with my readers but on the other hand there’s people out there I should be very afraid of – we all should.

Ur wikid bad babe… – Don’t let the title throw you off, that’s the kind of thing some of the men looking for love have been writing to Audrey.. This is an excellent read!

Happiness/More or Less? – Gigglewick has been thinking and it’s worth a read.

Be Wary Of Some Check Deposits – I cannot tell you how nice it is to finally see a journalist letting people know that checks can bounce up to two years after you bank them.

No Good Deed Goes Undented – This post really upset me to read because I’ve had a bad experience with a car dent myself as long time readers know – but even worse than that would be if I damaged it myself by accident. Right now I’m very protective of my new car and likely to dead anyone touching it. With my eyes. And possibly my bare hands. If necessary. Keep off ooo. Step away from the vehicle, people! And have a bit more respect for other peoples cars in carparks, will ya?

A Beginner’s Guide to Scanning – With an incredibly fantastic idea that I never thought of before but will make the other half absolutely ecstatic because The Other Half loves his paper shredder – scan your mail!

Blog Stuff -

Do You See What Your Readers See? – The answer will probably be no.

Revisited: Blogging Personna and Is This Blog … Me? both interlinked so best to read both – very thought provoking.

113 Must Read Blogging Tips – It doesn’t get any better than this if you’re looking for inspiration. There’s a couple of my posts there too! Hi to anyone dropping over from ProBlogger.

Funnies -

Ten Very Bad Things – I love you and your blog, Daisy. Did I just type that out loud?

Counter-clockwise – LOL classic post I do love this blog.. and who is going to need gaydar now? All we need do is.. look at hair whorls? Apparently you can tell if somebody is gay or straight by the direction of their hair whorl. I sense men will be buying more hats now. And what if they, like, FAKE whorl?

The Curious Incident of the Fried Raccoon in the Nighttime – This tale has it all – terror and a happy ending. For some. And lucky you, there’s been another incident of terror in the Ninja Poodles household, this time with a happier ending. I Save Who I Can – This can only be good karma, surely?

Here On The Blog -

I’ve been removing and moving things around on the sidebars this week. If you’re looking for something and can’t find it just shoot me an email. One thing I have changed is the blog archives. You now have a drop down menu which looks a lot neater. I have also revamped the About Snoskred section – it is now “Snoskred Is”. There are links to a lot of my older posts in there. I have reasons why I have done this, which I will go into in tomorrow’s post, if that is ok.

If you have any thoughts or suggestions on changes I should make to the blog or the sidebar, please let me know. You can leave a comment, or email me.

This week I’ve talked about The Place We Found – Getting Organised – Fashion Challenged Kanye West – Weighty Issues – My Blogoversary – Buying Your Own Domain & Social Networking – What I Really Need

Past Snoskred -

It’s Big Cat week here in Past Snoskred. Travel back in time and read my thoughts about – Tiger Mating And Hand Rearing Tigers with some nice Tiger photos. And this post, which is a little sad and you may need to BYO tissues – Wear Sunscreen.

Blogs Added To The Sidebar -

I am revamping the sidebar at the moment, so this week there’s no additions.

New Australian Blogs Community Blogs -

The Birds & The Beads – Sultana Blog – DodgyPete.com – Brisbane SEO / SEM Blog – Home of Slightly Cracked Dreams – Midlife – A Journey

Coming Up -

I have some posts pre-written but I’m not too sure when they’ll be posted. I might hang onto them for when we’re moving, if we do. I’ve been asked to write a guest post on check fraud over at I’ve Tried That, and I’m going to put together an actual check bait for the readers there so they can see how these scams work. I’ll post a link to it when it is published. I’m always willing to guest post on scams, all you need to do is ask.