A Beacon Time Capsule -- May 4-10

A brief look at where this blog has been:

A year ago, I was blogging about:
I was on a blogging hiatus.

Two years ago, I was blogging about:

Signing up to be an Amazon Associate -- Where I sign this blog up for the Amazon Associates program.

Garage Sale -- About the almost-annual garage sale I hold with my Mom and my sister.

Tales of the MS Walk, dogs and sit-down strikes -- Where the whole family (me, Dave, Loki and Thor) raise almost $1,000 for the M.S. Society.

Prairie Band returns to Shabbona -- A news story about a band of the Potawatomi tribe that ties into the novel I'm writing.

Tatterdemalion -- Fun with the words tatterdemalion and tintinnabulation.

Mother's Day roundup and other stories -- a collection of links to news stories about Mother's Day and motherhood.

Prior to that:
This blog didn't yet exist, and I haven't back-posted anything that qualifies.

A Beacon Time Capsule -- April 27-May 3

A brief look at where this blog has been:

A year ago, I was blogging about:

Why write a novel? That's a good question... -- A link to a BBC Magazine story about why people feel compelled to write novels, even though the odds are decidedly stacked against that novel even getting completed, let alone published.

Two years ago, I was blogging about:

Funny Mike -- Where I see a former co-worker, Mike Siegel, on television and wonder what ever happened to him.

Lofty ambitions -- Where I pledge to take the stairs more often, which lasted for the whole summer.

Why blog? -- Where I try to explain to my family what a blog is and why I'd want to write one.

Contests update 2 -- Where I try to digest some feedback from a romance writing contest.

Lawn-mowing woes, The lawn continues to grow, and Mission accomplished -- About my adventures trying to remember how to mow a lawn.

Prior to that:
This blog didn't yet exist, and I haven't back-posted anything that qualifies.

A Beacon Time Capsule - April 20-26

A brief look at where this blog has been:

A year ago, I was blogging about:

That elusive chemistry -- a link to an article about what makes for good chemistry in fictional characters.


Two years ago, I was blogging about:

A forte for comedy? and What's next? -- Where I discover that, in my acting class, some people think I'm funny, then I try to figure out what my next step will be. Spoiler: I haven't yet, two years later, signed up for another acting class.

A place to collaborate and Playing with the PBWiki -- I discover a site called PBWiki and try to use it to collaborate on a writing project. Spoiler: Ultimately, we didn't use the site to its potential.

Romance appreciation -- About my writers group's annual dinner to network with booksellers and librarians.

Contests update and Keeping the Golden Heart in perspective -- Where I talk about some of my results in some romance-writing contests.

I just don't get it -- Musings on my first experiences using MySpace, and why I chose to cancel my account there. Spoiler: I end up opening a new one because I do, ultimately, figure out a use for the site.

Cute overload! -- A link to a site with really cute dog and cat photos.

I'm watching you -- My first reactions to using SiteMeter to track website traffic, and for some reason I try to scare off all my readers with ominous-sounding threats. As a random update: I don't know why, but I stopped getting hits based on the "Next Blog" button on the Blogger NavBar. Anyone else notice that too? Does no one use the "Next Blog" feature anymore or did I somehow blacklist myself?

Mario Kart Racing -- Where I go out and have some fun with my nephews.

Mini fantasies -- Where I contemplate how I can stuff two big Bernese Mountain Dogs into the back of a little, ity-bity car.

Prior to that:
This blog didn't yet exist, and I haven't back-posted anything that qualifies.

A Beacon Time Capsule - April 13-19

A brief look at where this blog has been:

A year ago, I was blogging about:
I was on a blogging hiatus.


Two years ago, I was blogging about:

Acting class = surprisingly fun -- about my attempt to shake things up in my life by taking an acting class.

'Shout out for my homiez' -- my first attempt at link love.

Dead trees with print on them? -- about the future of newspapers.

Family outing and Parking (?) at the outlet mall -- about an excursion with my mother and sister.

Remembering the Great Quake -- about the anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake.

Prior to that:
This blog didn't yet exist, but I back-posted an article from April 13, 2004, titled Frustration with contests, about my results in a love-scene writing contest.

A Beacon Time Capsule - April 6-12

Photojojo has this really cool feature where, twice a month, they email me a photo time capsule of photos that I posted to my Flickr account a year prior.

As they explain on the Photojojo time capsule website:

"Now everyone and their aunt Sally's got a digital camera, and you don't take a few photos at a time, you take a few dozen. You may even take a photo every day. But every photo's still precious. And it's kind of sad that when you take so many photos, you tend to forget that. That's why we made the Photo Time Capsule. Photo Time Capsule won’t let your best photos be forgotten."

It seems to me that something similar could be said for blogging. So, I thought it might be nice to implement a time capsule for The Beacon starting this week, and then running every Sunday.

Unfortunately, I didn't pick the strongest week to start, as I was on a blogging hiatus one year ago and focused on my Dad's death the other year. But, no matter, I have to start somewhere.

A Beacon time capsule

A year ago, I was blogging about:
I was on a blogging hiatus.

Two years ago, I was blogging about:

Where Fiction Meets Reality -- about a company's efforts to bioengineer real mythical creatures.

Then I got all serious and blogged extensively about the one-year anniversary since my Dad's death with Fathers and Heart Attacks, 'Aneurysm Tests Urged in Older Men Who Smoked', One year on since Dad's death, Grief and journeys.

Prior to that:
This blog didn't yet exist, and I haven't back-posted anything relevant.