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Very frustrating!!

30 Monday May 2016

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Update:  While it was easy to blame WP, it wasn’t them at all.  turns out my email server (Yahoo) decided to label the donotreply email from WP as spam.  I added it to my contacts and all is well in WP land 🙂

Hi Everyone,

 

For some reason, WordPress has decided to stop sending notifications of comments and new followers, to my email.  It’s like playing a guessing game when I log into my account.  I don’t know if anyone else is having this issue, too.  I’ve tried tweeting about it, but to no avail.  So, I apologize if it takes me a bit to respond and to follow.  I love reading posts and finding out about new followers (I always follow back), so I’m hoping this mess is cleaned up quickly.  I haven’t changed any settings, so not sure why this happened.

~ Dorinda

Dearest WordPress (Part 3)

14 Thursday Jan 2016

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This will be my third time, yes
Count them, one, two, three
That I am asking you to fix
The problems that we see

The reader’s still a mess
Now the stats are jumbled, too
Maintenance comes at awkward times
So what are we to do?

Friends are disappearing
Yes, it’s really quite insane
To have to seek them out once more
And follow them again

Likes become unlikings
And our visitors, absentee
Spam is taking over
Where the comments used to be

We really love you dearly
We know you love us, too
So kindly straighten up the site
Before we bid adieu

See, we’re the ones who make you rock
But your changes really suck
Just make the bad ones go away
Before we don’t give a….

……….hoot



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Snow Globe

12 Saturday Dec 2015

Posted by in Poems, Poetry

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No matter where I turn
I can’t escape the flow
Even on my monitor
The screen begins to snow

Across the words I try to read
It flurries in my way
How the heck did snow get in
My LCD display?

Someone mentioned WordPress elves
Playing frosty games
To make the posts more festive
On everyone’s domain

Or maybe someone shook it
Like a snow globe full of glitter
At least it’s not so wintry
Not even cold or bitter

Ok I give, the snow can stay
No worries about frost bite
I will read between the flakes
As they journey on their flight

 

 

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It’s My Blogiversary!!

19 Monday Oct 2015

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Good morning, my friends! I can’t believe it! Two years have flown by so quickly! Today is my blogiversary! I began this blog in 2013, with the intention of writing about current events, trending thoughts, etc., and realized that wasn’t the direction I really wanted to go in. In January 2014, I switched to sharing my poetry. I can honestly say it was the best thing I ever did. It has brought so much satisfaction, joy and comfort to my life.

After 15 years in the wedding and event industry, I needed something soothing. I never considered sharing my poetry, something I’ve written for most of my life, until that moment.

My father-in-law, a published author himself (may he rest in peace), told me years ago that I should be published. Of course, being a 20-something, I sluffed it off and went on my way. I’m guessing he was right. Only took me 25 years to realize it!

Two years and five published books later (#5 is set to be released on October 31, 2015), I am blessed to be a part of a community of extraordinary people, people I share my innermost thoughts with, and who share theirs with me. I can’t thank you all enough for making me feel so welcomed!!

This ride is a blast! Now it’s party time!! Pass the metaphors, er um petit fours? Nah, metaphors taste better 🙂

❤

Dorinda

To my WordPress Family <3

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

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There’s this thing called life

That just gets in the way

And keeps me from reading

The words that you say

So forgive me if it takes time

To catch up with your “stuff”

You bring light to my world

I can’t thank you enough!

 

I really do think of all of you as my family.  We share, we care and we encourage.  I can’t think of a better place to be.  ❤

 

 

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