Written by Karen D. Swim Brad Shorr in a moment of either sheer genius or pure insanity (you be the judge) graciously invited me to post on his blog today. Brad is not only a terrific writer but a truly gracious blogger who actively supports the community. You may recall he was the mastermind behind [...]
Perception and Art
Written by Karen D. Swim The picture to the right is a Rorschach ink blot. I became quite familiar with Rorschach as a Psychobiology major in college. Rorschach ink blots (developed by Hermann Rorschach) are a projective psychometric test. The theory is that when you show the ink blots to patients, each individual will project [...]
The Poop in the Road
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Animals are quite fond of my neighborhood. Cranes, ducks, geese, squirrels, deer and others happily share space here. The geese however are by far the rudest of our wonderful little animal kingdom. In addition to their incessant barking in the early morning (it’s like living with roosters!) [...]
WordPress Stuck in HTML Edit Mode
Written by Karen D. Swim I have an update to my issues with the WordPress 2.6.1 fiasco and wanted to share the solution with you. After reversing my attempted upgrade, my WP Admin dashboard still had issues. Two of the most troubling were: Inability to edit publish date (I could save as draft or publish [...]
Welcome Back Joanna Young!
Written by Karen D. Swim Joanna Young has been offline for two weeks. After moving her blog from TypePad to WordPress, she had to go offline for a house move. Needless to say, not two things I would want to tackle in a single month! When Brad Shorr came up with the idea of a [...]

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