“Do a blog,” they said.
Anyone who has been on a Zoom meeting, in a Google hangout, or used Skype with me knows I love my cat. To view me through a webcam is to see Cleo. In this age of work-from-home and coronavirus, a pet’s appearance on screen is not unusual. However, she will not leave me alone in a room. I think she took a cat-guardian oath before I adopted her. And then there is the “are you paying attention” thing. If she hears voices, all the more reason to climb onto the keyboard, walk between my chair and the camera, and lie down on the open notebook. Two years ago, I recorded a video—a serious training video. Using a script, a tripod, an extra layer of make-up, I managed to film the episode. Then came the upload and the edit. Unknown to me, Cleo sat just beyond my shoulder through three-fourths of the segment, silently watching the whole procedure. I could not edit her out!
What keeps you from doing the things you would like to do?
Tell me, how hard can it be?
This looks great. Good luck.
Congratulations, Terry, on this latest (new-and-improved) iteration of your web site.. It is attractive, inviting, engaging, easy to get-around-in… As someone who once contemplated becoming a blogger, but never got much further along than the “nascent notion” of a public venue for my writing, I am impressed with what you have created here for sharing your varied literary and educational endeavors and offerings —and more than a tad envious of your handiwork. Keep creating and sharing your stories and novels online, as well as through traditional print publication. One additional request: please provide instruction for a dummy like me who really needs to have access to larger/darker fonts when writing replies.
Thank you, Pat. Your praise is much appreciated and I hope you’ll stop by often.