Add one more to the visual bookshelf

I finished another book this weekend. That makes three in March alone, and it's only the 10th! Did I mention I'm 50 pages away from finishing another book? There really is nothing to do in West Covina...

Which brings me to the thought of bookshelf etiquette. What do you think, should you be allowed to display books on a bookshelf if you read them? Or should it be the opposite as Ezra Klein propounds (get it? Ezra Klein propounds....Ezra Pound? Yes? No?...okay, nevermind) that books you read should only be displayed on facebook? Discuss!

A blog about writing

I've decided to revive an old blog that ended before it started. Check it out here and let me know if you are interested in writing for it.

Hey Lurkers!

That's such an ugly word isn't it? Lurkers...

Well, Mr. and Ms. Anonymous that's what you are! But you aren't alone, a study by Jakob Nielsen revealed that 90% of users in online communities are lurkers who never contribute and only 1% contribute regularly.

So, I guess I can't begrudge you your silence--you're part of the majority but...

I'd love to hear from you! It's so disparaging to see so few comments on my blog when my google analytics tells me I have readers from all over the country. It makes me think that either, A. You're not interested in commenting or B. Google Analytics is lying to me.

Either way, try and comment more often. You can comment anonymously I don't mind that but I'd love to open up a dialogue.

Look at all the people from all over the world who have stopped by just this month:

United States
California
Los Angeles
Irvine (Hi Joan!)
San Francisco
Stockton (Hi Aunties!)
Orange
Pleasanton
Winnetka

New York
Buffalo
Hicksville
New York (Hi Corey!)

Massachusetts
Yarmouth Port
Waltham
Cambridge

Texas
Austin (Hi Mandy!)
San Angelo
San Antonio

Georgia
Austell
Augusta

Hawaii
Honolulu

Virginia
Norfolk

North Carolina
Midland

Florida
Tampa

Washington
Seattle

Australia
Northern Territory

Canada|Quebec
Montreal

Bulgaria|Sofija-Grad
Sofia (Hi Gabriela!)

United Kingdom|England
Poplar (Hi Janea!)

South Korea
Busan Metropolitan City
Seoul City

I know you are out there so comment people! Or if you have questions email me at petals.blog@gmail.com.

Hello Buffalo

I've never been to Buffalo, New York. From what I hear it's cold there...really cold.

You're called the Good Neighbor City . I think that sounds nice.

You're also the second largest city in New York.

The area was originally settled by an Iroquois tribe, the Ongiara and named after the river that runs through the city. Did the Ongiara call the city Tatonka?

It was originally designed in 1804. The State University of New York, Buffalo was founded in the city in 1846 as a medical school. The mascot is Victor E. Bull. Cute!

I'd like to meet you reader(s) from Buffalo.

Say Hi! TaTonka!