Recommended Reading …
Blue Collar Muse @ January 26, 2008 # 2 Comments
Coming soon to an American street near you, car that travels 125 miles on $3.00 worth of fuel. The power source? Air - specifically, compressed air. Top speed is about 70MPH, too. It’s not just on the drawing boards, it appears it’s on a few roads!
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Music Hath Charms to Soothe the Savage Beast …
Blue Collar Muse @ January 18, 2008 # 3 Comments
H/T to Denis Goddard at Free State Blogs for this. It’s not enough to make me vote for the guy, but it is enough to take the edge off when he gets “out there”! With all the talk about campaign songs and all the silly tunes penned to honor a candidate this year […]
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Recommended Reading …
Blue Collar Muse @ January 12, 2008 # One Comment
For those of you wondering where programs like Social Security and Medicare are headed and what should be done about it, check out Frank Hyland’s ‘Pushing a Car Off a Cliff’.
Picture this if you will: You are on the way to a soccer game in your car with your kids and the children of neighbors […]
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Unintended Consequences …
Blue Collar Muse @ January 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Identify a problem, devise a solution, implement the solution, problem solved. That’s they way you normally think of it going. But if you think it’s always smooth sailing, you’d be wrong. Sometimes when someone tries to accomplish a goal, the very tactics he employs to accomplish it work against him. Thus […]
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Site Maintenance …
Blue Collar Muse @ January 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Happy New Year’s to you all! If you see some weird stuff happening around the site over the next few days, please don’t fret. I’m upgrading and changing a few things around and it may make a few things look and behave a bit wonky. Not to worry, it’ll all be right as rain quickly.
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BCM and The Tennessee ConserVOLiance on the Radio …
Blue Collar Muse @ December 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A little over a month ago, I launched The Tennessee ConserVOLiance. It’s an alliance style blog for Tennessee’s Right of Center bloggers and other New Media activists. We’re up to 15 members with 17 sites and are excited about the growth!
Our newest member is Fabian Story from Knoxville who is more than just […]
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A Much Needed Blogging Widget …
Blue Collar Muse @ December 4, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Blogging, like most internet activities, is all about driving traffic to your site. The more you get the more your monetization efforts are worth or the more exposure your message gets and the happier you are! Conversely, if you perceive that your efforts are not being well received then discouragement sets in, followed […]
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Voices of Liberty …
Blue Collar Muse @ November 5, 2007 # 4 Comments
In the battle for America’s hearts and minds, it’s wise to use every weapon available to advance your position. Blogs are an awesome way to do just that in print form. VodPod and YouTube allow video to be added to the mix while BlogTalkRadio and TalkShoe add the value of audio.
There’s a […]
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All That Glitters May Not Be Kos …
Blue Collar Muse @ October 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet
I ran across this link a couple of weeks ago and failed to save it properly at the time. I found it again, finally! It’s from Patrick Ruffini and concerns a possible inflation of traffic numbers by up to 60% at The DailyKos.
Much of the post is techno-talk or geek-speak concerning how Patrick […]
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Comments at BCM and You …
Blue Collar Muse @ September 2, 2007 # 2 Comments
The community we are building here and discussions we are having are really because of you, the readers here at BCM and those who read by the various feed readers out there. I am deeply appreciative of the hundreds of you that come by each week to read what I have to say and, […]
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