September 15, 2013

Weekend Update, Part 15

Actually, it was a pretty quiet weekend. I was in a meeting for about six hours on Saturday, which killed a good chunk of the gorgeous day.

Fall arrived late on Friday with the temperature and humidity taking a huge dip. The sky looked different, the clouds were more fall-like and the angle of the sun had changed. I had to get an extra blanket for the bed!imageI have mixed feelings about fall – I love “sweater-weather” and wearing cashmere and wool, but I don’t like that the days become shorter and the sunlight isn’t as bright. I live at the bottom of a valley, and it takes forever for the sun to finally peek over the hill and the tree-tops and make it down to our little valley!

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I can’t believe how many acorns I have on my lawn. I can’t even go outside in bare feet because they’re everywhere! I wonder whether that’s an indication of a bad winter coming.

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I hate to do this, but I need to reinstate the comment validation. I took it off because people in the survey said they didn’t like it. I completely understand, but from my side, I am being bombarded with dozens and dozens of spam comments every day. They clog my in-box and then I have to delete them all, one at a time. There are so many other things that are a better use of my time than deleting comments like these:imageI get them in Chinese, Russian and barely literate English. They all have crazy links associated with them, which I never click!

Some people mentioned that they couldn’t comment because they didn’t have a blog or a gmail account. You can always click the “anonymous” button and comment that way. I appreciate each and every comment you take time to leave (except if it’s Russian spam).

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I am giving a lecture about why Baltimore’s not just The Wire, on October 1, as part of the Kaleidoscope Continuing Education at Roland Park Country School. imageThere are still some tickets available if you’re interested. Information is here. It’s going to be lots of fun and everyone gets a lovely parting gift!

How was your weekend?

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 10:51 PM

    Radio Lab a program on NPR discussed the topic Bots--- and computer programs designed to talk to people . Bots are every where on line and I am not a bot but the show scared me.

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    1. Pigtown*DesignSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM

      That's why i reinstated the verification... the bots don't get it.

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  2. CynthiaSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:09 PM

    I enjoy your blog so much. It always contains something intriguing! Hoping tickets will be available at the door, as there is a slight possibility we will be in the area that day! Would love to hear your lecture.

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    1. Pigtown*DesignSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM

      There should be a few tix at the door. They usually hold a couple.

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  3. Coulda shoulda wouldaSeptember 16, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    Can I say that on your next trip to London or UK for that matter - you really should consider doing a talk here as you probably know the Wire was huge here. absolutely cultish. I got a thrill when my train went through the same areas that was shown in the show even though it was the less than salubrious part of town. You should think about it as I am sure it would be a huge success - just tell the Guardian you're coming...:)

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    1. Pigtown*DesignSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:15 AM

      Done & dusted! http://www.pigtown-design.blogspot.com/2013/07/baltimore-its-not-just-wire.html I am even cited in the book The Wire: Re-up!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    A comment on Situation Acorn:

    http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/weather/weather_news/acorns--winter-weather-the-connection

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    1. Pigtown*DesignSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:15 AM

      Aha... so it's last summer's crop banging me on the head now!

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  5. Linda @ a design snackSeptember 16, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    I had to turn comment moderation on as well on my blog, so no, I do not mind at all.

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    1. Pigtown*DesignSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:16 AM

      It just got to be too irritating. Since I turned it back on, I haven't had one spam comment.

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  6. KarenaSeptember 16, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Meg, I turned the comment word verification off for awhile. I will see how it goes. That is why I had it on, was all of "like" comments above. I was spending so much time deleting and marking as spam......
    That said I want to make it as easy as possible for readers to leave comments. In my case it really validates, the artists, authors, designers, etc that I feature.

    xoxo
    Karena
    2013 Artists Series

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  7. peggy braswellSeptember 16, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    I applaud you for turning it back on! xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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  8. Rebecca GraceSeptember 16, 2013 at 12:40 PM

    Aw, come on... You mean you weren't even a LITTLE bit tempted to click on the "sexy middle-aged naked ladies" link?! Smirk. ;-)

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  9. An Urban CottageSeptember 16, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    I don't blame you at all. The thing is, I don't even get the purpose of them. I still get a few even with word verification but they rarely even have a link in them. They do often add a few keywords at the end like urban cottage blog which I guess drives google hits. urban cottage blog :)

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