Blog Feed: The How Not To Blog

Daily Caller ArticleBy Jen Veldhuyzen@petrepanThe Supreme Court struck down a complaint April 2 from a man subjected to invasive strip searches for an unpaid traffic fine.But despite the setback from America’s highest judicial authority, his attorney said Wednesday that she may file a petition for a re-hearing. The battle, attorney Susan C. Lask told The Daily Caller, is not over yet.“This is about non-criminal offenders, and protecting their rights. It’s about the grandmother with the bro [..] > read more

How Not to Stay on Topic: Fiction, News, and Feelings

Published on 2012-03-15 09:17:00

Another blog post for another day! I realized today, what with my writing fiction so much and all, that I really ought to have a blog for writing fiction. Or writing about fiction. But I think it's so pretentious to pretend (wow) that I have wonderful great advice for people on that--while I do know a little more about the publishing process than the average grunt, I'm still...well, the average grunt. So I guess that's why I don't have THAT going on. Although, I suppose, pretending to know every [..] > read more

Random Kind Comments on Youtube--You have the power (of Greyskull)

Published on 2012-03-10 14:34:00

If, instead of posting critical things, all several thousand of you posted three kind comments on three youtube videos every day, we could brighten several thousand days for several thousand people.That's pretty sweet. > read more

Tips for Home Care Providers on Working with a Child with Autism

Published on 2012-01-24 23:09:00

NOTE BEFORE YOU READI sold a much shorter, clearer, and more blog-like blog on this topic to Tender Tree Home Care a little while back. Check http://www.tendertree.com/ to learn more about home care of all kinds. The "blog" you'll see below is completely different, much longer post, so it's probably worth it to check out Tender Tree's blog post first. Without further ado--here are a few tips for working with a child with autism derived from a combination of ABA training, Sunrise training, and ex [..] > read more

Homecare for Family Members with Handicaps: What to Pay, and How to Find Help

Published on 2012-01-12 19:19:00

When my cousin came over just before Christmas Eve, small talk brought up her new job working for a wealthy family member who became paralyzed in a diving accident. My cousin has to help him get dressed, eat, accompany him to the gym, and do everything else that you may have to do with your friend or family member with physical or neurological disabilities. We got around to talking about payment, and she explained she's taking a cut in pay because he's a relative. It can be a hard question--what [..] > read more

Book Review: M-1 Garand Assembly Guide (so where you can look to find out about modifying your M-1 Garand)

Published on 2011-12-23 11:46:00

Some people learn by reading; others learn by doing.For the gun owners who lie in the latter category, a historic firearm becomes more than a relic to hang above their fireplaces while they sit under it and read of its exploits.For those hands-on learners, historic guns become bygone battlefields for minds and fingers to explore--a way for you to connect with whatever past soldier first field-stripped that gun years ago.Geared towards that hands-on historic gun collector, "The M-1 Garand [..] > read more

How to make an old gun (M-1 Garand) shoot like new. Okay, not really. How to make your historic M-1 Garand more accurate

Published on 2011-12-21 10:17:00

Image courtesy of army.milReserve color guard honors World War II veterans at a football game Nov. 8, 2010 in WWII uniform, with M-1 GarandsGuns & Patriots asked Garand expert Dr. Walter J. Kuleck, a board-member of the Garand Collector’s Association and author of several authoritative gun manuals, what tweaks can give your Garand its best competition accuracy.� [..] > read more

Kim Jong Il is Dead--What Next? Clinton&Genba summit, persecuted Christians, and political analysis of life after his death

Published on 2011-12-20 16:01:00

Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton met Japan's Foreign Minister Dec. 19 to plan a strategy with regards to North Korea as humanitarians worldwide expressed hope--and fear--in the wake of Kim Jong Il's death. "We share the recognition that it is important to make sure that the latest event would not negatively affect the peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," said Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba. "For this purpose we affirm to closely monitor the situation concerned and to c [..] > read more

U.S. Infantry Weapons in Combat: A book review, snapshots of soldiers and the weapons they loved

Published on 2011-12-16 11:28:00

Poster image courtesy of army.milForeground:(left to right) a 1945 Army tank guard with a submachine gun, a Major with an M-1 carbine, and his radioman, with an M-1 rifle.Step inside this book, and you slip into heavy boots in muddy foxholes, stiff fingers shivering as you field strip a frozen M-1 or clean your Browning Automatic Rifle with its .45 caliber brass [..] > read more

Getting better at updatin' faster: MF Global CEO says it's not his fault, it's taxes!

Published on 2011-12-09 08:25:00

For those of you who don't know, MF Global failed around Halloween, costing tons of people millions of dollars.Here's my story about the Congressional hearing.Testifying Dec. 8 before the House Agriculture Committee, the former CEO of commodities brokerage MF Global blamed new tax laws, not his bets on European sovereign debt, nor the $1.2 billion in missing client funds for the company’s Halloween bankruptcy filing.The company’s losses that forced the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing came f [..] > read more

Rand Paul and the White House on Education--American Action Forum, vouchers, and how Dr. Paul Jr. wants to take away summer vacation = P

Published on 2011-12-07 14:15:00

Sen. Randal H. "Rand" Paul (R.-Ky.) At a packed education forum Dec. 1 a Bluegrass Senator urged changes like merit-based teacher salaries and vouchers to guarantee students better value for parents’ taxes--without increasing education funding.“Let’s figure out how to have competition in our schools—competition for better schools,” said Sen. Randal H. “Rand” Paul (R.-Ky.) to the American Action Forum.“Let the students decide where to go; attach the money to the kids, and th [..] > read more

The State Department changes its response from "No M-1 Garands" to "Yes, maybe"--and I got to hear it first. = P

Published on 2011-12-06 14:40:00

Big, big how not to no-no. No putting smileys in titles. Absolutely not. It looks juvenile. Teenage. Distinctly unprofessional. Smileys are great for personal blogs, and even for news blogging within the text when the tone allows, but absolutely not for this article:"The State Department announced Dec. 2 that it will re-consider its stance against allowing M-1 Garands into the United States if South Korea offers another sale. “The Department will consider a new request from the Republic of [..] > read more

Tester Introduces Defense Authorization Amendment to Prevent EPA from Banning Traditional Ammo and Tackle--(How Not to Link an Article on Your Blog). And I Make This Title Longer. Again.

Published on 2011-12-05 10:22:00

A Treasure State Democratic senator introduced an amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization Act Nov. 29 ensuring hunters and anglers can continue using traditional ammunition and fishing tackle.“When it comes to our outdoor heritage, Montana’s hunters and anglers deserve common sense,” said Sen. Jon Tester (D.-Mont.), chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. “It’s my job to make sure that Montana’s sportsmen can access and enjoy the Big Sky’s great outd [..] > read more

Honey and Why It is Sticking To You Now

Published on 2011-06-30 08:44:00

__ ______________Lisa SchuttAnthropology of Food Farmer's Market6/25/2011Sticking People Together, Making People "Stick" Out: Oh, Honey Almost everyone around the world eventually discovers that food brings people together and apart. Bread and rice > read more

Vikings, Rice Pudding, and Being Different, Goshdarnit!

Published on 2011-06-22 16:26:00

____ _____________Professor ShuttFood Anthropology Ritual Assignment6/23/2011Risalamande: How Different is Good Throughout history, the descendents of the Vikings on the sm > read more

Kind of Poorly Written Essay on So-called "Social Darwinism" in 20th Century Europe

Published on 2011-06-13 11:53:00

Social Darwinism waited in the shadows for worldwide attention for eons, and still lurks over humanity today. The idea that the human race could improve by selective breeding dates back to Aristotle's teacher in ancient Greece. It finally got its > read more

Kind of Poorly Written Essay on So-called "Social Darwinism" in 20th Century Europe

Published on 2011-06-13 11:53:00

Blind, Rich, and Afraid: A New View on PreWWII Appeasement

Published on 2011-05-31 17:47:00

People often see the politics of appeasement worked up by Britain and France in the build-up to WWII with disgust or irony, perhaps the way they would view two bodybuilders donating machine guns to a skinny > read more

Blind, Rich, and Afraid: A New View on PreWWII Appeasement

Published on 2011-05-31 17:47:00

CD-44 Molecule

Published on 2011-05-23 08:33:00

This is really, really cool thing I did!!! It moves and stuff!!!In short, in this interactive presentation you can learn all about the very important CD-44 molecule, it's structure, and it's function. This is the only place on the web whe > read more

CD-44 Molecule

Published on 2011-05-23 08:33:00

This is really, really cool thing I did!!! It moves and stuff!!! In short, in this interactive presentation you can learn all about the very important CD-44 molecule, it's structure, and it's function. This is the only place on the web w > read more

My Friend Connie, East Asia, and Free Discourse of Ideas (How Not To Update, How Not To Keep Your E-mail Address Private)

Published on 2011-05-21 14:13:00

My friend Connie is going to an East Asian country posing as a college student, and yesterday was Draw Mohammed Day. What do those two things have to do with each other? Free discourse of ideas. I may or may not agree with Draw Mohammed D > read more

My Friend Connie, East Asia, and Free Discourse of Ideas (How Not To Update, How Not To Keep Your E-mail Address Private)

Published on 2011-05-21 14:13:00

Christian Explosion or Imperialist Rape: Missions in Korea...(another review)

Published on 2011-05-16 21:23:00

___ __________Professor SchukerHIEU 341211/4/2010The Christian Explosion and European Imperialism in Korea Bloodstained priestly garb, sopping with the rape of ideas and th > read more

Christian Explosion or Imperialist Rape: Missions in Korea...(another review)

Published on 2011-05-16 21:23:00

___ __________Professor SchukerHIEU 341211/4/2010The Christian Explosion and European Imperialism in Korea Bloodstained priestly garb, sopping with the rape of ideas and th > read more

Good reading about Imperial Chinese Family: Review of Ebrey's Case Study of the Po Ling T'sui Family

Published on 2011-05-10 09:58:00

______ _____________Imperial Chinese FamilyCong Ellen Zhang2/10/2011The Mechanics of a River: Patricia Ebrey's Study of the Po'Ling T'suis A good story usually flows like a stream: sof > read more

Good reading about Imperial Chinese Family: Review of Ebrey's Case Study of the Po Ling T'sui Family

Published on 2011-05-10 09:58:00

______ _____________ Imperial Chinese FamilyCong Ellen Zhang2/10/2011The Mechanics of a River: Patricia Ebrey's Study of the Po'Ling T'suis A good story usually flows like a stream: s > read more

Why Christianity Survived in Korea: Swing Dancing and Different Perspectives

Published on 2011-05-02 13:38:00

Jen VeldhuyzenProfessor DimbergHIEA 45115/2/2011Dancers and Diatribes: Discussions on Korean Christianity and Political Activism Good swing dancers move without speaking. Communication happens in a flo > read more

Why Christianity Survived in Korea: Swing Dancing and Different Perspectives

Published on 2011-05-02 13:38:00

Jen Veldhuyzen Professor DimbergHIEA 45115/2/2011Dancers and Diatribes: Discussions on Korean Christianity and Political Activism Good swing dancers move without speaking. Communication happens in a fl > read more

Why God is Mean: Thoughts on Christmas with Jackie, from my former self

Published on 2011-04-30 20:36:00

Christmas with Jackie Q. My mother left one Friday morning before I left for school. The quick goodbye and the muffled smile from inside the huge black coat would be the last I saw of her for two weeks. I thought it was tough enough being the eldes > read more

Why God is Mean: Thoughts on Christmas with Jackie, from my former self

Published on 2011-04-30 20:36:00

Little Autism Study from Highschool

Published on 2011-04-26 13:15:00

This is an old autism survey I did. It cannot, of course, demonstrate how biological damage to mothers really affects childen on a scientific level, but it does demonstrate how mothers of children with autism (the SubA group) think differently about > read more

Little Autism Study from Highschool

Published on 2011-04-26 13:15:00

How Not to Lose When You're Alone, from my former high school self

Published on 2011-04-20 14:08:00

The moon glows over the lone warrior, the lone Wolf, standing on the hill amidst the fallen lying in mounds, in rivers flowing down from his feet. Waiting, watching—IT will come tonight. Again—and this time, IT will be stronger. And this time, > read more

How Not to Lose When You're Alone, from my former high school self

Published on 2011-04-20 14:08:00

The Voices in my Head Are Singing, by a former self (Or How Not to take the Little Things for Granted)

Published on 2011-04-19 21:46:00

Green SpidersI have a symphony in my head wherever I go. Literally orchestras and rock bands move through my cranium and at any given time something is playing inside there. Everything from heavy metal to classical, rap, rock, pop, ambient, you nam > read more

Kookaburra in an orgasm: on teenage girls, by my former, angry self

Published on 2011-04-17 15:54:00

Jen VeldhuyzenMrs. WellsSarcasm/Reductio Free Write11/20/06Tell me more, please Teenage girls gather in the most beautifully enchanting groups. They speak softly and laugh shrilly every once in a while with the intensity of a > read more

Short Comparative Summary of Africa vs. Europe in World History

Published on 2011-04-17 14:25:00

Summaries of points of view in "Africa in World History" by Gilbert and Reynolds, "The African Diaspora" by Manning, and "Worlds Together, Worlds Apart" by Tignor et al Historians have many different views on what characterized past contact bet > read more

How Not To Explain What You Meant In a Previous Post

Published on 2011-04-17 01:19:00

SO I've been uploading some old stuff recently--the last two posts were from high school, actually. So long ago.Actually not really, I remember it all like it was yesterday, as they say. Anyway, so when I said, "from a former self" that j > read more

How Not To Be Depressed, from a former self of mine

Published on 2011-04-14 14:18:00

A child shivers in the freezing nighttime temperatures of the deserts of Southern Sudan. A sister turns to prostitution to keep her family alive while her father is in prison for his religious beliefs. A man is beaten to death with electr > read more

Thoughts from a former self of mine...on Guns.

Published on 2011-04-14 13:59:00

Pleasing the Pacifists, Contenting the Killers Our society is plagued by malcontent murderers. A husband shoots his wife and children over a simple household issue that could have resolved itself with marriage counseling. T > read more

How Not to Redesign Your Blog, and Pagan Gods

Published on 2011-04-13 19:37:00

So, first rule of failing at redesign--plagiarize.And then, fail at plagiarism, when you let everyone know that they can get cool backgrounds like this at beverage.deviantart.com.Mwahahaha the cyclical failure is killing you, I know! Anyway, and the > read more

Trampling the Prolife Movement Under a Fiscal Stampede

Published on 2011-02-13 23:47:00

Betsy McCaughey, the spokeswoman of Defending Your Health Care, preached to an electrified, all standing crowd with her hands raised to heaven as I entered the room. This year CPAC, the annual Conservative Political Action Convention, glowed with th > read more

Necrotizing Fasciitis Early Diagnosis: Etiological Review

Published on 2011-02-08 10:00:00

Necrotizing Fasciitis Early Diagnosis: Etiologic Review Steven Lee, Jennifer Veldhuyzen, Anh Tuan Vo Biomedical Engineering Dept, School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Virginia 415 Lane Road, Charlottesville, VA 22908 434-924-5101 > read more

How Not To Update Frequently

Published on 2010-12-31 11:45:00

As you can see, I also do not believe in updating frequently. Why? Well, any time you update a blog frequently, you maintain interest. You maintain web traffic. You get hits on your Google Ads and you make money. Etc Etc. Why would you ever wan > read more

Published on 2010-12-14 18:33:00

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How Not To Design A Header

Published on 2010-12-11 16:59:00

Another good way to ensure that your blog receives absolutely no traffic whatsoever: create a horrible header. First off, you will need to reuse a header from another blog. Nothing turns an audience off like a boring, re-used header that has absolu > read more

How Not To Write A Song Parody

Published on 2010-12-11 13:52:00

First off, do not ever, ever, ever include the title in the Title area. Put it down below, after a lame introduction that mostly lists your own non-achievements. Also, make a parody that only relates to you, and then explain what it means to you un > read more

Social things I learned from Homeschool and Things I learned from Public School

Published on 2010-12-11 13:51:00

Mend th' sailsSocial things I learned from Homeschool and Things I learned from Public Schoolscrawled by Petre Pan on t' date o' Satarrrday, Januarrrry 9, 2010 roundabouts 9:55 in the mornin'Homeschool:-How to say it straight and say it loud.-Bei > read more

Legal Racial Inequity and the Sociology Department at UVa: thoughts from an uneducated, uncultured child

Published on 2010-12-11 13:48:00

[Correction--this view I'm arguing against was only one of several presented in a UVA sociology class, and does NOT actually represent the view of the professor or the department]If I am not mistaken, the argument presented to me follows this train > read more

The Good, the Bad, and The Beautiful of Medieval Courtship

Published on 2010-12-11 13:19:00

Buxom California blondes in layers of gaudy fabric dragged off by angry bearded men with fake British accents, slender brunette rebels sold by dictatorial fathers to greasy rich barons, and square-jawed Gillette-shaven youths stepping in against all > read more

To Own People or Land?

Published on 2010-12-10 15:52:00

“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an independent socialist state representing the interests of all the Korean people.”i Boldly and unabashedly, the DPRK constitution remains vehement testimony right there that the both Koreas claim > read more

The Economic Testing Ground

Published on 2010-12-10 14:20:00

Peter Pan and Captain Hook, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, South and North Korea--people tend to see things in terms of opposite lines. In Korea, the tendency to view the “other side” politically as a complete opposite has marked inter-Korean r > read more

Moving the Blog!!!

Published on 2010-12-10 13:46:00

Hey! I felt like Prometheus Studies really needed its own blog with its own url, and that thehownotto still needed to happen. So this site is once again dedicated to how not to blog! Be ready for long-winded academic (BLECH) posts about everything > read more

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