Hi you all! Krissy here.
I wanted to remind you that submissions for "What's the Caption? Wednesday" are due by 4 PM EDT today (Saturday)! If you'd like to play, click on the link below:
Good luck and thanks for playing!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Guest Editor Picks 5/30/2008
What a wonderful week it has been. I was honored
when chosen to be the Guest Editor this week. And even though I knew it
would be a difficult task in picking just a few journals, it was still
a great honor.
My name is Hadonfield and I have been creating a
journal called The Hadonfield Myers
Experience since May of 2005.
In the 3 years that I have been a part of J Land, as we call it, I have
met some of the most wonderful people and have had the priviledge to
read so many wonderful journals. It has been such a great 3 years in
being a member of J Land. It has become like a family to me. And like a
family member, it is always there when you need a hug or a shoulder to
lean on.
I love to write about Inspiration and Life and
Love that stands the test of time.
These journals are like that in that they too
have inspired me to embrace life more and that they themselves has
stood the test of time.
I hope you will get a chance to check them out
for yourself.
Jude at My Way has both educated and entertained
me since the very first time I ever read her journal My Way. She is
such a classy lady that shares her knowledge of life, politics, and her
love for the great city of Chicago. I hope you will find her journal as
fascinating as I have over the years.
http://journals.aol.com/jmorancoyle/MyWay
Natalie from
Interface has been a source of information over the years that has made
me stop and think and ponder my current beleifs. Interface is
a great journal that I know you will enjoy reading. When the word
doesn't make sense anymore, turn to Nat. That will clear everything up
for you.
http://journals.aol.com/lurkynat/Interface
Allison from
Allisons Corner has been a source of inspiration for me for a very long
time. Her entries are always positive and uplifting. Seeing how she
handles may of lifes difficult situations helps me tohave the strength
to handle mine. For a good dose of daily sunshine, check her
out....
http://journals.aol.com/cuteallison1980/allisons-thoughts
Britt from Britts
Blog is another one of my favorites. She hales from the UK, but now is
calling Florida her home. Her English humor and compasion are a delight
to behold. Like an International coffee, she is Flavorful and
Delightful. You will enjoy her thoughts on Life and Love. If it sounds
like "your cup of tea", check her out
at:
http://journals.aol.com/ukgal36/Brittsblog
For an enjoyable and
inspirational read, I love to visit Dear Diary. Southernmush shares
with us her daily trials and tribulations as she goes about her journey
through life. Her strong committment to family always helps me to
realize how lucky I am to have a family as
well.
http://journals.aol.com/southernmush/DearDiary
And last, but never
ever least, is Amanda Trickey, who hales from Cinncinati. She is a
wonderful young lady who has went from a young girl to a young lady who
is about to be married. I enjoy reading her journal because it fills me
with such a sense of enjoyment. But I must warn you. Her humor is
contagious. Read along as she makes her way towards the Alter to start
her new life in marriage.
http://journals.aol.com/trickeytricky/CountryMyKindaWedding
Choosing just a few
journals from the several dozen that I read was alot harder than I
thought. Because all of the journals that I read on a regular basis
give me strength, bravery, motivation, inspiration, emotional hugs.
They lift me up, they embrace me and let me know that the world is
still a wonderful place to be. They challenge me, they make me stop and
question my thoughts. And very very often they make me chuckle and
forget my troubles when I need a lift. They are like a Family. To which
I am most fortunate and blessed to be a part
of.
I want to thank Vish for giving me an opportunity
to be the Guest Editor this week. It has been an Honor and a
Priviledge.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe
weekend.............
And remember my favorite
saying:
"That which does not
kill us, only serves to make us
Stronger"
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Journals update
Hi folks,
We updated Journals today with
a couple of user facing enhancements and some backend
changes.
1) Additional moods for your entry. This is available
for all English speaking locales (US, UK, CA) and Latino.
2)
A new link called What's Hot.
2) OpenID support for
comments.
So, we finally got around to putting in
more moods so you can better express your state of mind
:)
The What's Hot link is a
product of AOL called Mgnet (pronounced Magnet). This is an intelligent
recommendation engine that brings you stories/articles that you
like. You just have to seed it with some starting
points which are as easy as clicking on some pictures to indicate the
kind of articles you like to read. The engine then learns from your
choices and brings you more of what you like. The more you use it, the
better it gets. Please give it a try.
These guys sit next to our team and they
would welcome any feedback you may have.
As I had mentioned previously,
you can now use your OpenID to post comments to an entry. The promise
of OpenID is to be able to use a single user name and password to
sign-in across the web (that is, wherever OpenID is
supported). The OpenID provider (AOL, myopenid.com,
blogger.com) will validate your credentials and you will be redirected
back to the web site where you came from.
A good web
site to try this on, would be livejournal.com.
LiveJournal has a sign-in link for OpenID at the top right of the page.
If you click that link you will be asked to enter your
OpenID. In the box enter this url "http://openid.aol.com/YourScreenName"
(your screen name and without the quotes). Be sure you put in your
screen name. In my case I would put in
"http://openid.aol.com/vishy2004". You
will then be redirected to the AOL sign-in page where you will be asked
to authenticate. After successfully signing in, you will be sent back
to the LiveJournal page. Now you are signed in to LiveJournal using
your OpenID.
Similarly,
a Blogger user who wants to leave a comment, will be challenged with
the AOL sign-in screen. On that page they will notice a tab for OpenID
(the orange color tab on the far right). When the Blogger user clicks
on the OpenID tab, they will be asked to enter their OpenID. For
Blogger users their OpenID would be of the form
YourBlogName.blogspot.com (for example, one of my test blogs on blogger
is journalsopenid.blogspot.com). Once you enter this information, you
will be taken to the Bloggger sign-in screen where your credentials
will be validated. After successful validation, you will be be sent
back to AOL where you will have to fill out a small form where you will
be asked a couple of questions, one of which is your age (this is to
comply with Child Protection laws). Upon filling out this form
successfully (only a one time thing), you will go to the Comments page
where you can leave a comment.
For this update,
OpenID for comments is available for US journals
only.
More on
OpenID
AOL is an OpenID provider, in that, if you
have an AOL or AIM screen name you automatically get an OpenID. For
example, my OpenID would be http://openid.aol.com/vishy2004. In
fact your OpenID could be your journal name (in my case it would be
http://journals.aol.com/journalseditor/magicsmoke).
It can also be an abbreviation of your journal name like
http://journals.aol.com/journalseditor.
So, whereever it asks for an OpenID you can enter any one of the 3
options I mentioned above.
For more on OpenID click here.
Please give this a try
and let me know if you have any
issues.
Every Day Hero's
I found this inspiring story and wanted to share it with everyone here in J-Land. Please forward this information to as many people as possible.
Many times we hear of the horrible situations kids are living in, or have died in, because of child abuse. There are so many times that I wish there was something I could have done. I know people who work in the system that tries to protect these children. They work hard, long hours. They are overworked and under paid and still they try their best. They need help. You can make a difference. You can help end child abuse and keep kids safe.
There is a group called CASA, Child Appointed Special Advocates that trains people to work with these children and help protect them. The training only takes 30 hours and the time commitment is 10 hours per month. If you have been considering any kind of volunteer work I urge you to look into this opportunity. For more information watch the video clip below and then visit this web site http://www.nationalcasa.org/index.asp. I certainly plan on it.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
How to create a blog dashboard, using AOL Journals and myAOL
Krissy made a comment in the last post on how to create the dashboard I described.
Using myAOL, you can create a page just the way you want it - it's easy to customize, move around content and add new widgets (like the Gas Price one described below).
Here's the 3 steps to start your "dashboard"
1) Goto the AOL Journal you want to add to your myAOL page
Click on the "Feeds" link - it's in the right hand corner
2) You'll see the dialog below.
Click on the "myAOL" button to add this blog to your myAOL page.
3) Now you will see a message that looks like the one below (except it will
show the last updates to the blog - the one below shows Magic Smoke)
This has been added to the myAOL page.
Click "myAOL" and you will see the widget added to your page.
To goto your dashboard, simply enter http://my.aol.com
That's it. Let me know if you have more questions!
--Will @ Willspeaking.com
Using myAOL, you can create a page just the way you want it - it's easy to customize, move around content and add new widgets (like the Gas Price one described below).
Here's the 3 steps to start your "dashboard"
1) Goto the AOL Journal you want to add to your myAOL page
Click on the "Feeds" link - it's in the right hand corner
2) You'll see the dialog below.
Click on the "myAOL" button to add this blog to your myAOL page.
3) Now you will see a message that looks like the one below (except it will
show the last updates to the blog - the one below shows Magic Smoke)
This has been added to the myAOL page.
Click "myAOL" and you will see the widget added to your page.
To goto your dashboard, simply enter http://my.aol.com
That's it. Let me know if you have more questions!
--Will @ Willspeaking.com
Feature Focus : Dashboard for Blogs and a Gas Price Widget on myAOL
myAOL is one of the sister products from AOL. It can be very useful for bloggers. On myAOL, you can also add your favorite blogs to the page (click here to add Magic Smoke).
It can be used as a dashboard to quickly scan the headlines of your
favorite blogs. You can add your own blogs or other peoples. On my
page, I have the headlines from my favorite blogs and scan them at least twice a day.
But my personal favorite is the Gas Price Widget, This shows the cheapest gas price in your area. With gas prices over $4, I like to know the cheapest place.
--Will @ willspeaking.com
It can be used as a dashboard to quickly scan the headlines of your
favorite blogs. You can add your own blogs or other peoples. On my
page, I have the headlines from my favorite blogs and scan them at least twice a day.
But my personal favorite is the Gas Price Widget, This shows the cheapest gas price in your area. With gas prices over $4, I like to know the cheapest place.
--Will @ willspeaking.com
"What's the Caption? Wednesday" #9!
Hi Caption game players! Val here =). It's time for a new picture for "What's the Caption? Wednesday"! Congratulations to last week's winner, Nancy from Nancyluvspix! The picture we have chosen for you will follow the rules below. As usual, we will help you along with entries, so please keep Magic Smoke on alerts!! Have fun and thanks for playing! Val and Krissy =)
* Krissy and I (Val) will place a picture around 9AM EST in
Magic Smoke each Wednesday morning.
* After the picture is posted, place a Caption you feel is
appropriate for the picture in the Comments Section. Please
DO NOT email your submission or put it under any other
Comment Sections. We will not hunt down your submission.
Only submissions placed in the Comment Section under the
picture will be eligible for judging. If you do this as an
entry in your blog, please return to Magic Smoke and put
your submission in the Comments Section.
* Only submit one Caption so others can play!!
* Submissions are due by Saturday 4PM EST. Those
submitted after this time will not be eligible for judging.
* A panel of a few Jland judges (3 or 4) will look over the
Captions and choose what they feel are the best 3 or 4.
These will be posted on Sunday 9 AM EST (or when we
can do it - sometime Sunday morning EARLY) by poll.
* Here comes the fun part! Where you get to participate! You
will be voting for your favorite Caption by poll from Sunday,
9 AM EST (or as soon as we get it posted) through Tuesday
9 AM EST!! At this time we will check the poll and see who the
winner is!! Any voting after 9AM on Tuesday will be ignored.
* We will announce the winner on Tuesday morning with an Award
for his/her sidebar!!
* A new picture will appear the next morning (Wednesday) and we
will have fun all over again!!
* "What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy from
Sometimes I Think and There is a Season.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Winner of "What's the Caption? Wednesday" #8!
Hi, Val here. It's time to announce the winner of "What's the Caption? Wednesday" # 8! We had a blast going through all of the submissions this week! They were so creative and funny! We would like to extend our CONGRATULATIONS to Nancy of Nancyluvspix! Congrats, Nancy!! If you can, stop by and pay her a visit and congratulate her!
We would also like to congratulate runners-up Nancy (nanmm11), Angie (peytonswater), and Marc (makemarc)! Great job, guys!
Below is Nancy's winning submission with this week's photo:
"But Maaaa... all the poodles at
the park are wearing it!"
Here is your Award for your sidebar, Nancy! Right click and save as j.peg. If you have any questions, just pop me or Krissy an email.
Krissy and I would like to thank everyone who submitted a Caption this week! Congratulations again, Nancy!! I will see you tomorrow morning with a new picture for your submissions! Val and Krissy =)
Sunday, May 25, 2008
"What's the Caption? Wednesday" #8 Poll
Hi you all, it's Krissy.
It's time again to choose your favorite caption for this week's "What's the Caption? Wednesday".
Valerie and I thank all of you who submitted captions. You make this game what it is!
Your captions were fantastic this week. There were so many good ones! You made it hard to choose, but a group of Jland judges chose four captions for you all to vote on this week.
So now it's your turn to participate. Using the poll provided below, choose your favorite caption for the photo.
We are asking a few things of you. We want the best caption to win fair and square. Please vote only once. Vote for the caption you like best, not for your favorite author! And please, nobody campaign for votes. You are on your honor.
We have a new rule change. You have until 9 AM Tuesday to vote. That's 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, EDT. On Tuesday morning, after the votes have been recorded, the winner will be announced.
Now have fun! Go and vote!
**"What's the Caption? Wednesday" game is run by Valerie of There is a Season and Krissy of Sometimes I Think
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Reminder for Caption Game
Reminder for Caption Game...
Hi you all, it's Krissy. I want to remind you that your caption for "What's the Caption? Wednesday" is due by 4PM EDT today (Saturday). If you'd like to submit, click on the link below:
Hope you've been enjoying the game!
Krissy (and Valerie) :)
Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday Blogplugs - 5/23
Hi folks,
Hope you guys are getting ready
for the long weekend. The office is empty but here I am, (blog)plugging
away :). By the way, next week you should be seeing
some changes in Journals, specifically, OpenId
support and more moods. The implication of OpenId support is that folks on
Blogger do not have to get AOL/AIM screen names for leaving comments.
I will provide more details when this
happens.
informs
us that Judith Heartsong's essay contest this month is about
"Animals" and urges us to participate. In another post, she is probing
the depths of her emotions while trying to understand the meaning
of life.
*
Charlie poses this hypothetical sports
match-up question "Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 or Philadelphia
Phillies 1980".
* Sherry's
weight loss journey continues with a banana
split story and she has a weight
loss
tip.
* Bill's Wildcat
Wednesday "Frank's RavenCon Adventure, Episode III"
('tis a comic
strip).
* Krissy
recalls
a senior moment and mentions
that her husband John does not need a blood transfusion any time soon.
Anda little light
bulb humor from her.
* Betty takes
us on a tour
of her new house. She is noticing that her memory
is not as sharp as it used to be. Wonders if it is because
she turned
50.
* Laini gives
a thumbs up for Prince
Caspian, the movie.
* Donna has some
pictures of life
on the farm but does not see herself up to
it.
* John gives us the details
of his fall in the shower. Thankfully, he is feeling much
better.
us a little history and background about the songs "Spirit
In The Sky" and "Abraham,
Martin & John". It makes for very interesting
reading.
* Beth
laments that the art
of letter writing is vanishing. Now all you get in the mail
is junk and bills :) She uses Ted Kennedy's illness to highlight the
importance
of family in such situations.
* Tawnya's
Wednesday
Hero is Sgt.John F. Thomas & Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley,
Sr.
* Paul's (this is a different
Paul) final
edition of his list of 100 movies that he really
likes.
* Marie
writes a post about the Trinity.
* Karen is
new to JLand. Please stop
by and say
hello.
* Bill is a
heating technology expert and has started a journal to educate
us about heat losses in
homes.
Contests &
Trivia!
* Weekly
sentence with Val. This week's letters are
TASBTD.
The entries are here.
Lights,
Camera
and
Action!
* Krissy's
JLand Photo Shoot entries
for the subject "Say it with Color".
*
Marie's AOL
Community Photo Challenge, entries for the subject
"Magic Hour", judged
and fun.
Judged
and fun
for the subject "Landscapes in Color"
---
Thanks
again for the blogplugs
this week. Don't forget to tag your best en
tries with
"blogplugs". If you want to be a Guest Editor or have some
interesting (or useful) blogplugs, send your submissions to
JournalsEditor@aol.com and we'll review
them.
~Vish
JLand Photo Shoot subject 134 announced
Here we go with another edition of the JLand Photo Shoot! I hope you will enjoy this one. If you would like to participate in photo shoot #134, you will find it in my blog Sometimes I Think.
This week's photo subject is:
"Say it with Color"
Capture Something Colorful
We will be having an extended photo shoot this time, and submissions will be due on Saturday, May 31, at 11 PM EDT. That's one hour before midnight on Sunday.
All you need to do to play is click on the link below:
Don't forget to come back and leave your link in Sometimes I Think after you post your photo in your own blog! I hope you enjoy playing along!
Krissy :)
Guest Editor Picks 5-23-08
First off, I would like to Thank Vish for the invitation and
opportunity to seize the Guest Editor position for one week, it shall
be my honor.
My name is Rebecca, and I have claimed the journal ~In The Shadow Of The
Iris~ since November of 2004. The
sheer fact that I'm still around after all these years should qualify
me as an Old Timer. I can actually say, "I remember when AOL
journals....." and back it up with stories of dial up disappearing
entry disasters, no entry spell checks, zero advertisements, and an
About Me sidebar with only enough room for 200 characters
<gasp>
Since there seems to be two sides to every coin in life, I started a
second journal a year ago to catch what I'll deem, random writings of
the undefined sort. This side of the coin can be located, heads up, at
~Lavender
Black~ I'll let my two journals and their
differences speak for themselves at this point in
time...................
As
I imagine anyone in this position would say, picking only a handful of
journals to feature is akin to picking a favorite child out of your own
children, it goes against my internal grain. But rules are rules, and
in no particular order, nor reflection of all the journals I read on a
regular basis (and it helps that many of my favorite journals have been
already featured in the past months) I shine light on some writers that
all carry their own unique voice within our
community.
Marc located at Sober Gay Poz
Ex-Con is a writer with an array of
topics splashed across his pages. He often tackles subject matter in an
authentic, no holds bar manner. He writes with honesty, humor and I
consider him a very talented writer. He writes virtually every single
day, which is dedication if I've ever seen it. Marc is also the artist
of Hy-art, a visual aspect of his journal I enjoy again and again.
Robin weaves from the canvas of Random
Threads . Honestly, I never know what
she's going to write about. Everyday meanderings, political movements,
a meme I pretend I never noticed <wink> and life itself.
When I read her journal, I get the feeling I'm chit-chatting with a
friend over coffee. She's very clever and I can always appreciate
someone who keeps me on my reading toes.
Betty's journal of Creativity--Bits and
Pieces is a place of beauty and grace.
Her entries are short, enchanting and a journey through the mind and
design of an artist. I've been a quiet observer of her talent,
organization and observations for a long time now. She posts regularly
and if you have a love of photography, following her path is sure to
inspire.
Sandi resides in the land of Life Is Full Of
Surprises . She maintains an eclectic
array of entries which cover just about any topic we can think of. Some
days I'll read her original prose, a rant about politics, a piece about
humanity, a day in her life, and entries that remind me to think about
the bigger picture in life.
In every group, there should be at least one smart backside ( I would
type the other word, but I don't want my Guest Editorship revoked on
the first day) and that person would be Dan,
from The Wisdom of a Distracted
Mind . He says his journal is fat free, but I
consider his daily postings filled to the brim with fatty wit,
interesting observations and sometimes jaw dropping facts about the
world we live in. His journal is a guaranteed smile.
The last journal I would like to encourage everyone to visit is by
Judith, at the beautiful canvas of Judith HeartSong .
Beyond being a beautifulspirit and writing almost daily of her world,
she offers a monthly community based Artsy contest for all to enter.
She provides a topic, a group of judges reviews everyone's entries and
the one that sparkles the most wins a beautiful original piece of
artwork from Judith. It's that simple and what a wonderful way to
showcase everyone's journals. The May essay contest is already under
way...................
I hope everyone has a beautiful week, filled with extraordinary.
~ Rebecca
Anne ~
In
The Shadow Of The Iris
&
AOL Community Challenge-The Magic Hour-JUDGED & FUN
JUDGED & FUN Categories
The Magic hour, or Golden hour is the first & last hour of sunlight.
It's
the 1/2 hour before the sun rises, & 1/2 after the sun rises.
It's also the 1/2 hour before sunset & 1/2 hour after.
So with this challenge you will need a tripod & a timer or a remote.
You
will also have a month to work on this. You can use a file photo, but
I think it would be good if we can all try to get out & do this
challenge with new photos.
I plan on taking a number of photos
during the magic hour to see how the colors change. This is a personal
challenge for me & I welcome all to this challenge.
This challenge starts Today May 23 & will end June 27. It will be our last JUDGED category until the fall.
Go to Our Challenge Journal & add your entry link in the comment sections, pick the category & add your link. If you are new to our challenge we suggest the FUN category.
More info, go here ....Magic Hour Times Two
AOL Community Challenge-The Animal Within FUN ONLY!
AOL Community Challenge-The Animal Within FUN ONLY!
The Animal Within~FUN Category only
This
is not just an animal image, it can be a bird, fish or insects.....Post
a photo of a living thing(no plants) that represents you, a self portrait, but using a photo of an animal or living thing. Be creative...Ü
This is only for the Fun category. You have a week to enter & try to post between May 23rd through May 30th. (no old entries) Read guidelines & add your permalink, on Our Challenge Journal.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Bloggers Creed Challenge
We here in J-land try to uphold certain standard, however they have never been written down. Below I have written a creed by which I write and journal/blog by. It is my hope that everyone in J-Land would live up to these standards. However I know that there are folks out there called "trolls" that cause a great deal of upset to many. Perhaps if they have a written standard to go by they will choose to behave in a more productive way. Additionally, it is my hope that it will empower those hurt by "trolls" to stand up for themselves and politely dismiss the bothersome troll.
The Bloggers Creed
I believe in free speech.
I will choose my words carefully so that my thoughts are fully expressed in order that you may form a clear understanding of what I am saying.
I promise all that I write are my original thoughts and writings.
I will not claim others work as my own.
When necessary I will obtain permission for using other work.
I enjoy sharing my point of view and learning yours.
I may not agree with what you say, but I believe you have the right to say it.
When I respond to comments or blog entries, I promise to do so with dignity and respect.
I will stop and comment as often as I can.
I enjoy when you stop and comment on my blog and will respond when appropriate and as timely as possible.
Blogging is a right and privilege, it is not a commitment. This forms a mutual understanding that there will be times of ebb and flow both in my blog and my ability to visit yours.
I am human and I will make mistakes. When this happens please be gentle with me when you point out my mistakes. I promise to do the same for you.
I believe that blogging has the power to bring people together, add to the common good, promote understanding and empower the individual.
I promise to practice this creed and share it with others.
~Rosemary Gandolfo 5/22/08
Please give credit to author and artists
Today is a three part challenge.
Part 1:
Snag this link or sidebar tag: The Bloggers Creed
Add it to your side bar so that anyone who visits your blog will know that you have standards and expect those that comment to have the same.
Part 2:
If you would like something added to the creed, please contact me. It is my hope that we can have a uniform creed to live by.
Part 3:
Any folks out there who like to do tags and are interested in producing a tag for this (in addition to the one that is here), please send me your ideas. I would love to add a variety of side bar tags for this.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
"What's the Caption? Wednesday" #8!...
Hi, Val here =). It's time for a new picture for "What's the Caption? Wednesday"! Once again, congratulations to last week's winner, Indigo from Raven's Lament! We will help you along with entries as usual, so keep Magic Smoke on alerts!! The picture will follow the rules. We hope you will have lots of fun with this picture! Thanks for playing and have a great rest of the week! Val and Krissy =)
* Krissy and I (Val) will place a picture around 9AM EST in
Magic Smoke each Wednesday morning.
* After the picture is posted, place a Caption you feel is
appropriate for the picture in the Comments Section. Please
DO NOT email your submission or put it under any other
Comment Sections. We will not hunt down your submission.
Only submissions placed in the Comment Section under the
picture will be eligible for judging. If you do this as an
entry in your blog, please return to Magic Smoke and put
your submission in the Comments Section.
* Only submit one Caption so others can play!!
* Submissions are due by Saturday 4PM EST. Those submitted
after this time will not be eligible for judging.
* A panel of a few Jland judges (3 or 4) will look over the
Captions and choose what they feel are the best 3 or 4.
These will be posted on Sunday 9 AM EST (or when we
can do it - sometime Sunday morning EARLY) by poll.
* Here comes the fun part! Where you get to participate! You
will be voting for your favorite Caption by poll from Sunday
9 AM EST (or as soon as we get it posted) through Midnight
Monday EST!! At midnight we will check the poll and see who
the winner is!! Any voting after midnight will be ignored.
* We will announce the winner on Tuesday morning with an Award
for his/her sidebar!!
* A new picture will appear the next morning (Wednesday) and we
will have fun all over again!!
* "What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy from
Sometimes I Think and Valerie from There is a Season.
Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption game, word game, word games, blogplugs
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Winner of "What's the Caption? Wednesday"!...
Hi, Valerie here. It's time to announce the winner of "What's the Caption? Wednesday" #7! Krissy and I would like to CONGRATULATE Indigo of Raven's Lament! Congrats, Indigo!! Stop by and pay her a visit and congratulate her if you are able!
We would also like to congratulate runners-up Celeste (csandhollow), Connie (specialadyfink), and Paul (plittle)! Great job, guys!
Indigo's winning submission with this week's photo is below:
It's so easy, even a
caveman can do it!
Below is your Award for your sidebar, Indigo! Right click and save as j.peg. If you have any questions, just pop me or Krissy an email.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a Caption this week! Congratulations again, Indigo!! See you tomorrow morning with a new picture for your submissions! Have a super day! Val and Krissy =)
Sunday, May 18, 2008
"What's the Caption? Wednesday" #7 Poll
Hi, it's Krissy. Sorry about posting late today. I hate to do this to you all. Let me tell you what happened.
I awoke pretty early, and got on the computer. But, ugghhh, this narcolepsy of mine - I must have fallen asleep 10 times while at the computer. I absolutely hate narcolepsy. Some days are like this. I just keep falling asleep. Sometimes it is for a few minutes. And sometimes it is for a few hours. Well, this morning it was both. After falling asleep repeatedly for intervals that lasted a few seconds each, I fell asleep for about three hours. Ughhhhhh. So that's the reason for posting so late.
But now let's get on with the game!
Valerie and I want to thank all of you who submitted captions for this week's "What's the Caption? Wednesday".
A panel of JLand judges has looked over all the captions, and has chosen four for you to vote on.
So now it's your turn to participate. Using the poll we have provided, choose your favorite caption for the photo below.
We are asking a few things of you. We want the best caption to win fair and square. Please vote only once. Vote for the caption you like best, not for your favorite author! And please, nobody campaign for votes. You are on your honor.
You have until midnight on Monday to vote. On Tuesday morning the winner will be announced.
Now have fun! ~ now go and vote!
**"What's the Caption? Wednesday" game is run by Valerie of There is a Season and Krissy of Sometimes I Think
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Reminder for Caption Game...
Hi you all, it's Krissy. I want to remind you that your caption for "What's the Caption? Wednesday" is due by 4PM EDT today. If you would like to submit this week, click on the link below:
Finally I'd like to ask you a question.
Have you enjoyed this game? If so, would you be willing to email one other journaler/blogger who does not play "What's the Caption? Wednesday" and ask them to join in? If you can, consider emailing them today. Don't forget to ask them to put Magic Smoke on alerts, so they can follow the game.
Krissy :)
Friday, May 16, 2008
Friday Blogplugs - 5/16
Hi folks,
A slow day at work, as a lot of
folks are out (probably enjoying the 100 degree heat that we are having
today :)). Let's see what
we got for
blogplugs.
describes
three very poignant moments in her life this
week.
*
Betty begins a new
chapter in her life after her son moved out. She is wondering
what is in store for her and wants the Lord to help her thru this time.
She also found this great
place for Corgi, when she was away on
vacation.
* Christopher
wants to share
his New York
pics.
* Ken tells
us how to find the cheapest
gas prices in your area. Mapquest also has something
similar.
* Krissy has
some good
news about her shoulder, in that she doesn't need surgery.
And you may be happy
to hear that John's neck is not broken, just sprained
ligaments.
* Sherry
details
a very busy week but she got thru
it.
* Charlie
poses this hypothetical sports
match-up question:"Nancy Kerrigan vs Tonya Harding ? Kerrigan
is favored....result TBA".
* Celeste
blogs about the price
of food these days.
* Jimmy
is his usual ebullient
self, except a year older. Happy Birthday
Jimmy!
Quarante Ore – a solemn exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for forty
hours.
* Paul describes
growing up in the age of the Rat
Pack.
* Tawnya's
Wednesday
Hero is Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila From Sierra
Vista, Arizona.
* Bethe posts
an entry about "HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL~ MAY 14".
Contests &
Trivia!
* Weekly
sentence with Val. This week's letters are
STESTD.
The winner is here.
* Monday Morning
Question with Krissy. The Brady Bunch, was this a
great moment in American television ?
Responses are here.
Lights,
Camera
and
Action!
* Krissy's
JLand Photo Shoot entries
for the subject "Spring".
*
Marie's AOL
Community Photo Challenge, entries for the subject
"Landscapes in Color", judged
and fun.
---
Thanks
again for the blogplugs
this week. Don't forget to tag your best en
tries with
"blogplugs". If you want to be a Guest Editor or have some
interesting (or useful) blogplugs, send your submissions to
JournalsEditor@aol.com and we'll review
them.
~Vish
Guest Editor Picks May 16,2008
Hi
Everyone
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I would
like to thank the editors of 'Magic
Smoke'
for asking
me to be their journals guest editor this
time..
I was completely
flabbergasted that I was picked!!
I'm
Connie
,my main journal is
Anyway.......
and my
new photo journal is FREEZE
FRAME.
Please drop by and
visit them, I'm always glad to
have visitors.
The only job I've
ever had was as an Avon lady for a few
months.
I have been married to my wonderful hubby,Bob
for 41
years.
We have one
son and two daughters .
Two
grandsons and two
grandaughters.
We live in rural
Ohio on 15 acres.
We raise our own
beef for our kids and us.
We have two mixed
breed outside dogs,
Miss
Queenie and Miss
Molly .
And a
mixed breed inside dog, Miss Nala-who
has her
own journal,'Woof Woof''.
We have two
timber wolves ,Shasta and
Cher.
And we have many
barn cats.
I enjoy
riding my 4 wheelers.
I have two
Blasters and they are a 'blast'
Our daughter and son
and their kids all ride
with me
when they
can.
I love taking
photographs.
I just started
making tags and layouts.
***********
I actually am a new
reader to some of these journals .
I
think I found some by way of comments they
left
in
my journal and I found some by way
of comments
they left in others
journals.
I hope you find one or more that is new to
you and go
around and give them
a nice J-Land 'Hello'
***********
Rebecca,
is a very sweet gal.You can call her Journey
,
if you'd
like. She is from Ohio, just like me.
She visited my
journal and fell in love with a tag I did with
a country home and
said if she could get a home in the country
it would look just
like that,would I please put Journeyz
Dreamon
it.
So I did,
and made other ones for her also.
She has a
very busy life even though
she
has some medical problems.
Please stop by and get to know
her.
I'm
sure you will like her and become fast friends.
***********
I had
picked Chuck
and then when I went to the test
journal ,I saw the
guest editor before me had also
picked him .But I am am still including him, as
he deserves
another
plug.
I saw a comment
Chuck had left someone,so I had to go see
who this
was....and he had me laughing from the get-go.
He also dabbles
(dribble and dabble,LOL) in art and he wears
many painters
smocks,Piccaso,Monet,Worhol and some I
haven't
even discovered or is it he hasn't even
discovered yet?.
You have
to see for yourself. Here's the
link-
***********
Donna is a new
'grandma' to baby Emma,whose mommy
she
took under her angel
wings when she was a child.So she is
'grandma' to new Emma.
Donna lives for the Lord.
I enjoy reading the
goings on in her life, as I am sure
you will
also.
***********
June-Dear-Dear-
June
There is
alot to love about
June.
First
and foremost -she loves the Lord.
She has
been through a roller coaster life and has come
through it
with style, grace and a wonderful sense
of humor.
She cracks me up.But
she also keeps me grounded.
I keep
trying to convince her to have her
journal
published as a
book . June will
intrigue you.She will inspire
you to see life
differently....To live life with a happy heart.
June also
has a shared prayer journal.
***********
Jenny
is a vivacious young gal from England and
foremost
she is the #1 Queen
fan --
(not the Queen mum,although I'm
sure she's quite
fond of her also) -.The rock group Queen!!
She also
loves other rock groups,Foo Fighters,Kaiser
Chiefs
and
many others.
She goes to lots of
concerts with her best buds .
Just sit
back and relax and read about her side
splitting
tales
of her good
times (and some not so good times)
.
She leaves you
waiting for the next chapter in the life
of
Jenny.
***********
I sure hope that I
have put in a good enough plug for these
deserving J-Landers and lots
and lots of you pop in and
get to know them- I
know you'll be glad that you did.
Thanks for having
me !!
This was
fun
~Connie~
~*~
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