Stay away too long and things change.<\/p>\n
Things like, ads appearing at the bottom of your blog.<\/p>\n
My head must be in the sand, but I had no idea there were ads appearing at the bottom of my blog.<\/p>\n
Color me naive, I never thought about how wordpress managed to offer these lovely templates for us to use to get our thoughts out and still managed to pay their own bills. \u00a0Now I know. \u00a0They sell advertising.<\/p>\n
This is all very new to me, I just discovered this, oh, 30 minutes ago. \u00a0So my initial reaction was to start pulling out “boxes” and pack up my thoughts and move.<\/p>\n
But first I logged in and started poking around. \u00a0I spotted \u00a0a “store” icon on my dashboard. \u00a0Well, I thought, let’s see what’s at the store, so I clicked on it. \u00a0I discovered that I can have an “ad free” environment, for a price. \u00a0That solves the “How do wordpress creators eat?” question. \u00a0Either I pay them or the advertisers pay them.<\/p>\n
I am very uncomfortable with ads running at the bottom of what I hope are thoughtful, provoking or mildly amusing posts of mine.<\/p>\n
I have no problem paying for something I use.<\/p>\n
I must investigate further, see what my options are, and make a decision. \u00a0Of course, not moving is always easiest, but let’s not be hasty. \u00a0My thoughts and I may be moving, or I may be paying for the privilege of being here. \u00a0I don’t know which yet.<\/p>\n
So I imagine that when you come to the end of my less than inspiring thoughts in this post, you will see some sort of video. \u00a0I didn’t choose it. \u00a0I don’t necessarily endorse it. \u00a0And some time SOON it or I will not be here.<\/p>\n
But for now…a word from our sponsor….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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