tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70354483895947674412024-03-14T02:44:42.298+08:00Sorry,all the clever names are taken.Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-60455440032680637012022-09-25T10:19:00.002+08:002022-11-08T08:51:08.008+08:00VW Beetle - number 73<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKiqXF4rH-YZwTA2bwC5E4DTU6dO1zViDTfhlJwOb2zIxeZ84-U6G7aXuyAEBBNDHdDdE2rw9bqMqP8yljamomkIuq3CPMe4MAEbJ7WNZxaULJ5M1P-sn0mZ9dPGB-UXuzzkKcL-_DdgDD21SW-aTuArcHl_1ZlgZoMdH_sQrkpxs_tSJQtxAvw_i/s2000/73a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKiqXF4rH-YZwTA2bwC5E4DTU6dO1zViDTfhlJwOb2zIxeZ84-U6G7aXuyAEBBNDHdDdE2rw9bqMqP8yljamomkIuq3CPMe4MAEbJ7WNZxaULJ5M1P-sn0mZ9dPGB-UXuzzkKcL-_DdgDD21SW-aTuArcHl_1ZlgZoMdH_sQrkpxs_tSJQtxAvw_i/s320/73a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<b>Note:</b>This will be simultaneously posted to all three of my blogs- <br />
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Anyone who has followed me for any length of time is aware of my occasional posting of photos of <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/search/label/Volkswagens" target="_blank"> Volkswagen Beetles that I might happen upon while roaming about Dumaguete and Sibulan.</a> This will be the 70th VW post published onto the first blog. Those 70 posts have featured 73 different Beetles - not including the VWs featured in <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-vws-of-davao.html" target="_blank">a blog post on VWs in Davao.</a><br /><br />
As has been my routine for over a year, I went out early this morning on my <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/search/label/cycling" target="_blank">bicycle.</a> I don't always take the same route; I'm likely to go anywhere within a five or six mile radius of my home. Today, I took a slight detour toward the Negros Oriental Convention Center not far from the Main Campus of Negros Oriental State University.<br /><br />
As I passed an office of the Highway Patrol, I spotted the VW Beetle I'm featuring here. <br /><br />
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Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-74528892669599938712022-05-15T09:54:00.002+08:002022-05-15T09:54:56.258+08:00Tetched<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnxX1OuJwLasD96o_PVF1s-iN2lJmhVl4RALztUOn583QD4e8zbHxuYPEDfKYYHkC8tTCCtyEpo7omQN_YReuP9LnA0w3ZMhEHczwH9iInSlM5kvPfmCsZtRGGQwqONBorJdUxRpRCNS59lfZA8XvaOY67bvRPk-zPKtnx4sDm48rlBk_k3C8bJgh/s683/Capture.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="683" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnxX1OuJwLasD96o_PVF1s-iN2lJmhVl4RALztUOn583QD4e8zbHxuYPEDfKYYHkC8tTCCtyEpo7omQN_YReuP9LnA0w3ZMhEHczwH9iInSlM5kvPfmCsZtRGGQwqONBorJdUxRpRCNS59lfZA8XvaOY67bvRPk-zPKtnx4sDm48rlBk_k3C8bJgh/s320/Capture.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
I just finished reading <a href="" target="_blank"><b>"Touch</b></a>" by Claire North. A book about Joe Biden might be entitled "Tetched" as in "tetched (touched) in the head".Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-13313104307595656032022-02-24T14:33:00.001+08:002022-02-24T14:34:19.932+08:00A VW Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioPZbc6JhpwlZGd-mSTBfDkfy-cMOfAccsEZQGrfMVSDQENnsBwltPeDn5MAJaBAoRBAVpAi3dHCxTC8mKOfoG5aSYHLwwL4FGd0OL0Fboo-W-fq0Z6G5TJgMtxKM-olIctpQhIwaWXbvcySOdMeAEZXpLYOodcx064StcmKzVg3NPuuHBuaKbrs45=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioPZbc6JhpwlZGd-mSTBfDkfy-cMOfAccsEZQGrfMVSDQENnsBwltPeDn5MAJaBAoRBAVpAi3dHCxTC8mKOfoG5aSYHLwwL4FGd0OL0Fboo-W-fq0Z6G5TJgMtxKM-olIctpQhIwaWXbvcySOdMeAEZXpLYOodcx064StcmKzVg3NPuuHBuaKbrs45=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
This afternoon I went with 3 American friends to have lunch at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cubiertos+Restaurant+%26+Grill/@9.3598138,123.2776318,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x33ab6fe70b4e2a73:0x1260bda10b2b79eb!8m2!3d9.3598141!4d123.2798311" target="_blank">Cubiertos Restaurant</a> in Sibulan. It was the first time I had visited this particular restaurant in quite some time......it's probably been more than a year.<br /><br />
Something new has been added.<br /><br />
My regular readers know that whenever I come upon a VW Beetle in the area, I will photograph said Beetle and post the photos to my blog. (now "blogs"). In <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-vw-beetle-found-outside-cubiertos.html" target="_blank">Oct. 2018</a> I took photos of a VW parked at Cubiertos Restaurant that was basically serving as a large flower pot. One of the photos from that time is posted below.<br /><br />
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Today, I find that <i> that </i> VW has been updated. Looking closely at the body, I'm sure it is the same VW....only now it's painted yellow and is no longer holding flowers.<br /><br />
I've no idea why the change was made. I'm simply reporting it.<br /><br />
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Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-88669893334490593512022-01-20T12:01:00.004+08:002022-01-20T12:09:45.686+08:00A New VW Post<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtAXpBloChlHqv6DShL2chqWd_BONWPc94P9pZZeETBM5hxdNu7u1RvS9OJMApolB652aLXTn0l06HMEp2vxq_wxoCjuoIm5Uaxs5FP4DMxHsb4lK1TqlFQUUE6LQiUAC2dl4nvj5i0uiWxKvOqQLFiXHzIdOqIGeJRZeTlIM_3ndM7S00FCYWomLO=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtAXpBloChlHqv6DShL2chqWd_BONWPc94P9pZZeETBM5hxdNu7u1RvS9OJMApolB652aLXTn0l06HMEp2vxq_wxoCjuoIm5Uaxs5FP4DMxHsb4lK1TqlFQUUE6LQiUAC2dl4nvj5i0uiWxKvOqQLFiXHzIdOqIGeJRZeTlIM_3ndM7S00FCYWomLO=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Having discovered the ends and outs of the road I called "entrance X" [<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2022/01/and-it-comes-out-where.html" target="_blank"><b>And it Comes Out Where? </b></a>] the road has become a semi-regular part of my morning bicycle ride. The first time I traveled that road, I had come down Rovira Drive from Camanjac - the second time, from the Xuekashi Motorparts store and then left down Rovira Drive to Pulantubig. Today, it was my intention to enter at the motor parts store, then cross Rovira onto Boni Catarata, and ride to my friend's place on Motong Rd.<br /><br />
Unfortunately, my friend wasn't home, but the trip was not a total washout. While on Boni Catarata, I happened upon a old VW Beetle parked along the road.<br /><br />
Anyone familiar with my other blog, <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken</a> will recall that a regular feature was my blog posts and photos of <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/search/label/Volkswagens" target="_blank">Volkswagen Beetles I came upon while wandering through Dumaguete.</a> <br /><br />
With the coming of COVID, I spent less time driving around Dumaguete and I had not taken a new photo of a VW Beetle since <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2020/03/number-62-revisited.html" target="_blank">March 04, 2020. </a><br /><br />
So naturally, coming across this VW this morning, I had to take a few photos and post them.<br /><br />
This post will be published in both blogs - <a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-new-vw-post.html" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken</b></a> and <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-new-vw-post.html" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com</b></a>.<br /><br />
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It's been <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2020/12/sixteen-million-views.html" target="_blank">several months since I last reported </a> on the number of views my photos uploaded to Google Maps have received. In December of 2020, the total views had surpassed sixteen million. Yesterday, I received an email notice from the folks at Google Maps, letting me know that the number of views my photos have received are now over 20 million.<br /><br />
They wanted to let me know that I'm a "top photographer" and I had accomplished something very few have done. Of course, I receive nothing from this, other than bragging rights.<br /><br />
Be that as it may, I want to list my top five photos on Google Maps (with links provided for each of the five).<br /><br />
In reverse order of views, the top five are:</p><p><br />
<b>#5 -</b> <a href="https://www.google.com.ph/maps/contrib/112626703777389948119/photos/@9.3061649,123.3073984,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipMhROD8BCQaCEB4m_M67Tw7AEaV5OM0PJDhmP1t!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMhROD8BCQaCEB4m_M67Tw7AEaV5OM0PJDhmP1t%3Dw365-h273-k-no!7i4000!8i3000!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e2?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>Holy Child Hospital</b></a> in Dumaguete.<br />
<b>#4-</b> <a href="https://www.google.com.ph/maps/contrib/112626703777389948119/photos/@9.3227119,123.3004557,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipPLh0OBdfLP87l63E1Yo6sMChAQRRKrzgheRBje!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPLh0OBdfLP87l63E1Yo6sMChAQRRKrzgheRBje%3Dw381-h260-k-no!7i2672!8i1820!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e2?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital</b></a><br />
<b>#3-</b><a href="https://www.google.com.ph/maps/contrib/112626703777389948119/photos/@9.3268726,123.2981866,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipMFNPPILIjAal4BEGWLLNji63SvvDG39OLOpyy-!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMFNPPILIjAal4BEGWLLNji63SvvDG39OLOpyy-%3Dw365-h273-k-no!7i2000!8i1500!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e2?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>St. Paul University Dumaguete</b></a><br />
<b>#2-</b><a href="https://www.google.com.ph/maps/contrib/112626703777389948119/photos/@9.3118334,123.3033843,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMl1F0QR-I0N-txWMJBfNp8ym1ue-UhaTQsVRNk!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMl1F0QR-I0N-txWMJBfNp8ym1ue-UhaTQsVRNk%3Dw365-h273-k-no!7i4000!8i3000!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e2?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>Negros Oriental State University</b></a><br />
and <b>#1-</b> <a href="https://www.google.com.ph/maps/contrib/112626703777389948119/photos/@9.3105497,123.3068045,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipPnTlwT0wnuJp7iDEYSr0cRQ_UTe2xwQh_Cmz6K!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPnTlwT0wnuJp7iDEYSr0cRQ_UTe2xwQh_Cmz6K%3Dw365-h273-k-no!7i4000!8i3000!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e2?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>the building formerly known as Silliman University Anthropology Museum.</b></a><br /><br />
I'll be publishing this post on two of my blogs - the one which is banned from Facebook, and my Dumaguete blog.
</p>Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-9765323602768425242021-06-10T11:34:00.002+08:002021-06-10T11:39:17.880+08:00Ad Placement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wolxZ-Hqj8/YMGHNVHcvoI/AAAAAAAAo1c/aoHAa45irhwWa5PEAIwCGP2NODXXtVk_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/ad-placements.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1024" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wolxZ-Hqj8/YMGHNVHcvoI/AAAAAAAAo1c/aoHAa45irhwWa5PEAIwCGP2NODXXtVk_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h236/ad-placements.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
After publishing posts on <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>all</b></a><a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b> three</b></a> of my <a href="http://dumaguetewebsite.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>blogs,</b></a> concerning problems I was having with Google AdSense, I was finally able to post ads on all three. Coincidence? I'm sure.<br /><br />
Still, all is not perfect. Although the settings for the different blogs are the same, there are differences in ad placement.<br /><br />
With <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken</b></a> ads are located along the side columns and between posts. This is the case whether the post is read via the main page or via a link to an individual post. With <a href="http://dumaguetewebsite.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>dumaguetewebsite</b></a>, there are ads along the columns and between posts, but only when one is on the main page; no ads at all on individually linked posts.<br /><br />
On <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms</b></a> ads are only available along the side columns.....none between posts, and only when one is on the main blog page.<br /><br />
The only blog that has ad placement the way I want (completely) is <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken</b></a> and unfortunately, that blog is banned from Facebook. If I want my readers coming from Facebook to see my ads (on the un-banned blogs) I have to be creative in placing the links.<br /><br />
Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-25141983859739225502021-06-06T09:21:00.005+08:002021-06-06T09:26:25.754+08:00More About Ads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSvWmC9Xaxs/YLwiF6J7tFI/AAAAAAAAoIg/A7DXXDX-R_IPyAF0T0dM9ppBSjbBP4jEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/Untitled.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSvWmC9Xaxs/YLwiF6J7tFI/AAAAAAAAoIg/A7DXXDX-R_IPyAF0T0dM9ppBSjbBP4jEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w129-h200/Untitled.JPG" width="129" /></a></div>
Not long after posting yesterday <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/06/where-are-ads.html" target="_blank"><b> about my problems with Google AdSense</b></a>, ads began to magically reappear on this blog. However, I noticed something odd about the appearance of these ads.<br /><br /> When one arrives at this blog via a link to an individual post [ <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-piggery-day-three.html" target="_blank"><b>The Piggery: Day Three </b></a> or <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/02/hello-dalai.html" target="_blank"><b>Hello, Dalai</b></a> for example ] AdSense ads do not appear on the individual post. However, if one arrives here via the main link - <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com</b></a> - the ads appear. Quite a lot of ads, actually.<br /><br />
I suppose there's some sort of super-duper code that needs to be added. I'll have to look into that.
Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-49608803187822237952021-06-05T13:49:00.000+08:002021-06-05T13:49:42.736+08:00Where Are the Ads?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9LcTP9SuAy8/YLsPXt-aYyI/AAAAAAAAnQ0/1YUoLZqPZ6oqEwXjaiKRwfLzg5F3TVnaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s785/Untitled.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="785" height="158" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9LcTP9SuAy8/YLsPXt-aYyI/AAAAAAAAnQ0/1YUoLZqPZ6oqEwXjaiKRwfLzg5F3TVnaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h158/Untitled.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
For reasons unknown to me, although my Google AdSense account is supposed to be active for this blog, there are currently no ads being displayed.<br /><br />
As I wrote on another blog, I have to ask, <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/06/is-google-adsense-worth-hassle.html" target="_blank"><b>Is Google AdSense Worth the Hassle? </b></a>Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-8361057661316127862021-03-26T18:31:00.000+08:002021-03-26T18:31:45.995+08:00Government Stimulus Checks Bring Out the Scammers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VL86mifFAzc/YF0pheoDoHI/AAAAAAAAjXU/dbUYghPobx83U_GE-vySLLAiyShUC80ewCLcBGAsYHQ/s1311/Capturestim.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1311" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VL86mifFAzc/YF0pheoDoHI/AAAAAAAAjXU/dbUYghPobx83U_GE-vySLLAiyShUC80ewCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h230/Capturestim.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
There was once a time, many, many years ago when a good portion of this blog dealt with my misadventures <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/search/label/scammers" target="_blank"><b>attempting to scam the scammers.</b></a> I would use one or more Yahoo email addresses to correspond with what are generally referred to as Nigerian scammers.<br /><br />
In those by-gone days, I would use characters such as Wanda Tuinphro, Misty Meaner, Fred and Lamont Sanford and a host of others, to keep these scammers occupied - usually leading them down a rabbit hole.<br /><br />
I had a website which I would use to create fake news sites to make some of my tall tales more believable. Unfortunately, I no longer have that website, so links in those earlier blog posts lead nowhere.<br /><br />
The last of these adventures ended in 2011 with <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2011/09/capt-eddie-shieldsnigerian-scammer.html" target="_blank"><b>Capt. Eddie Shields.......Nigerian Scammer.</b></a> I had become bored and no longer interested in maintaining these charades.<br /><br />
Of course, like everyone else with an email account, I continue to get the occasional scam-spam.<br /><br />
I received one recently which had me scratching my head. Could there be folks so gullible as to believe some of these obvious swindles. I'm sure there are quite a few people who are upset at not having received the latest stimulus payment from Uncle Sam. There will be, of course lots of bad guys looking to take advantage of the situation by sending fraudulent emails; but, seriously - look at the return email address on the scam email photo at the beginning of this post. Does anyone think that such a bizarre email address would come from some U.S. Federal agency set up to assist people?<br /><br />
An email coming from QPVYBPBW...@ndvfsqyrh etc. should set off alarms for anyone. I'd really hate to think that this scam is successful. Surely, people can't be this stupid......can they?
Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-48023992185699532172021-03-25T14:45:00.019+08:002021-03-25T16:40:57.742+08:00The Scaffolding and the Metal Posts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntoKlPS41iA/YFww4S2KziI/AAAAAAAAjVg/NcYYUjK31bg6k3I9ThPVLXPnfPn2BoPqACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/b1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntoKlPS41iA/YFww4S2KziI/AAAAAAAAjVg/NcYYUjK31bg6k3I9ThPVLXPnfPn2BoPqACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/b1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/03/our-new-project.html" target="_blank"><b>Our new project</b></a>
<a href="http://dumaguetewebsite.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-new-project-begins.html" target="_blank"><b>began in earnest</b></a> yesterday, and I'm continuing to document the progress. Today, I've taken 18 photos of the work done so far. That's way too many photos for one blog post, so I'll be doing as I did with <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/our-new-gate.html" target="_blank"><b>the installation of the new gate</b></a> and the construction <a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/tuesdays-wall-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>of the wall going around our property</b></a>.<br /><br />
I'm going to divide these 18 photos and put them into a post on each of my three blogs simultaneously:<br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/03/scaffolding-and-metal-posts.html" target="_blank"><b>Scaffolding and Metal Posts</b></a><br />
<a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-scaffolding-and-metal-posts.html" target="_blank"><b>The Scaffolding and the Metal Posts </b></a><br />
<a href="https://dumaguetewebsite.blogspot.com/2021/03/metal-posts-and-scaffolding.html" target="_blank"><b> Metal Posts and Scaffolding</b></a><br /><br />
Anyone interested in seeing all the work done today can simply click on another link to be led to another blog post.<br /><br />
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On Sunday, I wrote a post on <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/03/my-on-going-kerfuffle-with-google-and.html" target="_blank"><b>My On Going Kerfuffle with Google and Facebook </b></a>. Of course, nothing has changed since then. I did, however, attempt to post a link to this blog onto Facebook so I could get screenshots of the Facebook banning process.</p><p><br /><br />
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What can you do?<br /><br />
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cAq-OjdpclA/YFvhsjMV3SI/AAAAAAAAjS8/MIbyegp1uWM2L5DeTWmD6ZYvmO1baE3mQCLcBGAsYHQ/s220/whatever.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="220" height="293" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cAq-OjdpclA/YFvhsjMV3SI/AAAAAAAAjS8/MIbyegp1uWM2L5DeTWmD6ZYvmO1baE3mQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h293/whatever.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-2362430217003976582021-03-21T11:06:00.000+08:002021-03-21T11:06:53.511+08:00My On Going Kerfuffle with Google and Facebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muMD-haOUdM/YFa3aDZmJRI/AAAAAAAAjOw/8_zq9McwaOUYrPM9QpRB9XUsN-YpF5V9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s632/Google-Facebook-1920-800x500.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muMD-haOUdM/YFa3aDZmJRI/AAAAAAAAjOw/8_zq9McwaOUYrPM9QpRB9XUsN-YpF5V9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Google-Facebook-1920-800x500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
I've mentioned on <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/search/label/Facebook" target="_blank"><b> a number of occasions </b></a> that my blogs have had problems dealing with both Facebook and Google adsense. This blog has been banned from Facebook, supposedly due to the blog being a "spam site" because of my ads.<br /><br />
Funny thing, my <a href="http://dumaguetewebsite.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>dumaguetewebsite blog</b></a> probably contains more Google ads than this blog, and I have no problem posting links to it on Facebook.<br /><br />
This Facebook ban has led to the creation of a third blog - <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com</b></a> with which Facebook evidently doesn't have a problem. Unfortunately, Google adsense has yet to approve that blog for ads, sighting the lack of content. I've attempting to address this by making a concerted effort to post to the new blog on a regular basis.<br /><br />
Oddly, my posts on sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken have been far less frequent of late than the newer Robert Simms blog. This has not affected my Google ads on that blog whats so ever.<br /><br />
I've tried getting around these problems by linking all three blogs onto MeWe.com, trying to bring in traffic. I'm also frequently linking the non-banned blogs onto Facebook. So far, none of these stratagems has increased my revenue.
Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-68735769342372492722021-02-15T13:08:00.000+08:002021-02-15T13:08:10.138+08:00Hello, Dalai<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pr8ZRGtNaQ/YCoAmBXFZFI/AAAAAAAAjGs/qKJcWwXLgZUnLWT0tgCrZNl1PBeF-TRAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1900/happiness-dalai-lama-bhutan.ngsversion.1470164777953.adapt.1900.1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1900" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pr8ZRGtNaQ/YCoAmBXFZFI/AAAAAAAAjGs/qKJcWwXLgZUnLWT0tgCrZNl1PBeF-TRAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/happiness-dalai-lama-bhutan.ngsversion.1470164777953.adapt.1900.1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
A few years ago, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama said that when he turns 90, he would decide whether he should be reincarnated. I suppose some of us have a choice.<br /><br />
The Dalai Lama is now 85 and <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/14/asia/dalai-lama-china-death-reincarnation-dst-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank"><b>CNN believes that when the Dalai Lama dies, his reincarnation will be a religious crisis</b></a>.<br /><br />
When the current Dalai Lama shuffles off this mortal coil most observers believe the Chinese Communist Party will attempt to pick the 15th incarnation.<br /><br />
Should the D.L. choose to reincarnate, he says the responsibility for locating the 15th D.L. rests with a group he founded, the Gaden Phodrang Trust.<br /><br />
As I <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-blonde-dalai-lama.html" target="_blank"><b>wrote in June, 2015</b></a>, the D.L. as gone so far as to hint that the 15th D.L. might be an attractive blonde female. <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/americanbuddhist/2015/05/dalai-lamas-sexist-snafu.html?ref_widget=gr_popular&ref_blog=grails&ref_post=buddhist" target="_blank"><b>At the time</b></a>, quite a few progressive, Western Buddhists took offense to the D.L.'s "sexist" remarks. I'm surprised he hasn't been cancelled.<br /><br />
According to the CNN report, in December 2020, the US threatened to sanction any Chinese government officials who chose a reincarnation of the Dalai Lama over the wishes of the Tibetan people. Of course, that was when Trump was POTUS and I'm sure POTUS Biden will soon sign an executive order overriding that - if he hasn't already done so.<br /><br />
Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-4547010173276050692021-01-26T15:32:00.007+08:002021-01-26T15:35:14.605+08:00The New Gate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lBE59u8mYno/YA_E1p27eOI/AAAAAAAAi_o/NxMGJjZjXyUvTCw9sf_qmA3HMfxCbaYAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lBE59u8mYno/YA_E1p27eOI/AAAAAAAAi_o/NxMGJjZjXyUvTCw9sf_qmA3HMfxCbaYAACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5818.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/photos-for-tuesday.html" target="_blank"><b>Its been one week </b></a> since I last posted on the wall we had built around our property in Magatas, Sibulan. The photos today are of the gate that has been installed.<br /><br />
Of course, we're very pleased with the work, although the gate is heavier than we expected. I'm not complaining......I was just surprised. I said I wanted a top quality gate, and that's exactly what we have.<br /><br />
We're to keep the gate closed for the rest of the day. There is some cement that will need to set up.<br /><br />
It's been my practice to divide the photos I've taken, using half on each of my blogs.<br /><br />
Links to both blogs will follow below.<br /><br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/our-new-gate.html" target="_blank"><b>Our New Gate </b></a><br>
<a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-new-gate.html" target="_blank"><b>The New Gate </b></a><br><br>
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As I wrote <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/mondays-wall-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>yesterday</b></a>, these will be the final wall construction photos until the new gate is installed.<br /><br />
As there are only six photos remaining, I will post the same photos on both blogs - with links provided down below.<br /><br />
<a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/tuesdays-wall-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>tuesdays-wall-photos</b></a><br>
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/photos-for-tuesday.html" target="_blank"><b>photos-for-tuesday</b></a><br><br>
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As I mentioned earlier, the wall construction on the property in Magatas, Sibulan is pretty much completed. It only lacks smooth "finishing" which will be done at a future date.<br /><br />
There will be a gate, but it is being build off site. When it is finished, photos of the gate will also make the blog.<br /><br />
As before, the photos today will be divided between 2 blogs. Links will be below. Tomorrow should be the final wall photos until we have the gate and smooth finishing.<br /><br />
<a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/wall-photos-for-monday.html" target="_blank"><b>Wall Photos for Monday </b></a><br>
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/mondays-wall-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>Monday's Wall Photos </b></a><br><br>
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As I write this, the construction of the wall going around our property in Magatas, Sibulan is complete (except for "finishing" which will be part of another project).<br /><br />
However, these photos do not show the completed wall. That will be days from now. Even though the wall construction photos have been divided between 2 blogs, I still have several photos to post......I'm not going to post too many at one time.<br /><br />
As has been the case with previous posts on the wall, both posts can be reached via the links below.<br /><br />
<a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/photographs-for-sunday.html" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/photographs-for-sunday.</b></a><br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/sundays-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/sundays-photos</b></a><br /><br />
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Another day, another set of photos to post online. These photos are of the construction of a wall going up on our property in Magatas, Sibulan.<br /><br />
I've been limiting the number of photos posted each day for aesthetic reasons......I think the posts look too cumbersome when too many photos are posted at one time. These photos were taken on January 13. As you can see, I'm three days behind on posting photos. As I write this, I still have photos from January 14 and January 15 to put online as well.<br /><br />
As usual, I'm putting different photos on to the two blogs. When published, the links to both blog posts will be found below: <br /><br />
<a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/photos-for-saturday.html" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/photos-for-saturday</b></a><br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/saturdays-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/saturdays-photos.html</b></a><br /><br />
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With another day, comes more photos of the wall going up around our property.<br /><br />
I'll be posting five photos on this blog this morning, along with five different photos on my other blog.<br /><br />
Once these are up, I'll edit the posts to include links to both. Here's hoping folks find these photos interesting.<br /><br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/fridays-photographs.html" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/fridays-photographs</b></a><br />
<a href="https://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/photos-for-friday.html" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/photos-for-friday</b></a>
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In keeping with my pattern for the past few days, I'm posting photos of the work being done on a wall going up on our property in Brgy. Magatas. These photos will be divided between my two blogs - <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken</b></a> and <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms</b></a>.<br /><br />
I've been taking several photos every day - far too many to post onto one blog in one day. Today, I'll be posting a total of 12 photos - six on each of the two blogs. I still have quite a few photos. The work has progressed a bit further that want today's photos suggest.<br /><br />
Links to both blog posts will follow below:<br /><br />
<a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/thursday-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/thursday-photos</b></a><br />
<a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/thursdays-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/thursdays-photos</b></a><br /><br />
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Continuing along the path I took <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/additional-wall-photos.html " target="_blank"><b>yesterday</b></a> of <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/even-more-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>posting photo updates on two blogs</b></a>, I'm posting a total of 14 photos today - 7 uploaded to <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/todays-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken</b></a> and seven photos to <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/todays-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com/</b></a>. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWWTSJJDr_0/X_5QNz2C1NI/AAAAAAAAheQ/HzTzRj6vo_MigLu3HZdxeBKBaZwg_YLTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5724.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWWTSJJDr_0/X_5QNz2C1NI/AAAAAAAAheQ/HzTzRj6vo_MigLu3HZdxeBKBaZwg_YLTQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5724.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmzVtu0UfkA/X_5QORgXCOI/AAAAAAAAheU/PR4k2ILsf1MVLfWCI8uoYWoOg4qgoi32QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5725.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmzVtu0UfkA/X_5QORgXCOI/AAAAAAAAheU/PR4k2ILsf1MVLfWCI8uoYWoOg4qgoi32QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5725.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uHW-oMieGIs/X_5QPBvPM-I/AAAAAAAAhec/rBLGu7AfxPgc5TV0C2U2y5blRBAgYxVgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5726.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uHW-oMieGIs/X_5QPBvPM-I/AAAAAAAAhec/rBLGu7AfxPgc5TV0C2U2y5blRBAgYxVgwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5726.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flu2ftezgLE/X_5QQ4ARTlI/AAAAAAAAhek/qrAAP24gr_E41f6uwQoYLEM3X1Axhm-2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5727.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flu2ftezgLE/X_5QQ4ARTlI/AAAAAAAAhek/qrAAP24gr_E41f6uwQoYLEM3X1Axhm-2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5727.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1T3KXDNCzk/X_5QQC9BKfI/AAAAAAAAheg/PtmjDuMwDeAIR8TgkORFkBUByxwKPYB9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1T3KXDNCzk/X_5QQC9BKfI/AAAAAAAAheg/PtmjDuMwDeAIR8TgkORFkBUByxwKPYB9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5728.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKkUX4ZC1TY/X_5QQ4j0x8I/AAAAAAAAheo/iwt-ueWelE4GskC2wX2eDESJNinYjNw4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5729.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKkUX4ZC1TY/X_5QQ4j0x8I/AAAAAAAAheo/iwt-ueWelE4GskC2wX2eDESJNinYjNw4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5729.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-45264417088447189262021-01-12T08:30:00.005+08:002021-01-12T09:03:11.000+08:00Additional Wall Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ax8L_uErCI/X_zse__c3VI/AAAAAAAAhZ4/L5cX9TrCV6A4opqtDFKLa5SXx6PwU-D8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/IMG_5710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ax8L_uErCI/X_zse__c3VI/AAAAAAAAhZ4/L5cX9TrCV6A4opqtDFKLa5SXx6PwU-D8ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5710.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I still have quite a few photos that were taken a few days ago and still need to put online.<br /><br />
I'm going to do something different with these. I'll put a post on two of my blogs, but I'll put different photos on each post. I'll put a link to both posts below.<br /><br />
<a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/additional-wall-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/additional-wall-photos</b></a> and <a href="https://robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/even-more-photos.html" target="_blank"><b>robertsimms.blogspot.com/2021/01/even-more-photos</b></a><br /><br />
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I posted <a href="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/starting-on-new-fence.html" target="_blank"><b> earlier </b></a> that, now that the house is pretty much finished, we'll be having some much needed work done outside. Namely, a new fence and a proper gate.<br /><br />
My wife and her papa deal with the workers - I mostly check on them from time to time and photograph the progress.<br /><br />
It was my understanding when we began that the lower section of the fence would be a base of concrete blocks. I asked my wife this morning how high they'd go with the block. <br />
"Up to here," she said, putting her hand at about the five foot level. <br /><br />
"That's not a fence," I said. "That's a wall!"<br /><br />
Of course, that's fine with me. Just a language barrier, so to speak.<br /><br />
I've already taken a good many photos.....too many for one blog post. There'll be more to follow.<br /><br />
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I've taken a few photos the past two days. There will, of course, be more photos as the work progresses.
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