His credenza was covered with over a half-ream of statistics gathered meticulously over the past four and a half weeks. First time page views, returning visitors, addicts, unique visitors, click-throughs, both foreign & domestic. The results were both compelling and crystal clear. Content was,queen. He had to write again, and quickly. As he slipped into the shower, however, the question foremost on his mind, resounded. " About what," He muttered almost to himself as the steaming hot needles pulsated against his skin.
Some of the so-called facts were both baffling and confussing to be certain. His article on Regis & Kelly, Googlng live on National Network Television had finally met and surpassed that submission on having a Heart Attack. " Thank God," He mumbled as he applied his favorite bodywash and began to rinse. And there, at number three, was his personnal favorite, an extremely serious outline of a novel, a triology to be frank, bordering on romantique fantasy but filled with ontology and near-mystical allusion. " Perhaps he had gone too far with that one, " He mused as he began to towel dry.
The bulk of his eighty-two submissions fell into three catagories1, to be sure. Stellar, to his thinking anyway, any submission having over three-times-average readership and performance. Solid, Those posts with what he had come to think of as 'Benchmark' readership and performance. And Typical. He chose to let go of any and all attachments to those which fell beneath these, but in those moments of total honesty he admitted, at least to himself, this was probably another or fourth class of writing altogether.
1 Epilogue:
Did anyone happen to notice Regis & Kelly 'Googling' live on National TV?
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 184 | rating: 10
March 31, 2009 12:20 PM EDT "That was NOT rhetorical question, by the way.I could not help but notice that Tuesday morning Regis & Kelly were 'Googling', 'Live' during Morning Prime-Time, on National Network Television".... more
Lost in the moment, I appear to be having a heart-attack ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 167 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
October 02, 2008 01:34 AM EDT "Caught up as I was in a chain of inspired moments, after having written a new series of articles or submissions, and adding to others, I appeared to be having a heart-attack. In a few short moments" . . . more
The Ghostwriter: A Bent-Wood Trilogy ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 147 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
June 30, 2008 02:06 PM EDT "There are some titles best never used. Some stories best never told. Perhaps this is one of them. The small room in which he wrote was unusual from almost any perspective, but then perspective is what" . . . more
Do It Yourself Productions: An Inspirational Model'
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 89 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
November 03, 2007 12:36 AM EDT "For all of those bloggers out there that have been asking, " How do we make any money on the internet ? " Here are more than a few answers, and in very graphic audio & video" . . . more
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 76 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
January 19, 2009 05:07 PM EST " I've been touting Google Solutions, Google Products, for years with great success, but I've never had to contact them before. A month ago or so I was literally pounding my head against the proverbial" . . . more
" Will Write For Fuel " The Little Sign said ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 73 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
October 30, 2008 02:08 PM EDT "He sat, rather then stood, alongside the country road, at the end of a long slow curve to the right. Cross-legged and reasonably comfortable, he appeared, except for his obscure location out in the middle" . . . more
Confessions of a 'Die-Hard Windows Fan' ; Am I ???
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 71 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
May 11, 2009 07:45 PM EDT "I was reading through a back-log of recent Tumblr submissions and an article by Marco Arment struck my attention. He was speaking to the wide-spread adoption of Windows Vista, or so it seemed" . . . more
'The Secret of the Universe ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 70 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
June 06, 2008 02:58 PM EDT "There are simply some secrets we do not wish to take with us to the grave. This is one of them. Now- How does one reduce it to a single line and etch it for posterity on to one's headstone? Further" . . . more
'Google Does April Fools' and 'This Mornings News', An Observation ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 69 | rating: 10 | comments: 4
April 01, 2009 12:11 PM EDT " I got up a little early this morning, at least for me, and while I waited patiently for the coffee to brew, I checked my mail. There was a little 'red' blurb on my screen that caught my attention" . . . more
'Rude Awakening: Where is the best place in the world to die?
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 68 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
October 14, 2008 01:40 PM EDT "It took me forty-seven and a half minutes this morning to attain some reasonable semblance of consciousness, marked by the emergence of this question. Given my current circumstance, I'll not summarize" . . . more
' All For The Want Of A Nail : Sensitive Dependence On Initial Conditions ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 56 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
October 12, 2008 03:16 AM EDT "For the first time in three years I am driven, nearly speechless, in pain. It is like the space metaphor we used to hear about so much. You know the one, " In space, No one can hear you scream. " . . . more
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 52 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
June 12, 2008 11:34 PM EDT "As many of you know, for well over a year, I have been dealing with raw survival issues and pretty much alone at that. Oh, I have a few close friends who have also struggled to help, a sister, and even" . . . more
Aerial Photo Op : Act of Omission ?
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 52 | comments: 6
April 29, 2009 04:45 AM EDT "I woke up in the middle of the night with a Flash of Insight , complete with a voice-over, grasping my laptop as I arose, Googling the key words 1 that echoed in my mind and recalling that one moment" . . . more
Imagine a planet unblemished by humanity ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 48 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
March 11, 2009 07:54 PM EDT "Ever wonder what the planet might look like without the presence of humanity? All around us can be found the marks of humanity and so-called civilization. Generally at odds with nature, and yet ... Man" . . . more
' On The Bright Side : Two Birds, One Stone ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 47 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
October 17, 2008 10:50 AM EDT "Even in the midst of chaos and confusion, a little light appears to shine. This morning I watched as two Grackles perched upon the roof across the way, seemingly watching while basking in the early morning" . . . more
" Listen very carefully," He Whispered, "This is one of those secrets normally taken to the grave."
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 46 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
October 24, 2008 02:34 PM EDT " This is the story of a fire. A very particular sort of fire, seldom seen by the likes of mortal men." He took a deep breath of the early morning air and went on, barely audible over the steady" . . . more
" Quite frankly, It's beyond all comprehension ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 46 | rating: 10 | comments: 11
October 23, 2007 03:02 PM EDT "I wrote this a little over a year ago and very little has changed. One of the few things that has changed is that I have a slightly larger internet audience ... I am a year older and" . . . more
' Vision-Quest: One Last Great Adventure ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 45 | rating: 10
October 15, 2008 03:02 PM EDT "I 'see' in my mind's eye a small circle, gathered around an even smaller fire, in the midst of the American wilderness. We, almost in silence, listen to the crackling of the hardwood" . . . more
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 44 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
June 26, 2008 03:00 PM EDT "In early 1981, in the company of about six students, or mureeds, on the occasion of a monthly meditation and under the guidance of Dr. Barry Mazer, a retreat guide and leader living at the time in suburban" . . . more
' By Way Of Explanation: A Series of clarifications, causes, contexts, and consequences ...
by Eric Cabot Steed
views: 44 | rating: 10 | comments: 4
October 12, 2008 04:35 PM EDT "Wherever space is limited, or story lines simply do not permit, Here is where I will elaborate e.g. I'm on my way across country, skipping the left coast for a variety of reasons, not the least of" . . . more
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