Do you have to be a "resident" of JU for a determined period of time before your recent articles and top articles are listed? Or am I supposed to put those in myself? Thanks for any info.

The maturity level here sometimes astounds me. You know what, though? That's ok... because I'm not nearly as sensitive as some here at JU can be. I just have to sit back and laugh. Comments can be deleted. People can silence your voice. You can only hope that perhaps a grain of the truth you were trying to share gets through. Intentions make no difference. It doesn't matter that you are being truthful, that you're sharing your heart, or your opinions, or that you may actually be concer...

As I swipe cobwebs out of the way, I can't even remember the last time I posted here. It's been THAT long. I don't even remember what caused me to stop. Offended by someone? Nah. I've got pretty thick skin. I don't offend.. I mean GET offended easily. No time? I wasn't working full-time when I last posted, so that probably wasn't it. Run out of things to say? Doubtful. No one's ever accused me of being the quiet type. I'm not sure what it was. I think maybe real life just got ...

As I was hopping all over JU the other day, reading various blogs, some of the titles were very clever. I found myself wondering where the titles come from. Some of them were very appropriate... others seemed forced (and sometimes unrelated) to the topic. Here is a random poll. Do you write your article first and THEN title it? Or do you think of a title immediately, as soon as you decide what your article's topic is? Perhaps some of both? Do you consciously think of how your title can ...