{"id":628,"date":"2012-09-17T13:33:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T17:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2022-03-09T17:02:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T22:02:34","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/about-me","title":{"rendered":"About Me&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_632\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 198px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_20110724_182309a1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-632\" title=\"IMG_20110724_182309a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_20110724_182309a1.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_20110724_182309a1.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_20110724_182309a1.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_20110724_182309a1.jpg?w=296&amp;ssl=1 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">I enjoy cooking too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Dan (ie&#8230; &#8220;Dr D&#8221;).\u00a0 The first question most people ask is: What is this blog and what do you write about?\u00a0 Well, to be quite honest, it&#8217;s about anything and everything that I&#8217;m trying to understand.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I write to understand the world around me<\/strong><\/em> and I think it&#8217;s good to exchange ideas; I encourage people to comment with opposing views <a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/about-me\/my-policies-an-all-encompassing-document\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(read my policies\/guidance)<\/a> so we both may grow and understand each others point of view without degradation\/condensation of one another.<\/p>\n<p>Mainly; I&#8217;m a man trying to live his life the very best he can, and this is my playground. Welcome to my playground and I hope to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>One more thing before I let you go: don&#8217;t take me (or life) to seriously.\u00a0 I do this for enjoyment and to expand my understanding of subjects; so grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Do you like this blog?\u00a0 Subscribe to it via the email link in the footer in the home page.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Some basic F.A.Q.s&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Q:<\/strong> Are you really a doctor?<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> No, not really; but hey, it sounds cool!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> What are you trying to accomplish with this blog?<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I&#8217;m trying to understand the world around me and why things are the way they are.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t pretend to have all the answers, and my views are constantly being revised to reflect points of views I hadn&#8217;t considered. If you&#8217;d like to understand why I write, I&#8217;d like to refer you to a post a did last year entitled: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why do I write on a Blog that hardly anyone reads?<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; it gives pretty good insight into why I write the way I do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> What&#8217;s your political affiliation?<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I&#8217;m a registered Independent, because you have to choose something.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t believe in labels; and I really dislike being labeled.\u00a0 I think this country is becoming too hyphenated and people (as individuals and a country) need to take more responsibility for our\/their actions.\u00a0 For example; I have to keep my family within a budget, I don&#8217;t think it is too much to ask for our government to do the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong>\u00a0How long are image galleries available on your site?<br \/>\n<strong>A:\u00a0<\/strong>For images hosted offsite, they are available for a year (365 days) after the initial post date. \u00a0After that there are no guarantees. \u00a0Image portfolios that are embedded within a post, not sure, I&#8217;m working on moving away from embedding the pictures. \u00a0It is safe to say they&#8217;ll be there for a year, after that, no promises. \u00a0Why do you want to look at old pictures anyway?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Do you get paid for advertising on this site?<br \/>\n<strong>A: I&#8217;m trying!<\/strong>\u00a0 I have signed up with Amazon. \u00a0If you purchase an item from one of the Amazon links on my site, I&#8217;ll receive a pittance. While not much, I hope that my visitor&#8217;s will utilize the links to shop on Amazon.com. My goal is to have enough income from the links on this site to pay for the hosting. \u00a0It will never replace &#8220;my day job&#8221; but it may help offset the costs of keeping the site active. To date (03\/08\/2022) my total earnings are&#8230; <em><strong>$0.00<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to other links and items that I endorse; I receive no incentive of any kind from any products or websites for my endorsement.\u00a0 It simply means that I found the site useful, informative and I hope others will too.\u00a0\u00a0 For example, I had a &#8220;widget&#8221; for Ron Paul in the 2008 election; because I think it was important that at least his message got out there; and if I can help just a bit; I&#8217;ve done my part.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Dan (ie&#8230; &#8220;Dr D&#8221;).\u00a0 The first question most people ask is: What is this blog and what do you write about?\u00a0 Well, to be quite honest, it&#8217;s about anything and everything that I&#8217;m trying to understand. I write &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/about-me\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-628","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1618,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/pimpin-my-warez","url_meta":{"origin":628,"position":0},"title":"Pimpin&#8217; my warez \/ Digital Merchant","author":"DR D","date":"August 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Have you ever heard the phrase \"Pimping my warez?\" It simply means that I have some stuff for sale that I think you may find interesting, and of use to you and your family. There is also a TimeShare available from time to time for renting. 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