Spring is a time of renewal. We deep clean our homes, polish our cars, spruce up our gardens and go through "stuff" accumulated from the past year that we no longer need. Our material possessions get a thorough going over and rejuvenation. We do the same in our spiritual lives, too, with our own religious traditions. Spring is just the time to get going on the "new and improved" physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our own personal world. So why not do the same with a blog? After all, short of a diary or stream-of-consciousness autobiography, a person can't get much more personal in public than they can on a blog.
I decided to run this blog through its very own "Spring renewal."
Here's what I changed. I removed the widget and RSS feed to the Sunflower Ranch store. I've decided to take off at least a couple of years from online selling. Why not remove the dead link to the old store? In its place, I put a compact Mahjong game for you play. I then switched the visitor widget from the bottom of the page to the right sidebar. I liked the old visitor world map, but found a more compact globe design I like better.
For years, I've followed the concept of positive thinking and have enjoyed using affirmations and other positive statements. I'm always trying to do my best along those lines and need the boost I get from them. I found a neat widget from Wellsphere, "Wellevation" with "bits of motivation," that I hope will give you a positive thinking lift every time you visit Sunflower Ranch.
I also upgraded my Amazon widget from one of mixed books and dvds to two slideshows -- one devoted to books and one just for movies. Most of them are among my favorites [some currently, others forever!] but all are recommended for you to check out.
Speaking of movies, I made a widget for a very cool website, Free Movies Online. These are absolutely free to watch because they are public domain or have lost their copyright protection through negligence or some other legal reason. You can watch episodes of classic TV shows and hard to find movies right from your computer. The fare ranges from big name movie stars to the most obscure performers you can imagine. As far as content goes, nothing is rated, but so far, we haven't stumbled upon anything that would be considered sexually explicit. The pre-code Hollywood movies of the early sound era to mid-1934 might be a little more racy [comparable to the mid-1960s mainstream movies] but they would in no way today earn an R rating. Most films and TV shows on this site would be rated "G" or "PG-13" if rated at all. [Let me know if you find something offensive.] Sit down with your children and watch some cool old John Wayne cowboy movies and show them what their grandparents and great-grandparents enjoyed watching on TV or in the theatres on Saturday mornings. It might make them value their gadget-rich world even more. [Well, we can hope...LOL]
So I hope you take a moment to explore some of the new offerings you'll find here at Sunflower Ranch. As always, I appreciate your support and your comments, which, as you will remember, I had to change a few days ago to "moderated" in response to comment spam. [I don't want links to Asian porn on Sunflower Ranch! LOL]
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day!
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