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Thanks for Another Record-Setting Year!

December 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Considering the fact that I cut back on my blogging in June so I could devote more time to two books I’m writing, I’m pretty pleased with the 2010 stats for the “Ultimate Blogging Machine.” EDITOR’S NOTE: If you enjoy the stories you find on this blog and want to keep them coming in 2011, [...]

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Video Offers ‘Purr-Fect’ Way to End the Week

November 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Weary of politics and writing, I decided to end my week in a pretty-close-to-perfect way with Bo, one of the feline office assistants who help keep things hopping at Bob McCarty Writes World Headquarters. Enjoy your weekend!

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BMW Ranked #104 on ‘The Conservative 100′

July 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments

In March, I finished as a “Near Miss” in spot #106.  This week, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that, despite the fact that I’ve been blogging part-time since June 3 in order to complete my first nonfiction book, this blog finished in spot #104 in the July ranking of the “The Conservative 100.” In [...]

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Blogger Offers Behind-the-Scenes Access

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

For those who’ve longed for behind-the-scenes access to Bob McCarty Writes, I offer two photos. The photo above shows my one-year-old cat, Butters, asleep atop my desk next to my computer as I write this post.  A lot of help, he is.  The photo below shows him dreaming about the way things have changed in [...]

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‘WHY ME?’ Three Hard Drives Dead in 18 Months

March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

On two previous occasions, I’ve shared with readers some of the struggles behind the scenes of Bob McCarty Writes. Today, I offer yet another — this one about my third hard drive failure in 18 months. Rather than share the gory details in a made-for-blogging narrative, I’ll simply share the text of an e-mail exchange [...]

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Author Trashes Bloggers, Then Launches Blog

September 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

The folks at Brown Books Publishing issued a news release today about a new book, One Nation Under Blog: Forget the Facts … Believe What I Say! by David G. Wallace.  I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that the author is a blogger himself [...]

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BMW on Verge of Several Traffic Records

April 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

With less than five days remaining in April, Bob McCarty Writes stands on the verge of setting several traffic records. Assuming visitors continue to visit the site at the current pace or faster, BMW should set a new one-month record of more than 40,000 visitors,120,000 page views and one-million hits. Thanks in advance for helping [...]

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