Conversations with Calliope- Life's Mysteries

(Metal Sculpture- Vigo Spain)

JOE: Good morning Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?
JOE: Fine, thank you.
CALLIOPE: What are you up to today?
JOE: Continuing to plan my website conversion.
CALLIOPE: Tell me more about it.
JOE: I see it as a playground for my ideas where I will let them run around and watch them develop.
CALLIOPE: You told me yesterday about what you know for sure. What else will be running around?
JOE: What I call life mysteries.
CALLIOPE: Which are?
JOE: Things I have thought about for years but still can't make much sense of.
CALLIOPE: For example?
JOE: Sexual abuse is one. I have worked in a sex abuse program and also written a novel about a priest struggling with his abuse issues. Still I don't really understand why people do such things, although I have a few hints.
CALLIOPE: Sounds like a complex topic.
JOE: It is. Maybe we can make some sense of it together and with the input of our readers. Talk with you tomorrow.

Conversations with Calliope- Dialogue with My Muse

(Monarch Butterfly)

JOE: Good afternoon Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good afternoon Joe. I was afraid you fell off the face of the earth.
JOE: I didn't but my website did and it took me until just now to get it working again.
CALLIOPE: What happened?
JOE: I spent yesterday working on search engine optimization with Steve Weber's website.
CALLIOPE: And?
JOE: I learned quite a bit that I was anxious to implement.
CALLIOPE: How did that go?
JOE: In the long run, okay. But along the way I managed to run into quite a few snags while trying to implement simplification.
CALLIOPE: Sounds like a contradiction.
JOE: Simplicity is not always easy to achieve. Just ask anyone who tried to simplify his or her life.
CALLIOPE: Did it turn out okay in the long run.
JOE: Yes. I still haven't figured out how to post an interview on my website although I had it working before.
CALLIOPE: Something to work on.
JOE: I guess I need some sort of challenge. Talk with you tomorrow.

Conversations with Calliope

JOE: Good afternoon Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good afternoon Joe. Where have you been all morning?
JOE: I've been here but dragging around a little with a cold. I am trying to get back into a pattern but am having a little trouble doing it after a week in the Caribbean.
CALLIOPE: I'm trying to feel sorry for you.
JOE: Well, keep trying. I'm not asking for sympathy, just saying I am not functioning on all cylinders yet.
CALLIOPE: Did you get anything done this morning?
JOE: Not on my writing. I had some medical matters to attend to and don't have much energy.
CALLIOPE: What about this afternoon?
JOE: I have an appointment at 1:30 but hope to get some writing done before the afternoon is over. I am hoping to get back to my normal schedule by tomorrow.
CALLIOPE: You said you had some ideas about online marketing. I was wondering what they are.
JOE: One is to maximize use of my website. I read that duplicate content makes search engines ignore one site. I checked n Google and found that both sites containing this blog are listed. I guess there must be enough differences for it not to be a conflict.
CALLIOPE: So what's next?
JOE: I would like to pursue social sites, becoming more active in writing related forums and explore links with other websites for starters.
CALLIOPE: All new territory for me.
JOE: For me as well. I guess we will learn together.

(Adventure of the Seas- pool deck)