Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Welcome to my Brand New Blog

You made it!

That is, I'm guessing the only visitors I get today will be friends who have followed me over from my Linda Leszczuk blog.  Thanks for finding me.

I've learned a lot about moving from one blog to another in the last couple days.  Most of it the hard way.  Did you know you can export all your posts from one blog and import them into another?  Yup - they come right over.  Unfortunately, your template, graphics, formatting, and anything in your sidebars or widgets will not make the trip. 

You can bring along all the blogs you follow by uploading them to Google Reader and doing the export/import thing from there, which made me very happy because I didn't want to lose any of you.

But as you can tell from my almost empty Followers list (thank you, Maria!), I'm starting over at square one.  Please add your smiling face so I won't feel too lonely.

This blog is definitely a work in progress so please offer your comments and suggestions.  I won't mind a bit if you point out typos or glitches.  And please say hi, just so I know you were here.

One other thing, when you see my smiling face attached to a comment on your blog, please remember that it's me.  Leszczuk or Masterson, I'm still me.

And to prove it, here's your...

Groaner of the Day:  A man walks into a doctor's office and asks the doctor to inspect his leg. The man says, "Here, put your ear to my knee."

The doctor puts his ear to the man's knee and hears very faintly, "Come on, can I have five bucks, just five bucks?"

The doctor steps back in surprise and the man says, "I know, but it gets worse. Put your ear to my shin."

The doctor puts his ear to the man's shin and hears very faintly, "Come on, can I have ten bucks, just ten bucks?"

Once again, the doctor stands up, very perplexed. The man then says, "If that surprises you, put your ear to my ankle."

The doctor puts his ear to the man's ankle and hears oh so faintly, "Come on, can I have twenty bucks, just twenty bucks?"

The doctor then stands up and says, "Well, I can I make just one conclusion. Your leg is broke in three places."
at

76 comments:

  1. DruAugust 17, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    got the groaner, I think.

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownAugust 17, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Hi, Maria sent me. She said there'd be cookies.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Maria ZanniniAugust 17, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    I'm sure all your followers will find you soon.

    Ref: groaner
    Huzzah! I actually like this one. Will miracles never cease?!

    ReplyDelete
  4. UnknownAugust 17, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    I was looking at your blog. I see that you're a mystery writer. I am too! How cool is that!

    ReplyDelete
  5. UnknownAugust 17, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    LOL! Maria sent me, but that groaner alone is worth the email follow in my books!

    ReplyDelete
  6. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Dru, I'm sorry about that groaner. Truth is, it was after 4:00 am and I was reaching.

    Thanks for being one of my brand new followers. I couldn't lose you.

    ReplyDelete
  7. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Clarissa - Maria's bringing cookies? What a great friend!

    I'm heading over to your blog this morning. Always fun to meet a fellow mystery writer.

    ReplyDelete
  8. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Maria - Thanks bunches for your post today. Can't tell you how much I appreciate it. And the cookies, too. (When will they arrive? *grin*)

    ReplyDelete
  9. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Darke - Welcome. I love visitors who enjoy a good groaner. Or even a bad one.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Krista D. BallAugust 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Hi, Maria sent me. She said there'd be cookies.

    *looks around*

    Where are the cookies?

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    That Maria, always promising cookies.

    Best of luck with the name change. I've added you to my Google Reader :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Maria ZanniniAugust 17, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    I have dog cookies. Does that count?

    Oh wait...I don't think I'm getting those cookies back. Tank and Iko called dibs.

    ReplyDelete
  13. mooderinoAugust 17, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Hi Linda. Following you (again) but can't see your follower gadget thingy. Might just be me though.

    mood
    Moody Writing
    @mooderino

    ReplyDelete
  14. Sarah AhiersAugust 17, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    refollowing! And Hah! I'm totally sharing that groaner with my fam today

    ReplyDelete
  15. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Krista - My humble apologies on the cookies. Afraid I dropped the ball. Please come back anyway.

    ReplyDelete
  16. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Raelyn - Yeah, it's all Maria's fault. But she was so great to send you my way, what can I say? Thanks for adding me to your Reader.

    ReplyDelete
  17. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Maria - There is NO WAY I'm going to try to take cookies from Tank adn Iko!

    ReplyDelete
  18. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    mood - Thanks for coming by. I sometimes can't see the Followers widget on other people's blogs and then later I can. I hope you'll come back and try again.

    ReplyDelete
  19. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Sarah - Thanks! And glad you liked the groaner.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Maria ZanniniAugust 17, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    TIP: If you ever find you can't see a Follower list, chances are good your browser needs to be updated.

    But if you don't want to update just yet, you can still follow.

    • Copy the url of the blog you want to follow.

    • Go to your dashboard. On the left hand side will be your list of reading blogs.

    • Click 'Add' and paste in the url. Voila!

    ReplyDelete
  21. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Maria, thanks for the tip. I think cached files may have an effect as well. I updated my Browser last night and still couldn't see some Followers lists. Clearing my cached files and temporary Internet files seemed to help. Sometimes, just closing your browser and re-opening works.

    But mine disappeared on me this morning and then came back on it's own. Weird.

    ReplyDelete
  22. mooderinoAugust 17, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Ah, it reappeared. I'm on board.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Barbara Ann WrightAugust 17, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    So....cookies? ^_^

    ReplyDelete
  24. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Mood - Thanks for coming back. Great to have you with me.

    ReplyDelete
  25. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Barbara - um, er, about those cookies...

    Maria lied!!! It was a trap! A bait and switch. Scandalous!

    Will you settle for a groaner and a big "thanks for coming by" instead?

    ReplyDelete
  26. Angela BrownAugust 17, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Looks like I've come in time to enjoy the party but I missed the cookies. I'll have to wag my finger at Maria for that :-)

    I'm glad she recommended your blog. Loved the groaner. Will definitely be back for more.

    ReplyDelete
  27. UnknownAugust 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    Glad I followed Mariah Z. over here. I've been wondering how to transfer blogs. Now all I have to do is figure out how to execute.

    [Oh, you can keep the cookies for when your characters become difficult.]

    ReplyDelete
  28. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Angela - Thanks so much. Lovely to have you.

    ReplyDelete
  29. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Kay, if you're trying to move a blog, I'll be glad to share all my trial and errors. Feel free to e-mail me, lin@ldmasterson.com

    ReplyDelete
  30. Shelley SlyAugust 17, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Congrats on your new blog! I actually found you through a comment on a friend's blog, but I am now a follower! I've considered moving a blog myself, since my blog is currently under construction, but I don't want to lose all of my readers. I applaud you for making this change though!

    ReplyDelete
  31. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Shelley - Thanks! Losing my Followers was the worse part but I'm getting excited over the new friends I've met today. I'll be spending my evening visiting everyone's blog so I can get to know you.

    ReplyDelete
  32. Maria ZanniniAugust 17, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    Ref: Maria lied!!!

    :sigh: I am so maligned.

    ReplyDelete
  33. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    i'm sorwy

    ReplyDelete
  34. Michelle FayardAugust 17, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Oh my goodness, I can only imagine what you’re going through right now, trying to establish a new brand name for yourself. I am delighted to be a new follower and wish you nothing but good luck today and every day.

    ReplyDelete
  35. Michelle FayardAugust 17, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    P.S. The wonderful Maria Zannini referred me to your blog!

    ReplyDelete
  36. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Michelle - Thanks so much for joining me. Hope you'll enjoy my blog.

    Yeah, Maria's great. But don't tell her I said so. Wouldn't want her to get a swelled head.

    Oops, hi, Maria. *wave*

    ReplyDelete
  37. Cate MastersAugust 17, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Hi, LD, I used to be CA Masterson, so I know how you feel changing your name, lol. It's still my maiden name, so I'm partial to any Masterson.
    Do I smell cookies baking? Mmmm.

    ReplyDelete
  38. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Hi Cate. Masterson is my maiden name, too. Maybe we're related someplace way, way back. Feels a bit strange going back to it after all these years but Leszczuk (my married name) was a tough brand to market.

    Um...about those cookies...

    ReplyDelete
  39. Shelley MunroAugust 17, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    LOL at the groaner. I must remember it to tell my husband.

    Hey, where are the cookies? Maria promised :)

    ReplyDelete
  40. JackieAugust 17, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Hi Linda, no problem with the name change but apparently if Maria had not let me in on the new blog I would never have found you again. So added myself back to the email subscription listing so can get those "groaners" sent to me and hit the GFC and also invited my friends via Twitter, Google and Facebook so hopefully some of them will come follow also.

    ReplyDelete
  41. http://www.samposey.com/August 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Okay, why are we moving again? Never mind, we'll here.

    ReplyDelete
  42. Jenny SchwartzAugust 17, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    I heard the cookie promise, too! I expect it was just too hot in Texas to attempt baking. Was it 40 centigrade in Dallas that I saw on the news?

    ReplyDelete
  43. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    Shellie, glad you liked the groaner.

    I asked Maria about those cookies. Not sure what happened. *grin*

    ReplyDelete
  44. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Hey Jackie - If you had found your way to my old Linda Leszczuk blog, the final post there gives the link to this one. But I think a lot more people found me via Maria. What would I do without her? Thanks for all the extra support.

    ReplyDelete
  45. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Shellie -oops, 2 Shellie's, it's all about the name change, remember. No one wants to deal with a name like Leszczuk. *grin*

    Thanks for following me over. By the way, your blog still doesn't like me. Says I don't have permission to comment there. But I'm still reading you.

    ReplyDelete
  46. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Jenny - I know Maria is still dealing with some awful heat. I've been trying to send her some Ohio rain and cooler temperatures but so far no luck.

    ReplyDelete
  47. Angelina RainAugust 17, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Hi Linda. Maria sent me, she said you have cookies. :-)


    Nice blog. I'm following it now.

    ReplyDelete
  48. Stacy GailAugust 17, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    I WANT COOKIES! :P

    And I'm always happy to meet a fellow writer, so hi! Good luck to your fab new blog, and I'll see you around the blogospere, LD.

    P.S. Hit Maria up for some cookies, darn it. :D

    ReplyDelete
  49. Lydia KangAugust 17, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    I have never heard that before, and it's hilarious!

    ReplyDelete
  50. Denise ZAugust 17, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Congrats on the lovely new blog, I have signed up to follow and look forward to reading more about your journey :) I will admit, I loved the groaner - it made me smile.

    ReplyDelete
  51. LD MastersonAugust 17, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Angelina, thanks for coming over and especially for being a follower.

    We're still working on that cookie issue. *grin*

    ReplyDelete
  52. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    Staci - Well, hi there fellow writer and I hope you'll come back.

    Maybe next time Maria and I will get it straight on who brings the cookies.

    ReplyDelete
  53. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    Lydia, glad I gave you a laugh. And congratulations on breaking the 900 mark. That's great.

    ReplyDelete
  54. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    Denise, thanks for signing on. I hope you'll come back often. Glad you liked the groaner.

    ReplyDelete
  55. Sarita LeoneAugust 18, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Congratulations on your new blog.

    I've been lurking for a long time, reading your groaners and smiling. Very grateful for each chuckle you've given me!

    So...Maria said there'd be cookies...

    ReplyDelete
  56. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Welcome back to the land of the blogosphere! Your new home looks fab. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  57. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Sarita - Well, thanks for saying hi. I'm glad you enjoy the groaners. I always like giving someone a smile.

    ReplyDelete
  58. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Liz - Thanks, and thanks for finding me.

    ReplyDelete
  59. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    *leaves a plate of choccy chip cookies*

    Good luck with the new blog!

    ReplyDelete
  60. NayAugust 18, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Hi there - I was invited by "jacubur" and happily I came by...and now I'm your newest follower ~Nay~
    Come visit my neck of the woods so we can be neighbors!
    http://www.covertocoverandbetween.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  61. L. Diane WolfeAugust 18, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    That's why I've never attempted to move my blog! Looks like you got everything, though.

    ReplyDelete
  62. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Diane brought cookies! Hey, everyone, Diane brought cookies!

    Thanks, Diane!!

    ReplyDelete
  63. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Hi Nay - Thanks for coming by and thanks to jacbur for sending you my way. *waves*

    I'll be by your blog later today. Looking forward to it.

    ReplyDelete
  64. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Diane - Some moved, some re-created, a few new things added and a few left behind. Losing my Followers was the hardest part.

    Thanks for re-Following me.

    ReplyDelete
  65. Mary@GigglesandGunsAugust 18, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    I found you again because of FaceBook.
    Glad to see the Groaners made the leap.
    We'll all link and then everyone will find you.

    ReplyDelete
  66. KarinAugust 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Found you! Loved the groaner, but still laughing about the complimentary peanuts!

    Karin

    ReplyDelete
  67. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Mary - So glad you found me. I was hoping you'd notice I'm following you as the new me as well.

    ReplyDelete
  68. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Karin - I knew I could count on you to track me down. Thanks.

    Yeah, I loved the peanut one.

    ReplyDelete
  69. Stacy McKitrickAugust 18, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Ugh! It took awhile, but I finally got you linked correctly on my blog (I've been a bad blogger lately, anyway).

    I'm glad I don't have to worry about the name thing. I just used my first name. I can change my last name in the title or whatever, but my blog won't have to change. That would be just TOO much work (and I'm all about easy).

    ReplyDelete
  70. ChristiMcMillenAugust 18, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    lol maria sent me too! I don't need the cookies though but I do love the groaner~ it's awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  71. Renee MillerAugust 18, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    Hey, Maria sent me too and boy, is she in trouble. While I love your blog...she lied to me. She said Clive would be here. Don't you people know that cookies is code for Clive? I don't see any Clive and someone ate all the cookies. But, I'd hang around a bit longer if you had vodka...

    ReplyDelete
  72. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Stacy - Thanks for finding me. I apprecite it. By the way, I still can't comment on your blog as myself. I get a message about not having permission. So I'm not always commenting but I am reading.

    ReplyDelete
  73. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    Christi - I love the fact that so many of Maria's friends are groaner fans. She has offered me bodily harm over them. *grin*

    ReplyDelete
  74. LD MastersonAugust 18, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    Renee - Wow, I didn't know the Clive code at all. Thanks for the heads up.

    Now, vodka I always have. How would you like yours?

    ReplyDelete
  75. Renee MillerAugust 19, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    By the bottle, thanks. :)

    ReplyDelete
  76. LD MastersonAugust 19, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Ah...my favorite.

    ReplyDelete

Hey, leave me a comment. I really like comments. They make me happy. And I'll return the favor in case getting comments makes you happy, too.