The History of Bingo
The history of Bingo spans centuries, owing its origins to a lottery game in 16th century Italy. Today, Bingo is one of the world’s most popular games of chance. It’s often played in churches, casinos, and even halls used for the primary purpose of playing bingo! It’s extremely popular in the United States, the United […]
3 Tips for Avoiding Homeschool Burnout
Taking full responsibility for your child’s education through homeschooling can be fun and exciting. There are many choices to be made. While this freedom has many benefits, parents can also find themselves suffering from homeschool burnout. Some common reasons for burnout aren’t even directly related to homeschooling. These reasons can include a new baby or […]
How Can Content Curation Make You an Authority in Your Favorite Topics?
One of the hardest things about creating content online is getting people to come back for more. Whether you do blogging, vlogging, podcasting, social media influencing, or some combination of any of these, there are many benefits of becoming an authority in your given field, favorite topics, or areas of expertise. You can build up […]
How to Find Easy to Rank Keywords
If you’re reading this article right now, you’ve likely watched and read SEO experts ramble on endlessly about creating awesome content and getting lots of back-links to it. This is all well and good, but creating the right content is the key. To do this, you need to target the best keywords when planning and […]
The Rather Odd Proceedings of the Mersault Trial in “The Stranger”
In Albert Camus’ novel, “The Stranger,” the trial of one Mr. Mersault begins with a murder case. However, the focus of the trial drifts considerably from the original charge. After a short time, the proceedings are no longer about a murder. Mersault’s very nature as an extremely passive, nonchalant person ends up being put on […]
Some Top Blog Posts from 2021
I’d say 2021 was a pretty good year for The Phoenix Desertsong website. Of course, as it seems is always the case, anything Pokemon or Magic the Gathering related far and away outperforms my more serious work. I even turned away from posting gaming related articles mid-year trying to push my non-gaming related content, but […]
What Makes a Hall of Famer?
Being that I was a rabid fan of three major American sports as a youth and young adult, it makes sense that I retain some passion for Hall of Fame candidate discussions. But, it’s not for the nostalgic reasons many will cite as their primary reason for interest in the debates whether one player deserves […]
My 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHOF) Virtual Ballot
I’ve never bothered to actually write an article about the upcoming Baseball Hall of Fame election each year, despite being extremely interested in the ballot tracking and reading the arguments for and against each player on the ballot with keen attention. What makes this year different is that there are ten players that I decided […]
Can You Ever Have Too Many Blog Posts?
This may seem like a strange question for a writer to ask, but I’ve indeed asked myself: can you have too many blog posts? You can have too much of anything, right? But, how can you ever have too much of your writing out there? The more blog posts you have online, then the more […]
Why I Do Not Write Holiday Themed Content
Before you “at” me or cancel me for not being in the holiday spirit, I feel compelled to share with you the reasons that I’ve never bothered to write much holiday themed content. There was a time I may have written a Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas related piece on occasion, if I was feeling in […]