Fun and tears keeping a site up This is something for you to think about when you see a web site offered for free or something ridiculous like £1.99 a year including e-commerce. Stuff economies of scale, costs have to be covered. You can do sites for free (or at least at cost), I certainly […]
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Experience It shines in the eyes of the care-worn face, Experience It cannot be hidden by cosmetic grace Experience. In the eyes of the good man, it quietly beams, In the eyes of the bad man, it wickedly gleams Experience It can never be hidden, it reveals itself Unbidden Experience © Sheila White, 1985 «
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The Horsemen The first horseman goes riding by "WAR, to the death" is the common cry, Innocents in a bloodbath lie, But the horseman rides on by. The second horseman comes into view, FAMINE blazoned in scarlet hue, "God have mercy" is the cry, But the second horseman rides on by. The dread word PLAGUE
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If the design and layout looks broke it’s your browser, not us – kinda! I’m adding SSL to make the place more secure (think bouncer on the door keeping unwanted guests from the party). This tends to cause a few hiccups and teething errors as browsers can be a tad pedantic over big changes like
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Mistakes of Yesterday Four nice young men went out To America for the season, Fame and fortune they soon earned, I fail to see the reason. Why four nice young men came back As different as chalk from cheeses, If fame and fortune can do that, It hurts more than it pleases. They were honoured
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Glamorous Woman of Yesteryear Glamorous woman in satin and lace, That an enchanting pose, I cannot resist the beautiful face, Enhanced by glamorous clothes. One silky shoulder is rising above A diaphanous billow of lace Enough to intrigue, but not to detract From a vision of beauty and grace. Her curves are suggested, but not
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What Weapon Would You Use? As the title suggest, this Playbuzz quiz asks, “HEMA Quiz: What Melee Weapon Would You Use On A Medieval/Renaissance Battlefield?” This post is sparse from my side, but the output from the quiz is informative, so I’ll leave this in. I would have expected the longbow as my answer, as
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Requiem for Freedom God made me white, but this I must not say, Such words are taboo in the world today. God made him brown, but this I must not see, My country does not expect this of me. God made him black, but this I must deny, Must I in glorious gods name, tell
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