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Islands In The Stream

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Over the course of the last few hours I have been searching out old haunts on the internet - in pursuit of original, interesting, and well written personal b...

Frosty Saturday Morning

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The arrival of Saturday was marked by the streaming of sunlight across the bedroom ceiling, and the broadcasting of an easy listening playlist from the radio...

A Blogging Journey

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For the last several months I’ve been re-treading a familiar path between blogging platforms - one I have walked before. From self-hosted WordPress, through ...

A Second Visit To Azeroth

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After dinner yesterday evening I suggested to my better half (having taken a brief look at World of Warcraft last weekend) that it might be a better chill ou...

Thoughts About Virtual Worlds

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This evening I installed Second Life, and World of Warcraft - finally taking a look at the virtual worlds I have heard so much about over the last few years.

Another Weekend Vanishes Up Its Own Ass

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I’m not entirely sure what happened to this weekend (well, I am, but I’m not impressed that it whistled past as quickly as it did).

Winds Blow Pedals Turn And The World Carries On

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I woke in the early hours to a performance of operatic magnitude outside the bedroom window. I can’t recall the wind ever putting on such an impressive show....

Up And Running

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I woke up a little after 6 this morning when our youngest charges decided it was time to get up, get out of bed, and start playing some kind of game in their...

To Begin Again

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I’ve sat here for the last few minutes and re-written this opening sentence several times. How do you start? What should your first words say? How important ...

Time To Change Heads

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After three days chained to the desk at home listening to a far flung educator, and getting far too used to wandering into the kitchen to make coffee and rai...