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“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde
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There has been some talk in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what is the best platform. We... -
Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th... -
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Google, why hast thou forsaken us? So it's pretty well known that Google has not been devoting that much dev time to Blogger in recent y...
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Alms For The Poor?
This is in case you appreciate any of this. $10 is all, don't go nuts with it.
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