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Under Bergerac’s Nose: Abuse and Murder?

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Clan: McTiVo, Hot Off The Presses

Did you watch the British detective series Bergerac? The building that was used as the police station used to be a children’s home. And now there’s a real mystery: child abuse and possibly murder, dating back decades, in that same building.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Jersey | Child’s body found at care home
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O Hai R Vakum Rly Sux Naow!

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Home Truths

Since I was sick week before last, we canceled the regular twice-monthly housecleaning service and deferred it to this Wednesday. Which means that in addition to more than the usual amount of clutter, there was a lot of stuff on the carpet and dirt in the front hall and a huge number of dustbunny-type junk [...]

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Fixing CSS and Tweaking The Talian Theme

February 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · The Never-Ending Bloga

Okay, it’s Saturday, it’s too cold to go outside for more than a brief, well-layered walk, and so therefore I’ve been making some modifications to the CSS file for the blog. There were a couple of issues that were bothering me with this otherwise excellent theme:

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One of my photos on Schmap! Yay me!

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Flickr, Photos and Shutterblogs

One of my Flickr photos got selected for the current Schmap online guide - they use photos to illustrate points of interest in their web-based city travel guides. It just goes to show you that it’s a good idea to tag your photos effectively on Flickr, as this is the second time something like this [...]

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