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Tick, that's that bit done, now onto the next.
[First Line. Hook. Ask questions. Say something intriguing. Get your potential reader hooked to make her read on.]
Ah, ask a question. Maybe I can use Wikipedia's home page to get something interesting.
So, what do you think of the coup in Spain? Oh, that was 1936, sorry.
[Answer the questions. Make your statement. Think of sub headline in the newspaper article that generally says the essence of the post. This should make the reader read on to find out "how" or details on your take]
Well, thanks for asking, but I wonder how countries like Britain can sit back and allow the fascists to rise up. Hmm, this sounds like I've got a split personality.
[insert picture from flkr. More flkr stuff - A Complete Guide to Finding and Using Incredible Flickr Images]
[do not forget to give credit on picture]
My photo from a wargame in 2003.
...oh, I give up on the rest of the template. Heck, if blogging is that much of a chore, go over to something less taxing on the grey cells, like forums or Twittering.
Source of template - Alik Levin across at the informative "Daily Blog Tips". Some good ideas to follow up and ponder. link
It is a wick snuffer for my Blackfly3 stove.
You will require: duct tape, scissors and a hand.
Form fingers into a pinching shape. Take a length of duct tape tape to fit the length and double it. Cut tape. Fold tape back on itself so that non-sticky sides are outside. Trim off any excess.
Warning: flames are usually hot and may cause damage if the wrong sort of tape is used, or if the flame catches the users hand. No liability is accepted by the writer if you hurt yourself, others or damage possessions (yours or others) when using this device.
Tried out a Freezer Bag Cooking recipe from Sarah last night after coming back from the beach. I couldn't get hold of meat that was pre-packed in pouches (apart from fish), so had previously decided to use soya (aka TVP).
Mix it up, add boiling water.
Put in the cozy and set for 10 minutes.
I overdid the proportions and half of the pouch filled me. I'll try some more over the weekend.
More recipes and details across at Sarah's site.
List of online newspaper archives. I found this list by accident when trying to find out about the NY Times archive project.
Saturday, 22nd November 1862. "The New South" newspaper from Port Royal, South Carolina. Kindly hosted by the University of South Carolina. link
I thought it strange that a South Carolina paper seemed to be focused on the Northern news. A quick search finds that although the state was the first to secede from the Union in 1861, Port Royal was captured by the USA in November 1861 (link). Completing my circular search, Captain Cannon of the steamer Delaware also received a mention earlier in 1862 in the NY Times (pdflink).
The closing lines of the soldier's poem on page 1 hold true today as back then. They strike me hard when I think of our squaddies getting abuse for REMF politics. No doubt it has been true since dawn's early light. At the Roman Wall, a squaddy asked for socks to be sent. Empathy across the ages. History is important. Social networking isn't limited to the living, but to the lessons from the dead too.
I'm off to catch up with over 150-years of newspapers from around the world.
A short walk down to the beach to get some fresh air, and to cool down as my flat is a heat trap. Good for low heating bills, not so comfortable in the summer evenings.
Nothing
of importance
transpired.
So, I leave the my workstation to go for a head-clearing walk down the beach. In the hour that I'm away, putting up with the tyre-spinning engine roaring antics of the racers down the beach. A shame, as I've no issue with the folk enjoying their cars ("gear freaks of the world unite"), but I get tired of the light-racing elements.
After taking some snaps, and having a text conversation, I get back and check the messages to find that kindly fb on OutdoorsMagic has noticed someone using one of my photos to help sell their tent on eBay. I'd not been asked. I recognised the photo as being one I took after bagging a couple of Munros in the Cairngorms last year.
As I was already in a Judge Dredd mood, I penned the following email:
A shame really, as the chap has an Akto. I just don't want to be targeted if the product leaks like a sieve because the UV has killed the outer, or there are rips and tears in it. If I'd been asked by the chap, I'd have politely said "no" for merely that reason.
