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I built this based on a picture in one of my books but it did not say what it was and I am not sure what it should be.Most of this model is scratch built. …

Back in November, I was in Kitchener-Waterloo for a conference, where I was giving a mental health presentation. I made sure to carve out some time trackside, as KW has some unique rail photo opportunities. …

I’ve written elsewhere about the funeral I attended at Mortlake Crematorium last Friday, and I had it in my mind that Mortlake represented a stretch of the River Thames in London that I hadn’t been …

Edward Dmytryk - 1964 KL Studio Classics BD Region A There is an inspired moment in The Carpetbaggers where the camera rests on the entry to a bathroom in a mansion. George Peppard is seen …

An Unsung Masterpiece Rediscovered: Viewing NotesAdapted from Émile Zola's novel, this definitive movie version of Nana [Jean Renoir, 1926] is a masterpiece, the longest Renoir film, and restores one of the master's earliest successes to …

A short thort

The fifty-fifty split—or 50/50 for a dash of brevity—is a classic layout pattern where two elements occupy the same amount of inline space inside a row. These two elements will stack once it becomes too …

I had such fun making Rodd’s Trigg Shorts for New Year’s Eve that I decided to make another pair. I’ve had this chambray in my stash for a few years, thinking it might make a …

Colour is more important than you could ever imagine # Red is the colour of hatred, anger, power, aggression, adrenaline, worry, jealousy, murder, blood; faux-love, hearts, strawberries, stress, lust; and Mario. In theory, red is …

Through the Storms by Rita Potter Released: Feb 23, 2024 Genre: Action / Adventure Why this book and why now? I LOVE disasters! A disaster heightens the intensity of everything, including emotions. Plus I’m one …

I have dissociative identity disorder (DID). I prefer to write about it than create videos on it, but I’m still privy to the criticism about the DID community on social platforms. Mostly the misconceptions about …

The Enlightenment in Slovenian lands was initiated by a group of like-minded people who advocated the change of the linguistic and cultural practices of the time, which relied exclusively on the use of the Latin …

The books about bees listed here are but a few samples of the delightful troves of bee literature that await the curious reader. As you turn the pages of these volumes, you'll not only add …

some thoughts about web desktops

Add a subrule to the rule Structures, called Embellishments: Each Vassal may have a number of Embellishments that are publicly tracked. A Vassal may have a number Embellishments equal to or less than their Development, …