Word Play
I’m always interested to see the random strings of letters generated when you leave a comment on someone else’s blog. Sometimes they seem to be half-familiar, and I imagine definitions for them. It’s...
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Stones on Catterline Beach, Scotland, June 2010. I just love the “random” strings of letters that appear when you post a comment on someone’s blog. Apologies to those who are bored by such things, but...
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This summer, I had the rare opportunity to do some filing at the office. And I came across this, which made me want to laugh and cry at the same time: This is where our taxes go! (Or went, at any...
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What’s in a name? I found this drop-down menu on a website very amusing: Drop-down possibilities for my title! Who shall I be today? Lady Christine? Baroness Laennec? The Countess of South Holburn?...
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A big thank you to all who left solicitous comments about my confession of being too tired at the weekend. I am just fine and dandy after two days of very good rest – thanks to Michael for keeping the...
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