Новости за 24.03.2019

Well, dear readers, it’s been a while.

I’m offering my apologies and an explanation.

Had I not been flat on my back and/or writhing in pain for the last 11 days (although each day did get a little better), I may have been able to concentrate and write a blog post.

Being immobile for a period of time gives a person a lot of time to contemplate things—lots of things, even if they ...

1.

i know what it feels like

to feel lost

to feel alone

to feel afraid.

a small child

left alone in the night,

creaks from corners of an old house,

and no one nearby

to calm

to soothe

to gentle

the unknown places

within and without

you.

2.

it is time to remind

that child

that she is not alone,

that he is not alone,

that you are here

now.

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Babe Ruth signed his 1933 contract with the Yankees on March 24th of that year.  In the face of the Great Depression, Ruth found himself forced to take quite a pay cut from his previous year’s salary of $75,000.

The Good News: Catherine the ...

It lied to me.  My computer.  Don’t get me wrong; I know all about trying to save face.  I also know my laptop pretty well by now.  It was running slow, taking lots of time to think over fairly simple requests.  A lull in my frantic mental activity led to the opportunity for me to initiate a reboot.  When it winked open its electronic eye my screen told me it had restarted to install an update.  Untrue.  I had told it to restart.  I gave the shutdown order to help with the obvious sluggishness... Читать дальше...

Regular readers may recall that back in September I commenced a small binge (a binge-ette) of aspidistra buying. I have a total of eight at the moment, not all different varieties but a nice collection that makes me happy. Although they are called the 'cast iron plant' allegedly because of their robust nature and happiness to be neglected; I of the opinion that they are happy to be neglected in a very particular way and react badly to other forms of neglect. I think I have learned to water them... Читать дальше...

ABC Film Challenge

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Month

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XXX Fan – Elektra Luxx

This is his character Bert Rodriguez that is an expert on the porn industry, he knows everywhere you can find the work from the pornstars portrayed in this film.

This month I will be picking acting performances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, one of my favorite actors, I am making this like a suggestion post, there will be no reasons for my suggestions, ...

I can’t breathe.  –  Lamekia ...

DC Editor Adam writes…

I'm out-and-about leading four London Walks tours this week. Book here…

Inside Covent Garden

Thursday 28th March

Meet at Covent Garden Tube 10.00a.m

The West End revealed - looking beyond the shops and chain cafés to ...

Helium, the debut album of the new acoustic psychedelic prog project Custard Flux led by Gregory Curvey, is coming to vinyl as a 2LP set, including all the tracks of the Helium Bonus disc::

Following my review of the Graham's Dairy Espresso Caramel Low calorie ice cream today's is for their White Chocolate and Raspberry Ripple tub, another low calorie high protein variety now available at Lidl stores for £2.99.

Using extra or leftover flowers

Fresh flowers are far too beautiful to let them go to waste. Fortunately, with these tips, you will never need to let another bloom end up in the garbage. Here are a few excellent uses for those extra or leftover flowers.

Broken stems

Sometimes flower stems are damaged before they have the chance to rest inside a pretty vase along with the rest of the blooms. Depending on where the stem is damaged, you can use this flower in many ways. You can... Читать дальше...