New Look?

November 7, 2011
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Trying out a new theme – Magazine Premium. Installing NextGen Photo Gallery. Editing older posts. Stay tuned.

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Testing Blogilo

June 9, 2011
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Testing Blogilo

While back, when I refurbished my FIL’s laptop old Dell E1505 into a powerful Ubuntu box I was desperate to find a desktop client for blogging as I truly dislike blogging from the browser. Just recently I stumbled upon Blogilo after reading about the "Bilbo" client. Apparently Blogilo is the next-gen Bilbo client renamed to avoid lawsuits from the...

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On Governing

June 9, 2011
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Yet he who reins within himself, and rules Passions, desires and fears, is more a king; Which every wise and virtuous man attains; And who attains not, ill aspires to rule Cities of men, or headstrong multitudes, Subject himself to anarchy within, Or lawless passions in him, which he serves. - Milton, Paradise Regained 466-472 Kinda makes me wish...

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Forgetfulness

April 22, 2011
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The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, to a little...

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The Wound Dresser

December 8, 2010
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1An old man bending I come among new faces,Years looking backward resuming in answer to children,Come tell us old man, as from young men and maidens that love me,(Arous’d and angry, I’d thought to beat the alarum, and urge relentlesswar,But soon my fingers fail’d me, my face droop’d and I resign’d myself,To sit by the wounded and soothe them,...

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