Monthly Archives: December 2013

back to the way I was

Well, I’ve tussled with my website’s underlying code, and it is mostly back to the way it was before the latest WordPress update. I have tried to follow the procedures for safeguarding one’s stylistic tweaks from future updates. Some things … Continue reading

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do not adjust your set

“Is this Paul’s new look?” No, I have not changed the layout of my website. WordPress has done that for me with an automated update that I can’t undo. I’m on the learning curve to discover how to get my … Continue reading

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how can you read such rubbish?

Do you feel guilty about some of your reading? All of it, maybe? I don’t recall being judged for my reading as I was growing up. The first instance I can remember was when I was about 16, and reading … Continue reading

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The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell: the bloody birth of England

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Like its fledgling-warrior hero, this book is easygoing—until battle is joined, and then it packs a punch. My introduction to the writing of Bernard Cornwell was via the … Continue reading

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