Monthly Archives: January 2015
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English Ode No.1: To Chivalry
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2015 by phicks2012
While trying to manage simple articles on Period Poetic Forms for my monthly SCA Newsletter: The Equinox, I made it …
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Data Drainage: The Aftermath
Leave a commentJanuary 26, 2015 by phicks2012
Last month I blogged about the downside — if you aren’t independently wealthy or if you have any sort of …
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Sonnet No.10
Leave a commentJanuary 23, 2015 by phicks2012
Occasionally I simply undertake to compose a poem in a particular style, usually intending to publish the verse in my …
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Surfing the Obits?
Leave a commentJanuary 19, 2015 by phicks2012
Have you reached that point in your life where you find yourself wondering if relatives you haven’t seen in quite …
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“Thin Skin”
1January 16, 2015 by phicks2012
Why is it that some people seem determined to take offense at the slightest thing, and/or to become furious with …
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When Good Vehicles Go Bad/Iffy?
Leave a commentJanuary 12, 2015 by phicks2012
“The Beast” has been a wonderful vehicle. In 1999 when I faced the prospect of trading in my Chevrolet Astrovan, …
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101 Stupid Ways to Give Yourself a Shiner: Numbers One & Two & Three
Leave a commentJanuary 9, 2015 by phicks2012
Okay, so I could probably really come up with 101 if I really set my mind to it, but suffice …
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Shire! Shire! for January
Leave a commentJanuary 5, 2015 by phicks2012
Time once again to share the attempted merriment with my latest installment of Shire! Shire!, the SCA Comic Strip featured for the …
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Stranger Than Fiction, Part Deux: The Furnace Saga Continues
4January 2, 2015 by phicks2012
Back in June I blogged about a furnace issue, and followers requested a follow-up to this mildly entertaining, if highly …
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Life in a Southern Castle 