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In and out of a canoe

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There was some tragic news when a couple of teens drowned while canoeing in County Down, Ireland, England. Fortunately, their buddy was a strong swimmer and reached the shore, where he is recovering from shock. The incident unfolded only 40 feet from safety, which is a bit sad. So near yet so far, and a telling indictment of how dangerous water can be.

As a former dabbler in canoeing, I
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What is out in the ocean?

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This is a trip down memory lane:

Remember the urban myth, that we know more about space than we do about the oceans? When you next stare out to sea, or jump in a boat or go fishing, you should be afraid, be very afraid.
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Participants in funny quotes widget

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Earlier in the week I released a funny quotes widget, a joint venture that blends humor and stylish Italian design to produce a distinctive piece of entertaining eye candy for the masses. It seems to be quite safe!! Try it with confidence. In return for taking it for a spin ( just copy & paste it into a sidebar) there are a couple of positives for site owners.


Add your own quote


This widget is a traffic magnet. For instance, install the widget on your site, send me a quote and a URL of your choice (ie a link to your site, maybe?) and I will add it to the looping widget. The quote will appear on all widgets everywhere, including a link back to your site. A neat and entertaining way to get your blog or website noticed.

Pete at Slouvaki for the Soul did just that and now his insightful chocolate and women quote is on websites such as: his own, mine, A Piece of Me, Necessary Change and, The Best Bit of the Internet, (where Andy reports no issues so far - although that may change when people read his dastardly quote). I am Blog sent a quote which I am using, but the code is too much hard work for a basic Wordpress theme to handle, apparently. Anyway, technicalities aside, the traffic will still flow the way of the widgetless blog about blogging.

Join a Photo gallery


If you tell me the widget is installed, I will also call by and take a screenshot, and when I have a decent number, I will produce a photo gallery. If nothing else it will add a little insight into how different (or similar?) your sidebar theme is from the rest.

So, all aboard the widget train. Here is some more funny quotes info if you don't quite grasp my early morning ramblings. And as an aside, I have advertised for testers at a couple of webmaster forums , so again, you will have a chance of exposure as inquisitive and highly hard to please technical types check it out. Who knows, they may discover your site and like it enough to return.



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I have a crap dishwasher

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It's official, we have a crap dishwasher from a good appliances company.

I now have a list of instructions from a very switched-on technician. It is a How to tweak your dishwasher for dummies. Turn the heat up to 120 degrees, don't let any plates protrude below rack section A and C. Run the waste disposal first, don't let that tube kink; make sure the pots and pans cycle is on if you want really clean dishes...
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Regurgitated story about fingerprints

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Its been a funny day. The dishwasher is useless, but it is raining hard enough outside to clean the dishes in a few seconds. There is loads of funny stuff to write about, but I can't get going. So rather than push it, here is an old story you may not have read.

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Trawlerman v interior designer

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There was an interesting illustration of how one man's crisis is another man's shrug. If you watched the Discovery channel series on World's Most Dangerous jobs, followed by a design reality show, you would know what I mean.

Imagine working 40 hours straight in the coldest, wettest weather imaginable,
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MyBlogLog Sunday 3

And did I mention there is a prize winner too!

A pound of gummi bears and full blog review are coming Polliwog's way. Read about the winner below


How to be a winner


All bloggers have won a back-link! I will endeavor to use key words for links, but hey, I'm not the expert on your site. So, all featured bloggers who tell me their keyphrase can walk away with heads held high, knowing they have "won" a golden backlink included in the comment about their blog.

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