Almohad Tower of Gold, Seville (Photo)

Photograph by Juan Cole, July 27, 2010
The Torre del Oro in Seville, Spain, was built in the 1200s by the Almohad (Berber Muslim) dynasty to serve as a watchtower to guard the Gualdalquivir River (in Arabic, Wadi al-Kabir or ‘big river valley.&…

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It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart … (D. H. Lawrence Poster)

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they rubbed my back, so I am rubbing theirs

I’ve written before about how I don’t run this blog in order to make money. But I do spend money for this blog to be possible.  I pay a fee for my URL and I pay for hosting which is somewhere in the vicinity of less than $100 a year. There are a few other [...]

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ROCCAT Isku and Kone+ keyboard and mouse review

One year ago, you’ve never heard of ROCCAT. Now, they’re quickly cementing their place in the North American market as a purveyor of serious gaming peripherals

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Skyrim DLC announced, no details given

The first DLC expansion for Skyrim has been vaguely announced by Bethesda.

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The Shoe Lady 2012-05-02 19:57:00

Wedge Wednesday Shoe of the Week – This cute wedge will be available May 7, 2012 on The Shoe Lady website. www.theshoelady.biz for only $45

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How to Take the Summer Off from Cooking

Maybe you’re busy hanging out at the beach all day with the kids. Maybe you don’t want to turn the oven on and heat the house up after work. Whatever the reason, it’s summer and you don’t want to cook. Come close – I’m going to whisper so no one else will know our secret – [...]

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Run Away

Trail running merely started out as another way for me to push my body. It allowed me to trick myself into running a hill workout or an avenue to strengthen parts of the body the road just tore up. I never thought trail running as a…

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Happy 7th Birthday My Deja….

OMG!!!! I can’t believe you have been in our lives for 7 years… You are growing into a Beautiful young lady … Daddy and I are so very proud of you and proud to call you our daughter. You will never know how much you mean to u…

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Before we start talking 2013 mock NFL drafts, how about we wait until 2012 ends first?

This is a screen cap from the front page of DetNews.com Wednesday night:

I want to sue the News for the 30 seconds of my life I’ll never get back.
Really? The Detroit News is talking up a mock of a draft to be held 11 months and 3 weeks from now? W…

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