The view from the window looking up

The Day Before

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October 26th 2009
Hello, So, the day before I go off on my Antipodean Adventure, and spending it with a couple of accommodating friends in sunny Twickenham (that's less sarcastic than some might assume, it actually is sunny right now). This entry really is just to check out whether I can get this thing to work. Maybe everyone will be interested in my tales of last minute shopping in Richmond (Swiss Army knif ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more