The Hendry Family

The Rantings of A Madman

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February 13th 2008
I was beginning to doubt it’s very existence. But lo and behold it returned this weekend after a long hiatus. The sun is returning to Scotland. The long, dark, cold winter is wilting away by the day. Tomorrow will be 4 minutes and 31 seconds longer than yesterday. When I last wrote, the sun was rising shortly before 9:00 and setting slightly after three. Now each day is noticeably longer than th ... 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